...that embroidery, lace, silk, velvet, gold, and gems could contribute ; one of which was a white ement velvet, set all over, both suit and cloak, with diamonds,...as were also his sword girdle, hatband, and spurs." Buckingham played his part to admiration, and perfectly succeeded in imposing on the French court....

...lace, silk, velvet, silver, gold, and gems could contribute ; one of which was a white uncut velvvfc, set all over, both suit and cloak, with diamonds valued...over with diamonds, as were also his sword, girdle, hat, and spurs."* In the masques and banquets with which Buckingham entertained the court, he usually...

...in jewels, insomuch that at his going over to Paris, in 1625, he had twenty-seven suits of cloaths made, the richest that embroidery, lace, silk, velvet,...were also his sword, girdle, hatband, and spurs." His entertainments to the king were also of the most sumptuous order ; in them the good, easy James...

..." had twenty-seven suits of clothes made, the richest that embroidery, lace, silk, velvet, silver, gold, and gems could contribute ; one of which was...over with diamonds, as were also his sword, girdle, hat, and spurs." Mr. Spencer cites two amusing instances of masculine subjection to fashion in Africa...

..." had twenty-seven suits of clothes made, the richest that embroidery, luce, silk, velvet, silver, gold, and gems could contribute ; one of which was...feather stuck all over with diamonds, as were also bis sword, girdle, hat, and spurs." Mr. Spencer cites two amusing instances of masculine subjection...

...clothes, the richest that embroidery, lace, silk, velvet, silver, gold and gems could make ; one of these was a white, uncut velvet, set all over, both suit...over with diamonds, as were also his sword, girdle, hat and spurs. Bassompierre, the French ambassador, in his Memoirs, relates how the king took him in...

...which was a white, uncut velvet, set all over, both suit and eloak, with diamonds, valued at £14,000. besides a great feather, stuck all over with diamonds, as were also his sword, girdle, hatband, and spurs."f Whatever was in fashion was what a Puritan would not wear. When ruffs were in vogue, he wore...

...pearl ; in short, to be manacled, fettered, and imprisoned in jewels ; insomuch, that at his going over to Paris, in 1625, he had twenty-seven suits of clothes...stuck all over with diamonds ; as were also his sword and spurs." Buckingham was the first person who was carried about in a sedanchair. The circumstance...

...which was a white, uncut velvet, set all o\er, both suit and cloak, with diamonds, valued at £14.000, besides a great feather, stuck all over with diamonds,...were also his sword, girdle, hat-band and spurs." 2 Whatever was in fashion was what a Puritan would not 1 Furnivall's " Harrison," p. Sfi*. " Halliwell-Phillips,...

...one of which was a white uncut velvet set all over suit and cloak with diamonds valued at ,£14,000 besides a great feather stuck all over with diamonds,...were also his sword, girdle, hat-band and spurs." These were all courtiers, but we should in general think of an English merchant as dressed richly but...