| 1785 - 492 pages
...orders, both men and women, is uncommon!/ elegant. That of the gentlemen is a waiikoat with fleeves, over which they wear an upper robe of a different colour, which reaches down below the knee, and is fattened round the waift with a fafh or girdle ; the fleeves of this upper garment are in warm weather... | |
| William Coxe - 1784 - 526 pages
...orders, both men and women, is uncommonly elegant, That of the gentlemen is a waiftcoat with fleeves, over which they wear an upper robe of a different colour, which reaches down below the knee, and is faftened round the waift with a fafh or girdle ; the fleeves of this Upper garment are iri warm weather... | |
| 1785 - 620 pages
...both men and women, is unĀ« commonly elegant. That of the gentlemen is a wai^ccat with flecviifleeves, over Which they wear an upper robe of a different colour^ which reaches down below the knee, and is fattened round the waiff with a fafh or girdle ; the fleeves of this upper garment are in warm weather... | |
| 1785 - 498 pages
...orders, both men and women, is uncommonly elegant. That of the gentlemen is a wailtcoat with fieeves, over which, they wear an upper robe of a different colour, which reaches down belowr the knee, and is fattened round the waift with a fafh or girdle ; the ileeves of this upper... | |
| William Coxe - 1787 - 474 pages
...orders, both men and women, is uncommonly elegant. That of the gentlemen is a waiftcoat with fleeves, over which they wear an upper robe of a different colour, which reaches down below the knee, and is fafcened round the waift with a fafh or girdle ; the fleeves of this upper garment are in warm weather... | |
| William Coxe - 1792 - 520 pages
...orders, both mea and women, is uncommonly elegant. That of the gentlemen is a waiilcoat with fleeves, over which they wear an upper robe of a different colour, which reaches down below the knee, and is fattened round the waift with a faih or girdle ; the fleeves of this upper gar^ ment are in warm weather... | |
| Stephen Jones - 1795 - 544 pages
...higher orders of both fexes is uncommonly elegant. That of the gentlemen is a waiftcoat with fleevesj over which they wear an upper robe of a different colour, which reaches down below the knee, and is fattened round the waift with a fafh or girdle ; the fteeves of this upper garment nations, who were... | |
| William Bingley - 1822 - 384 pages
...of the gentlemen is a waistcoat with sleeves, and an upper robe of a different colour, which reaches below the knee, and is fastened round the waist with a sash or girdle; the sleeves, in warm weather, are tied behind the shoulders. In, summer, the robe is of silk ; in winter of cloth,... | |
| Sir Richard Phillips - 1826 - 480 pages
...men and women, is uncommonly elegant. That of the gentlemen is a waistcoat with sleeves : over tbis they wear an upper robe of a different colour, which...sabre is a necessary part of their dress as a mark of nobilitv. In summer the robe is of silk ; in winter of cloth, velvet, or stuff, edged with fur ; they... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 426 pages
...gentlemen, he says, is a waistcoat with sleeves, with an upper robe of a different color, which reaches below the knee, and is fastened round the waist with a sash or girdle ; the sleeves in warm weather are tied behind the shoulders. In summer the robe is of Mlk; in winter of cloth, velvet,... | |
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