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
Livery cap, 146
-- -- of bandsmen of the Household Cavalry, 146
-- -- -- drum-major of the Foot Guards, 146
-- -- -- jockeys, 147
-- -- -- huntsmen, 146
-- Companies, chaperon, vestige on gowns of, 231
-- of page-boy, 145, =145=
-- -- porters, 148
Locket, 122
Loom combs, 117, =118=
Lord Mayor's coachman, wig-bag of, 134, 143, =143=
-- -- postilion, crest worn upon cap of, 92, =92=
Lotus flowers symbolical of India, on Edward VII's mantle, 222
Louis XVI, hair of, gave rise to wigs, 131
Louterell, Sir Geoffrey, figure showing armorial bearings, 84, =85=
Lovett, Mr. Edward, on dolls in swaddling clothes, 268
-- -- -- -- origin of pin-ring brooches, 125
-- -- -- -- patterns derived from tattooing, 278
Lyman, Dr., explanation of buttons being differently arranged on
the clothes of the two sexes, 22
Macalister, Mr., on fashions, 189
-- -- -- symbolism of the fringes on dalmatics, 191
-- -- -- the pallium, 196
-- -- -- -- surplice, 185
-- -- -- there being no distinctive garments for the ministers,
among early Christians, 190
Macphersons, tartan of the, 312
Magnin, M., on the origin of Punch's hump, 261
Mail, chain, vestige of, on shoulder of Imperial Yeoman, 233, =233=
-- plate, 235
Malachite used for painting by prehistoric Egyptians, 271
Man cook, white clothes of, 320
-- Isle of, triskele in the coat-of-arms of, 119
-- once hairy, 7. Frontispiece
-- skin of, originally reddish, 13
-- primitive, 5
Manche, 146
Maniple, 221
-- once a napkin, 194
Manning, Mrs., hung in a black satin dress, 353
Manservant, modern, 143
Mantle, imperial, 221
-- of Edward VII, lotus flowers on, 222
-- -- Queen Victoria, roses on, 222
Mantles of ladies, collars standing up, 48
Maoris, tattooing of, 277
Mare, the last uncut ears of corn, 297
Marken, women of, floral designs on the bodice, 278
Market woman, sun-bonnet of, 61
Marines, Royal, mourning of, 243
Marionettes, 255
Marriage by capture, 175
Marriott, Mr., on the colour of early vestments, 190
Martingale of horse, amulets on, 294
Mask, unwritten laws that rule the wearing of, 281
Masks of the 5th of November a reminder of primitive
face-painting, 280
-- worn by savages, 280
Mason, Mr. Otis T., on pockets, 110
Masons, aprons of, 232
-- insignia of, 231
Master, clothing of, becomes that of servant, 5, 152
Maud, 20
Maundy Thursday, 226
Mayhew, Mr. Henry, on Punch and Judy, 265
Medical officers, volunteer, wear cocked hats, 247
Men, colour preferences of, 307
Merveilleuses, 345, =345=
Mess jacket of Somersetshire Light Infantry, 242
Meyer, Dr., on the padding of sleeves above the shoulder to
prevent weapons from slipping off, 338
Mice, piebald, 302
Milk-women, apron of, 150
-- -- costume of, 110
-- -- with yokes, 110
Milton, bands of, 46
Mimes, Roman, 183, 282, 283
Mimi, 282
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