>snip< Shrove
> Sunday, after a goodly "banket" in the Parliament
> Chamber at Westminster, a masque was presented in
> which, amongst many other fancifully attired
> personages (the King being one), there entered six
> ladies, two of whom were in garments of "crymosyne and
> purpull, made like lon
Just an update... I've been perusing through some
Google books, and found this one.
A Cyclopaedia of Costume Or Dictionary of Dress...
By James Robinson Planché
I think you can click this and view it:
http://books.google.com/books?id=f419oz-NWDgC&rview=1
Page 469 includes an entry on Slops, which g
om Her Majesties
Back' , p. 89)
So, an accessory for riding--but for the lady, not the horse. ;-)
My apologies!
Suzanne
On Feb 4, 2008, at 1:01 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Date: February 3, 2008 5:08:34 PM CST
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ajesties
Back' , p. 89)
So, an accessory for riding--but for the lady, not the horse. ;-)
My apologies!
Suzanne
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> Subject: Re: [h-cost] slops for women?
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> May I pass this question along to a a sidesaddle group on Y
May I pass this question along to a a sidesaddle group on Yahoo?
Susan
"Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel
too fast and you miss all you are traveling for". - "Ride the Dark
Trail" by Louis L'Amour
On Feb 3, 2008, at 4:29 PM, Suzanne wrote:
Could it be the rug
Could it be the rug that goes under a sidesaddle to protect the gown
from dirt? I believe they were sometimes made to match the gown.
I'm blanking on the actual term used for it, but I know I've seen it
somewhere Perhaps someone else on the list will know!
Suzanne
On Feb 3, 2008, at
No, let them eat steaks like the rest of us do,
-C.
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Greetings Allison,
I glossed right over that list, so thank you for
bringing it to my attention.
Two thoughts I have on slops. One is that further down
the same paragraph they note that both Catherine and
Mary are riding horses, since they get special
pillions saddles. Perhaps the slops were for
