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CHAPTER VI. LINEN FOR MEN, WOMEN, GIRLS, AND BOYS.

Women’s Shifts; Child’s Shifts; Child’s Trowsers; Girl’s Trowsers; Trowsers for Girls or Boys; Leglets; Women’s Drawers; Turkish Trowsers; Men’s Drawers; Women’s Night Jackets; Night-gowns; Flannel Waistcoat for a Lady; Boys’ Waistcoats; Man’s Under Waistcoat; Boy’s Upper Waistcoat; Child’s Night Vest; Child’s Day Vest; Bathing Gown; Women’s Night-caps; Caps for poor Women; Caps for Servants; Caps for School girls; Bathing Cap; Dressing-gowns for Men; Dressing-gowns for Women; Cloak Dressing-gown; Dressing Jacket; Flannel Petticoats; Pockets; Frills; Cuffs; Tidy Cuffs; Mourning Cuffs; Aprons; Dress Aprons; Working Aprons; Apron Pockets; Grocers’ Aprons; Cooking Apron; Pantry Apron; Gentleman’s Working Apron; Neck-tie; Scarfs; Women’s Stays; Nursing Stays; Men’s Stays or Belts; Children’s Stays; Bustles; Veils; Long and short Sleeves for Children; Long and short Sleeves for grown-up Persons; Old Woman’s Sleeve; Boy’s Sleeve; Shoulder-pieces; Capes; Collars; Riding Collar; Habit-shirt; Chemisette; School-girl’s Tippet; Petticoats; Nursing Petticoat; Gowns; General observations on Colours; On the making up and choosing Dresses; General observations on cutting out Dresses; Bodies of Gowns—high, low, full, plain; On trimming Bodies of low Dresses; Nursing Gowns; Children’s Frocks and Tunics; Boy’s Surtout; Child’s Pelisses; Day-caps; Morning Caps; Bonnet Caps; Cap for an Old Lady; Caps for the Society of Friends; Lappets; Widow’s Cap; Velvet or Silk Cap; Care of the Lady’s Wardrobe; To fold up Dresses and Frocks; General observations on Packing; Care of the Gentleman’s Wardrobe; Mourning and Dress at Funerals; Pinafores and Saccarines for Children; Housemaid’s Pinafore; School-girl’s Pinafore; Surgeon’s Pinafore; Waggoner’s Smock-frock; Shirts for the Labouring Classes; Gentlemen’s Shirts; Gentlemen’s Shirt Fronts; Boys’ Shirt Fronts; Gentlemen’s Stocks; Clergyman’s Dress; The Cassock; The Gown; The Surplice; The Sash; Scarf; Bands; The Clerk’s Gown; Children’s Bonnets; Hats and Caps for Boys; Travelling Caps; Lady’s Riding Cap; Working Man’s Cap; Women’s Bonnets; Old Women’s Bonnets; Bonnet for a Member of the Society of Friends; School-girl’s Bonnet; Oiled Silk Hood; Calèche; Women’s Cloaks; Mantelet or short Cloak; Carriage Cloak; Old Woman’s Cloak and Hood; School-girl’s Cape or Cloak; Boy’s Cloak; Shawls; Shawl for a Member of the Society of Friends; Quilted Shawl; Mourning Shawl; Spencers for Children; Tippet and Sleeves; Neck Handkerchiefs; Pocket Handkerchiefs; Bridal Favours; Men’s Slippers; Ladies’ Slippers; Travelling or Over-shoes; Half-slippers; Carriage Slippers; Babies’ Shoes; On covering Shoes; Gloves; On Down and Fur; Muffs; Boas; Tippets; Operas or Ruffs; To clean Fur and Down; To preserve Fur.