tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post722612357182985367..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Riding Habit 1817Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-70432160010417760382010-08-31T17:36:16.986-04:002010-08-31T17:36:16.986-04:00Chris, I did look at those articles, but wondered,...Chris, I did look at those articles, but wondered, because of the shape and material, if that was the whole story. Anonymous,now I'm looking at the checkered band and feeling enlightenment. I love getting to the bottom of the fashion terms. This morning I was trying to figure out whether an extremely terse description of a dress as "silk batiste" had to do solely with silk batiste as we understand it, or referred to silk embroidery on, say, muslin. I'm going with a printed silk batiste until further notice.LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-68856345124447097332010-08-30T12:33:24.655-04:002010-08-30T12:33:24.655-04:00I believe that the 'glengarry' reference t...I believe that the 'glengarry' reference to this hat applies to the checkered band. This is called 'dicing', and in traditional glengarry caps is made from milled, or felted, wool. But in this case, the same effect must have been made from the plaited/woven silk ribbons. A smart little turnout!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-55029566462349752182010-08-30T09:05:58.961-04:002010-08-30T09:05:58.961-04:00Here's a portrait showing a Glengarry cap. You...Here's a portrait showing a Glengarry cap. You can see how the fashionable cap exaggerates the shape.<br />http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Raeburn%3B_Glengarry_1812.jpg/220px-Raeburn%3B_Glengarry_1812.jpgChris Woodyardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-25248797790018854532010-08-30T07:16:09.004-04:002010-08-30T07:16:09.004-04:00Hi, Loretta, In this case, I believe the term Glen...Hi, Loretta, In this case, I believe the term Glengary comes from a military hat. The illustration makes it plain that this gown is inspired by a uniform--and, given the name, probably a Scottish one. This is what I found on Wikipedia (sorry not to be more scholarly!) <br /><br />The bonnet was made part of the uniform of the Glengarry Fencibles when they were formed in 1794 by Alasdair Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry, of Clan MacDonnell of Glengarry, who has been described as having invented the cap, though it may have originated earlier when Balmoral bonnets were bent and creased.[1] In his Dictionary of Military Uniform, W. Y. Carman notes that that first recorded military use of the Glengarry may have been that of a piper of the 74th Foot. It is not clear whether earlier pictures of civilians or fencible infantry show a true Glengarry or simply a folded highland bonnet.<br /><br />So, not a fabric, but a military cap, which goes with the military style frogs and epaulettes. And, of course, riding habits have long been inspired by military fashions.Chris Woodyardnoreply@blogger.com