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
Judy, dress of, =263=
-- apron of, =263=
-- mob cap of, 262, =263=
-- once known as Joan, 266
-- origin of the name, 266
Kamarband worn by officers, 249
Kayans of Borneo, clothes of bark worn by, as mourning, 181
Kefiyeh fastened with a fillet of camel's hair, 53
Kersey, 351
Kettledrums, silver, 244
Kilburn Sisters, 201, 202
Kilt of sailors, 252
-- short, 76, =76=
Kimono brought from Japan, 344
King's Counsel, dress of, 218
-- -- gown of, 218
-- -- white lawn cuffs used as mourning by, 220
-- footmen, red coats of, 235
Kirkudbrightshire, pin-ring brooches of blacksmiths in, 125
Knee-breeches worn when speeches are made at Eton, 170
Knickerbocker suits, jersey, 165
Knickerbockers, 80
-- of blue-coat boys, 167
-- a recognized feature of children's costume, 163
Knights of the Garter, 229
-- -- -- -- chaperon on robes of, 158
-- -- St. Patrick, 229
-- -- the Thistle, 229
Knobs in the East take the place of buttons, 20
Kohl, 271
Label to difference arms, 86, =86=, 88
Labourers' method of buttoning trousers, 252
Lace, Austrian imperial, worn by Fifteenth Hussars, 244
Lacedæmonian girls, tunics of, slit down the sides, 346
Lacerna, 198
Laces, 100, =101=
Lacing inside a hat, =55=
-- of Hussars, 146
-- tight, banned by Charles IV and Henry III, 326
-- -- in England, 326
-- -- made compulsory by Catherine de Medici, 326
Ladies, armorial bearings on dresses of, 84, =85=
-- married with flowing tresses, 166
-- wear pyjamas, 288
Lady gardeners at Kew wear trousers, 358
Lake dwellings, pins found in Swiss, 105
Lamb, Persian, used for making spots on miniver, 222
Lambs that supply the wool for the pallium, 196
-- waterproof coats of, 300
Lancaster, Henry Duke of, crest and surcoat of, 86, =86=
Lancers, 39
Lap, boys and girls catching objects in their, 341
Lawn sleeves of a bishop, 199
Laws for the good of trade, 348
Lawyer, head-dress of French, 158
Leech, caricatures the busbies of the Guards, 247
Leg bandages, 66, =66=, =67=
-- -- derived from haybands, 67
-- -- of pfiferari, 68
Leggings, survival of the wearing of skins, 70
Legion of Honour, buttons of, 158
Leicestershire Regiment, tiger-skin aprons of, 249
Leopards on Arms of England, 86
Life Guards, black plumes of farriers of, 242
-- -- -- tunics of farriers of, 242
Light Infantry, Duke of Cornwall's puggaree of, 243
Lindley, Lord, last surviving serjeant-at-law, 217
Linen, strip of, round head as mourning in Egypt, 182
-- the showing of, 44
Lion spotted when young, 94
Lions on Arms of England, 86
Liripipe, =156=, 157, =157=, 210, 230
-- of undergraduates' hoods, 211
-- peak of hood prolonged to form, 156, =156=
Lip plugs, 111
Liveries of the City Companies, 231
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