The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-11-13

Otuucu Vus WIN uloAs l"SS anu t"oiC-
cloths, They came to the knee, and
were embroidered or otherwise orns-
mented.
The Vandyko dress Of the time Of
Charles l. consisted of a short doublet
of silk or satin. the sleeves Of which
were slashed. The collar was falling
and of rich lace; a short cloak was
thrown carelessly over one shoulder;
the hat was u broad Flemish beaver
adorned with feathers, and ar en-
broidered belt. in which a rapier was
worn. completed the costume. Some
times a buff-colored coat took the place
of the doublet. This reached about
halfway down the thighs, and had
sleeves Or not as suited the fancy, the
lacing being of gold or silver. The
cloak was replaced by a scarf of silk
or satin worn around the waist or over
the shoulder and tied in a large bow.
In the reign Of Charles II. the gentle
men wore coats Of cloth. velvet, n
serge; and when in full dress they
were attired in gold and silver tissue
covered with embroidery. Large bows
of colored ribbon were placed on the
shoulders, the breast, the knees and
at the sword-hilt. Large shoe-roses
were worn, and red stockings. Pepys,
who experienced much pleasure in
decking himself out, tells us in his
diary, 1868, that he gave his wife's
brother "a coate that l had by me, a
close-bodicd, light-colored coatc. with
gold edgeing in each seame, which was
the lace off my wife's best p%ettycoate,
that she had when | married her"
An advertisement in an English pa
per of 1880, for the recovery of a lost
watch, reads: at goes in a s~ad-colored
cloth suit, with a green shoulder-knot
figured with silver, and the facings of
the coat of green velvet" The gen.
tleman who lost the watch, we are also
told wears a light-colored periwig,
with a gray hat and n green taffety
ribbon around it, and a sword-knot of
the same
A boy of fifteen, who ran away from
home was described in an English pa
per of 1850, AS ''wearing a suit of sad
colored cloth, lined with lowered silk,
the ground butf-color and the flowers
green; a waist-coat of the same silk, a
pair of silk stockings of sad color; sad
colored cloth cap turned up with sables
and laced down the seams with gold
braid These Enthusiastically arrayed
youths seemed to have been addicted
to running away, for in 1858, we find
another. John Hall, advertised for.
He was described as wearing a sad
colored coat with black buttons. white
sleeves, purple breaches, black gloves,
fringed, and black hat with a silver
twisted hat-hand." No wonder he ran
away when they dressed him in this
style.
In Queen Anne's reign, scarlet was
the popular color for gentlemen's
clcaks, and the wealthy had gold but
tons on them. In liza, we read Of a
Mr.. Osheal, Of London, who was
of "a scarlet cloth suit laced
with broad gold lace, and lined and
faced with blue, a fine cinnamon-cloth
suit, with plate buttons; a waist-coat
fringed with a silk fringe of the same
color; a rich, yellow-lowered satin
morning-gown, lined with cherry-col-
ored satin, and pocket on the right
side In a journal kept by a Mr..
Mist, in 1929. the beau OF the period,
is thus described: '.Fine linen shirt, the
rutlcs and bosom of Mechlin lace; a
small wig, with an enormous queue;
his coat well garnishcd wlthlace; black
velvet breeches; red heels to his shoes,
and gold clocks to his stockings; his
hat beneath his arm, and himself we'll
scented A beau of l75l is described
as wearing a black velvctcoat, agreen
and silver waist-coat, yellow velvet
brooches. and blue stockings making
a costume more varied than harmoni-
ous in color.
In France, equally gay attire was
worn. Louis lie Debonnaire wore busk-
ms of gold. The Duke of Orleans,
brother of Charles W., wore a robe
embroidered in pearls, those OH his
sleeve forming the words of a song.
The Kings robes were richly orna-
mented with gems, and one was coy-
cred with golden swallows. holding in
their beaHs golden basins. The gen
tlemcn of the court of Charles IN.
scarlet doublets with white sleeves
slashcd with blue, trunk-hosc and
stockings of blue, and red cloaks lined