Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Two Centuries of Costume in America, Vol. 1 (1620-1820), by Alice Morse Earle This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Two Centuries of Costume in America, Vol. 1 (1620-1820) Author: Alice Morse Earle Last Updated: March 9, 2009 Release Date: November 17, 2003 [eBook #10115] Language: English Chatacter set encoding: iso-8859-1 ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TWO CENTURIES OF COSTUME IN AMERICA, VOL. 1 (1620-1820)*** E-text prepared by Charles Aldarondo, Keren Vergon, Susan Skinner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team TWO CENTURIES OF COSTUME IN AMERICA MDCXX-MDCCCXX ALICE MORSE EARLE AUTHOR OF "SUN-DIALS AND ROSES OF YESTERDAY" "OLD TIME GARDENS," ETC. VOLUME I Nineteen Hundred and Three Madam Padishal and Child. To George P. Brett "An honest Stationer (or Publisher) is he, that exercizeth his Mystery (whether it be in printing, bynding or selling of Bookes) with more respect to the glory of God & the publike aduantage than to his owne Commodity & is both an ornament & a profitable member in a ciuill Commonwealth.... If he be a Printer he makes conscience to exemplefy his Coppy fayrely & truly.