The Heritage of Dress: Being Notes on the History and Evolution of ClothesWebb, Wilfred Mark
History
The Heritage of Dress: Being Notes on the History and Evolution of Clothes
Webb, Wilfred Mark
Clothing and dress; Clothing and dress -- History
Amulets buried with the head of ancient Egyptians, 122
-- crescent-shaped, 293
-- heart-shaped, 295, 296
-- worn by Egyptian children, 123
Andaman Islanders, painting the body among, 276
André, Messrs., & Co., on cockades, 153
Anglo-Saxon, bandaged stocking of, 67, =67=
Animal actors, clothes of, 301
Animals, colour of, in connection with ceremonials, 303
-- curious variations of, produced under domestication, 302
-- spotted when young, 94
-- mutilation of, 302
Anklets, 9
Anne, apron of Queen, 150
-- Consort of James I, glove of, 98, =99=
Antiquities, Museum of, Copenhagen, 178
Apparel of chasuble called an orphrey, 196
-- on albe, possibly remains of clavi, 193
Appendix, vermiform, 3
Apron, 149
-- of barge-woman, milk-woman, and hospital nurse, 150
-- -- bishop, a vestige of the cassock, 200
-- -- housemaid, 149
-- -- Judy, 263, =263=
-- -- masons, 232
-- -- nuns, 202
-- -- Queen Anne, 150
Aprons, tiger skin, of Leicestershire Regiment, 249
Arab women, 122
-- -- ideas of modesty, 207
Arabs use folds of robes as pockets, 110
Archers, Scottish, coats of, 226
Aria, Mrs., on the ancestress of the straight-fronted specialité
corset, 337
-- -- on the unwritten laws that rule the wearing of a mask, 281
Armlets conferred on soldiers, 114
-- need for cooling, in some climates, 114
Armorial bearings on ladies' dresses, 84, =85=
Armour, 83
-- a development of dress, 12
-- of chargers, 292
Arms, coat of, 83
-- of England, 86
-- -- schools and colleges, 90
-- -- Thomas à Becket, =198=
Arran murder case, 178
Arrow-head amulets, 296
Arrow-heads, flint, as pendants, 123
Arts, gown of master of, 210
-- hood of bachelor of, 212
Atella, celebrated for Italian farces, 254
Athletic clubs, parti-coloured dress of, 313
Aurelian, distribution of oraria by, 192
Austria, Emperor of, 244
Austrian, dress of the, 318
Axe for killing wounded horses, 242
Ayahs, nose-rings of, 111
Babylon, finger-rings in, 114
Baby's glove without fingers, 94, =95=
Bachelor of Arts, hood of, 212
Badge and crest, difference between, 90
-- broad arrow, 91
-- of Black Prince, 88
-- -- Edward III, 91
-- -- the porters of the Inner Temple, 91
Badges, hereditary, 90
-- signs derived from royal, 91
-- regimental, 243, 245
-- of Gloucestershire regiment, 245
-- -- private firemen, 91
Badges of the Yeomen of the Guard, 224, =224=
-- -- Watermen, 91
-- worn by the Marquis of Abergavenny, 91
Bag-wig, vestige of the, 133, =134=, 143, =143=, 228, =229=
Baildon, Mr. Paley, on new garments put over old, 148
-- -- -- -- the coif, 216
Baldric, 106
-- modern use of, 106
-- ornamented with bells, 108, =108=
Ballrooms, bare necks in, 14
Band, black on arm as mourning, 182
-- chin, 202, =203=
-- hat, 52
Bandaged stockings of Anglo-Saxons, 67
Bandages, leg, 66, =66=, =67=
Bandbox, 46, =47=
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