. Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX . silken one ; but i66 Two Centuries of Co stume now I am a bit uncertain whether this is a from references in literature and advertise-ments, the capuchin was a richer garment than thecardinal. Capuchins were frequently trimmed liber-ally with lace, ribbons,and robings; were madeof silk with gauze ruf-fles, or of figured vel-vet. One is here shownwhich is taken from oneof Hogarths prints. This notice is fromthe Boston Evening Postof January 13,1772: — Taken from ConcertHall on Thursday Even-ing a handsom CrimsonSatin Capuchin t
. Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX . silken one ; but i66 Two Centuries of Co stume now I am a bit uncertain whether this is a from references in literature and advertise-ments, the capuchin was a richer garment than thecardinal. Capuchins were frequently trimmed liber-ally with lace, ribbons,and robings; were madeof silk with gauze ruf-fles, or of figured vel-vet. One is here shownwhich is taken from oneof Hogarths prints. This notice is fromthe Boston Evening Postof January 13,1772: — Taken from ConcertHall on Thursday Even-ing a handsom CrimsonSatin Capuchin trimmedwith a rich white BlondLace with a narrow BlondLace on the upper edgeLined with White Sars-net. In 1752 capuchins A Capuchin. From Hogarth. ^ cardinals wer£ much worn, especially purple ones. The Connoisseur saysall colors were neglected for purple. In purplewe glowed from hat to shoe. In such request wereribbons and silks of that famous color that neithermilliner mercer nor dyer could meet the names cardinal and capuchin had been. Cloaks and their Cousins 267 derived from monkish wear, and the cape, called apelerine, had an allied derivation; it is said to bederived from pelerin— meaning a pilgrim. It wasa small cape with longer ends hanging in front;and was invented as a light, easily adjustable cov-ering for the ladies necks, which had been left sowidely and coldly bare by the low-cut French bod-ices. It is said that the garment was invented inFrance in 1671. I do not find the word in use inAmerica till 1730. Then mantua-makers advertisedthat they would make them. Various materials wereused, from soft silk and thin cloth to rich velvet;but silk pelerines were more common. In 1743, in the Boston News Letter, HenriettaMaria East advertised that Ladies may have theirPellerines made at her mantua-making shop. In1749 pellerines were advertised for sale in theBoston Gazette and a black velvet pellerine waslost. In the quotation heading this chapter, manteel,p
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