III. The silk vest worn by Charles I on the scaffold. Illustrating the sleeved tunic opening for a short distance down the front. (From a photograph by Mr. Henry Stevens) 18 IV. Reproduction of a brass to John Brandon and his two wives in the Church of St. Mary, King's Lynn. Date, 1364. On the male figure, continuous rows of buttons run from the wrist to the elbow of the under-vest. The women wear the wimple and gorget or throat cloth 38 V. A Siamese Princess wearing trousers 81 VI. Two Padaung women, showing the numerous metal collars which they wear round their necks 114 VII. Methods of hairdressing, illustrated by Romano-Egyptian portrait models in the Myers Collection, Eton College Museum. (From photographs by Wilfred Mark Webb) 129 VIII. A barge girl, showing the costume worn on the canals. (From a photograph by Wakefield Brentford) 150 IX. Fig. A. The cap worn by the scholars of Christ's Hospital until the middle of the nineteenth century. Fig. B. A scholar of Christ's Hospital. (By the courtesy of the Rev. A. W. Upcott, M.A., Head Master of Christ's Hospital) 167 X. Fig. A. The head of a clown, showing the painted face, the ruff, and the Elizabethan method of doing the hair. Fig. B. The face of a Japanese actor (after Moseley, by the courtesy of Mr. John Murray). Fig. C. The painted face of a paper figure which is burned at Chinese funerals (after Moseley, by the courtesy of Mr. John Murray). Fig. D. The tattooed head of a Moorish chief. (By the courtesy of General Robley) 270 XI. Wooden stay busks. These incidentally show survivals of primitive ornament. From _The Reliquary_, by kind permission of Messrs. Bemrose & Sons, Ltd. 326 LIST OF FIGURES FIG. PAGE 1. Drawing of a woman engraved by a cave man 9 2. Sketch showing the development of the tunic. In this stage it has no arms 17 3. Diagram showing the way in which a sleeved tunic is derived from the shawl 18 4. A smock frock 19 5. Jacket of a woman, made in one piece. Bronze stage of culture (after Worsaae) 19 6. Man's dress showing buttons on the right side 20 7. Woman's dress showing buttons on the left side 21