10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ETON JACKET»
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The Dictionary of Fashion History
Eton jacket (F) 76 Period: 1892 to early 1900s. A day bodice cut like the boy's
jacket of that name and worn open over a waistcoat; the fronts sometimes
rounded in 1898, braided and frogged. Eton jacket bodice (F) Period: 1889. A
fitted jacket ...
Valerie Cumming, C. W. Cunnington, P. E. Cunnington, 2010
2
The Victorian Illustrated Book
28 Browne complied, putting Davy into an Eton jacket. In subsequent parts, David
wears this style of coat, a short black jacket with long sleeves, wide lapels, and
an open front. The association is odd, for Salem House is at the farthest remove ...
Only young boys wear the short Eton jacket. worn by the young Harrow boys.
These two outside the Lord's gate ignored village boys. ThlS ' OiD DOy wearing
Harrow's cornflower is mouthing his 4fS program, fumbling for sixpence (12j5) to
buy ...
4
The Complete Costume Dictionary
Eton jacket: Bustle (1865–1890 C.E.). United Kingdom. Fashionable for women,
a short jacket with lapels, similar to those worn by boys at Eton College. Etruscan
cloth: Bustle (1865–1890 C.E.). Introduced in 1873, rough fabric similar to terry.
Elizabeth J. Lewandowski, 2011
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The One I Knew the Best of All (EasyRead Super Large 18pt ...
After that they began to enjoy themselves. They were not precociously
conventional young persons. His first awkwardness worn off, the Eton Jacket had
no hesitation in crossing the floor to the particular White Frock seeming desirable
to him.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, 2008
6
Deciphering the Golden Flower One Secret at a Time
You were shoving your Eton jacket down the toilet, frantically pulling the lever.” I
love my mother's version; she gets so into it she doesn't realize she's mimicking
my movements and switching tenses. “But the damn jacket won't go down. You're
...
7
English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century: A ...
The tailor-made costume tends to be less masculine in cut. Thus, with a plain skirt
, a deep pointed Swiss belt and braces, with open coat showing a fancy shirt and
tie. Or with an Eton jacket. 'When the future historian writes of the fashions of ...
C. Willett Cunnington, 2013
8
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
An Eton jacket: C.19-20, low. Cf. bum~perisher, q.v.~2. Hence a Midshipman's
round jacket: RN: C.20. Granville records the var. arse-perisher.—3. The short
white jacket worn by doctors in hospitals: medical: C.20.—4. Any mess-jacket cut
on ...
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The One I Knew the Best of All (Volume 1 of 2 ) (EasyRead ...
off, the Eton Jacket had no hesitation in crossing the floor to the particular White
Frock seeming desirable to him. "Will you dance this waltz with me?" he would
say. Upon which the White Frock would either reply: "Yes, I will," or, "I've
promised ...
Frances Hodgson Burnett, 2008
But his claws were fastin Effie's sash and the little point at the back of Harry's Eton
jacket. Then Effie tookout the knife Harryhad given her on her birthday. It had cost
only sixpence to begin with,and she had had it a month, and it never could ...
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It would be a grass-green, instep-length pleated dress and an Eton jacket with three-quarter sleeves. "A small, flat chip hat covered in flowers ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Apr 11»
