Costume: fanciful, historical, and theatrical . eenth-century Spaniard is exploiting an unusualform of trunk, in cut-out cloth, showing whitebeneath, and buttoned with straps on to the white shirt is slashed, and from the double collar falls a tassel ;tassels are pendentfrom the drapery ofthe long gold-borderedcloak, and a gold netappears beneath thecharacteristic cap ofvelvet. The picture onpage 64 of Maxi-milian of fame showshim brave in up-standing felt hat,encircled with flaunt-_J^^ ing feathers, and be-? gp^ neath this a stripedscarf is bound roundhis head, and themonstrous sleev


Costume: fanciful, historical, and theatrical . eenth-century Spaniard is exploiting an unusualform of trunk, in cut-out cloth, showing whitebeneath, and buttoned with straps on to the white shirt is slashed, and from the double collar falls a tassel ;tassels are pendentfrom the drapery ofthe long gold-borderedcloak, and a gold netappears beneath thecharacteristic cap ofvelvet. The picture onpage 64 of Maxi-milian of fame showshim brave in up-standing felt hat,encircled with flaunt-_J^^ ing feathers, and be-? gp^ neath this a stripedscarf is bound roundhis head, and themonstrous sleeves haveslashings of dangle fromthe scarf beneath thechin and over eitherear, and bold bowsassert themselves above one knee, and claim theirright to hold the folds of his sash in front. A sixteenth-century sacque coat in its originalsin—or grace—appears illustrated on the left, withsleeves slashed and the armholes bearing paddedrolls on the top. The inner vest has a high collarboned to stand out at the back, and the helmet-. A SHOULDER-JACKET. VI IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY 63 shaped hat is trimmed with bands of braid buttonedwith gold, with two feathers waving at one side. Another edition of the helmet-shaped hat, farless successful, however, in the interests of beauty.


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