Sometimes feathers and cork were
also used. The hat was three-cornered, and usually of beaver or
dark felt. There was often a rosette or such to show one's
political opinion. There were new colors and cuts of dress for
every season. By 1750, wearing a sword was just a symbol of
gentility. Gentlemen often had valets to help them dress. Ladies
wore fitted full-length dresses held out by hoops with shoulders
hidden, sometimes with a laced bodice with stays, and lace at the
neck. The waistline fashion fluctuated high and low and in
tightness. The dress could be brocade, satin, velvet, silk, etc.
Some put jewels in their hair and had high elaborate hats with
wide brims tilted forward. Hair was in ringlets at the side or
dressed close to the head with a small top knot covered with a
laced cap. They also wore wigs when dressing up, decorated with
ribbons and artificial flowers. Hooded cloaks were used outdoors
and hoods were used for sun or wind. They carried leather purses
with gloves at elbow length. Both gentlemen and ladies wore
cosmetics and face patches and used tooth powders, breath
sweeteners, lip salves, and choice perfume. Some had false teeth
of bone or ivory wired into place. They both had accessories such
as fans, handkerchiefs, head scratchers, and elaborately designed
snuff-boxes, patch boxes, and perfume containers. Both men and
women sniffed tobacco snuff but only men smoked.
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