. English costume. ingso named on account of the back, which fell fromthe shoulders into wide, loose folds over the hoopedpetticoat. The sacque was gathered at the back 64 ENGLISH COSTUME in close pleats, which fell open over the skirt partof this dress. The front of the sacque was some-times open, sometimesmade tight in thebodice. Now the lady wouldpuff her hair at thesides and powder it;if she had no hair shewore false, and a littlelater a full wig. Shewould now often dis-card her neat capand wear a veil be-hind her back, over her hair, and falling over hershoulders. In 1748, so they say, an
. English costume. ingso named on account of the back, which fell fromthe shoulders into wide, loose folds over the hoopedpetticoat. The sacque was gathered at the back 64 ENGLISH COSTUME in close pleats, which fell open over the skirt partof this dress. The front of the sacque was some-times open, sometimesmade tight in thebodice. Now the lady wouldpuff her hair at thesides and powder it;if she had no hair shewore false, and a littlelater a full wig. Shewould now often dis-card her neat capand wear a veil be-hind her back, over her hair, and falling over hershoulders. In 1748, so they say, and so I believe to be true,the King, walking in the Mall, saw the Duchessof Bedford riding in a blue riding-habit with whitesilk facings—this would be a mans skirted coat,double-breasted, a cravat, a three-corned hat, anda full blue skirt. He admired her dress so muchand thought it so neat that he straightway orderedthat the officers of the navy, who, until now, hadworn scarlet, should take this coat for the model. (^ GEORGE THE SECOND 65 of their new uniform. So did the navy go intoblue and white. The poorer classes were not. of course, dressedin hooped skirts, but the bodice and gown overthe petticoat, the apron, and the turned back cuffto the short sleeve were worn by all. The orangewench laced her gownneatly, and wore awhite cloth tied overher head ; about hershoulders she wore akerchief of white, andoften a plain frill oflinen at her were blue can-vas, striped dimity,flannel, and ticken forthe humble ; for the rich, lustrings, satins, Padesois, velvets, damasks,fans and I^eghorn hats, bands of Valenciennesand Point de Dunquerque—these might be boughtof Mrs. Holt, whose card Hogarth engraved, atthe Two Olive Posts in the Broad part of theStrand. Seventeen hundred and fifty-five saw the one VOL. IV. 9
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