. Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX . incompany with her brother. Slip-shoes were evi-dently slippers — the word is used by Sewall; andslap-shoes are named by Randle Holme. Pantofleswere also slippers, being apparently rather handsomerfootwear than ordinary slippers or slip-shoes. Theyare in general specified as embroidered. Evelyntells of the fine pantofles of the Pope embroideredwith jewels on the instep. So great was the use and abuse of leather that apetition was made to Parliament in 1629 to attemptto restrict the making of great boots. One sentenceruns:— The wearing of B
. Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX . incompany with her brother. Slip-shoes were evi-dently slippers — the word is used by Sewall; andslap-shoes are named by Randle Holme. Pantofleswere also slippers, being apparently rather handsomerfootwear than ordinary slippers or slip-shoes. Theyare in general specified as embroidered. Evelyntells of the fine pantofles of the Pope embroideredwith jewels on the instep. So great was the use and abuse of leather that apetition was made to Parliament in 1629 to attemptto restrict the making of great boots. One sentenceruns:— The wearing of Boots is not the Abuse; but thegenerality of wearing and the manner of cutting Boots out Batts and Broags, Boots and Shoes 377 with huge slovenly unmannerly immoderate tops. What overlavish spending is there in Boots and Shoes. To either ofwhich is now added a French proud Superfluity of Leather. For the general Walking in Boots it is a Pride takenup by the Courtier and is descended to the Clown. TheMerchant and Mechanic walk in Boots. Manv of our. Jack-boots. Owned by Lord Fairfax of Virginia. Clergy either in neat Boots or Shoes and Scholars maintain the Fashion likewise. SomeCitizens out of a Scorn not to be Gentile go every daybooted. Attorneys, Lawyers, Clerks, Serving Men, AllSorts of Men delight in this Wasteful Wantonness. Wasteful I may well call it. One pair of boots eats upthe leather of six reasonable pair of mens shoes. 3J$ Two Centuries of Costume Monstrous boots seem to have been the one fri-volity in dress which the Puritans could not give the reign of Charles I boots were superb. Thetops were flaring, lined within with lace or em-broidered or fringed; thus when turned down theywere richly ornamental. Fringes of leather, silk, orcloth edged some boot-tops on the outside; theleather itself was carved and gilded. The soldiersand officers of Cromwells army sometimes gave uplaces and fringes, but not the boot-tops. The Earlof Essex, hi
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