Shaving carried out with flint knives or pieces of shell, 127 -- of heads by Egyptians, 128 -- -- -- -- East End Jewesses, 127 -- -- the whole head, 127 Shawl, 16 -- as a head-dress, 61 -- the ancestral, 15 -- used as kilt by Danish chieftain, 72, =73= Shells as ornaments, 112 -- cowry, on trappings of camels, 297, =299= -- -- -- -- -- donkeys, 297 -- -- -- -- -- Hussars, 297, =298= -- -- -- -- -- mules, 297, =299= Shepherd, plaid of, 312 Shield, 83 -- heart-shaped, derived from a double bird, 296 -- of Black Prince, 87, =89= -- -- David, 293 Shirt front, origin of the, 44 -- survival of the, as an outer garment, 288 Shoe made from a flat piece of hide, 65 -- money in Bulgaria, 177 -- of raw hide, 64, =64= Shoes, broad toed, of Henry VIII's reign, 335 -- gift of, by bridegroom to bride, 177 -- high heels of, 335 -- old, thrown at weddings, 176 -- ornamentation of modern, 62 -- part of wages, 177 -- pieces of old, worn by Eskimos to ensure fruitfulness, 178 -- removed from dead bodies to lay ghosts, 178 -- with preposterously long toes, 350 -- thrown over the heads of the O'Neils by the O'Cahans, 177 -- -- to ensure fruitfulness, 177 Shoulder knot, use of, 238 Siamese women wear trousers, 81; see Plate V, facing p. 81 Sicily, triskele in the coat-of-arms of, 119 Sign of the "Crooked Billet," 146 Signs derived from Royal badges, 91 Silk, forbidden, 351 -- stockings, 140, =141= Simkin, Mr. R., explanation of the flash, 133 Sisters, lay, 204 -- Kilburn, 201, 202 -- of Mercy, 201 Skeleton dress, Dutch, 145, =145= "Sketch, The," on cockades, 158 Skirt, long, dangerous nowadays, 358 -- -- disseminates germs, 358 Skirts, short, a recognized feature of children's costume, 163 -- simple, of a Danish chieftainess, 73 -- of lady gardeners damaged the plants, 358 Skull on head-dress of Hussars, 146 Skulls, bone inserted into prehistoric, 336 Sleeves, costume dated by, 210 -- detachable, of nuns, 202 -- hanging, 209, =209= -- hanging, of a chancellor of Oxford University, =211= -- slashed, prohibited, 350 -- velvet, of a Proctor, 321 Sling jacket of the Hussars, =81=, 239 Smock-frock, 18, =19= Socks, 66 Soldiers, armlets conferred on, 114 -- boys dressed as, 163 -- dress previous to the Restoration, 236 Solicitor of Guards, uniform of, 247 -- -- -- cocked hat of, 247 Solomon, seal of, 293 Somersetshire Light Infantry, cavalry mess jacket of, 242 Soul remaining in shoes, 178 Spaniard, dress of the, 318 Spatterdashes, 70 Spencer, Herbert, on fashions, 343 Spire, Siamese head-dress compared with a votive, 50, =51= Sporran, =76=, 77 Spur leathers, 235 Staff, cross, 195 -- pastoral, 195 Star, 158 Statuette, bronze, of Punch, 258, =258= Statute cap of Elizabeth, 168