Anne Buck's 'Clothes & the Child' has several index references to leading 
strings and hanging sleeves which seem relevant.

Ruth Bean

| >From: "Saragrace Knauf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| >Reply-To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| >To: "h-costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| >Subject: [h-cost] Child's costume - lappets?
| >Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:27:02 -0700
| >
| >Do any of you know of some sources which discuss the pieces of cloth
| >(typically from the shoulder or sleeve scye) hanging from a child's
| >costume?
| >I need some reference material to support my discussion and can't seem to
| >find anything specifically in my books. I have always referred to them as
| >lappets....maybe this is why I can't find the reference?

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