. Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX . s was it —it would be absurd if it were not so true and so deepin its sentiment of regret. She and her husband hadset their hearts too much in affection upon a littledog that they had loved well, and she found nowthat it was a vanitye ; and she repented of it, andbade them bear the dog from her bedside. KnowingStubbess love for this little dog (and knowing itmust have been a spaniel, for they were then beingwell known and beloved and were called Spaniel-gentles or comforters—a wonderfully appropriatename), I do not much mind the fierce wor
. Two centuries of costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX . s was it —it would be absurd if it were not so true and so deepin its sentiment of regret. She and her husband hadset their hearts too much in affection upon a littledog that they had loved well, and she found nowthat it was a vanitye ; and she repented of it, andbade them bear the dog from her bedside. KnowingStubbess love for this little dog (and knowing itmust have been a spaniel, for they were then beingwell known and beloved and were called Spaniel-gentles or comforters—a wonderfully appropriatename), I do not much mind the fierce words withwhich he stigmatizes the vanity and extravagance ofwomen. I have a strong belief too that if we knewthe dress of his child-wife, we would find that heliked her bravely even richly attired, and that heacquired his wonderful mastery of every term anddetail of womens dress, every term of description,through a very uxorious regard of his wifesapparel. Of the absolute truth of every word in Stubbessaccounts we have ample corroborative proof. He. Sir Richard Saltonstall. Apparel of the Puritan and Pilgrim Fathers 19 wrote in real earnest, in true zeal, for the reformof the foolery and extravagance he saw around him,not against imaginary evils. There is ample proofin the writings of his contemporaries — in Shake-speres comparisons, in Harrisons sensible Descrip-tion of England, in Tom Coryats Crudities — andoddities—of the existence of this foolishness andextravagance. There is likewise ample proof in thesumptuary laws of Elizabeths day. It would have been the last thing the solemnStubbes could have liked or have imagined, that heshould have afforded important help to future writersupon costume, yet such is the case. For he describedthe dress of English men and women with as muchprecision as a modern reporter of the modes. Nocasual survey of dress could have furnished to himthe detail of his description. It required much ex-amination and inquiry, especially as to the
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