NIGHT ATTIRE OF THE PAST
Up to the 19th century the clothing of the sexes was always much the same in one respect—in the matter of nightwear. Ancients had no word for nightwear, and the men and women alike used nightgowns in the Middle Ages.
Raleigh went to his execution in a "black velvet nightgown and lace nightcap." Marie Antoinette was executed in a white pique.nightgown. In Ireland in the 18th century women wore chintz and men green damask nightgowns. . It took nine yards, too, to make one for a man. But towards the end of the 19th century men adopted pyjamas while women continued to use nightdresses,
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 117, 20 May 1939, Page 19
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108NIGHT ATTIRE OF THE PAST Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 117, 20 May 1939, Page 19
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