 | Samuel Kercheval - Indian captivities - 1833 - 504 pages
...They V^ »,.nn-tiim>s called " Jjromlbrim."," by way pf distinguishing them troffi »t«W people." petticoat, made of the plainest materials. The German...no other clothing than a linen shift and petticoat — tlie feet,» hands1, and arms bare. In hay and harvest time, they joined the men in the labor of... | |
 | Henry Howe - Virginia - 1845 - 596 pages
...presence, and viewed them as something more than man. The female dress was generally the shortgown and petticoat, made of the plainest materials. The...petticoat — the feet, hands, and arms bare. In hay and harvest-time they joined the men in the labor of the maadow and grain-fields. This custom of the females... | |
 | Henry Howe - District of Columbis - 1852 - 614 pages
...presence, and viewed them as something more than man. The female dress was generally the shortgown and petticoat, made of the plainest materials. The...petticoat — the feet, hands, and arms bare. In hay and harvest-time they joined the men in the labor of the meadow and grain-fields. This custom of the females... | |
 | Herbert Charles Bell - History - 1898 - 380 pages
...their stock, knee, and shoe buckles set in gold or silver with precious stones. * * * The female dress was generally the short gown and petticoat made of...women mostly wore tight calico caps on their heads. * * * In hay and harvest time they joined the men in the labors of the meadow and grain fields. * *... | |
 | Robert Spangler Veach - Strasburg (Va.) - 1913 - 166 pages
...their stock, knee and shoe buckles, set in gold or silver, with brilliant stones. The female dress was generally the short gown and petticoat, made of...seen with no other clothing than a linen shift and a petticoat— the feet, hands and arms bare. In hay and harvest time they joined the men in the labor... | |
 | Samuel Kercheval - Indian captivities - 1925 - 420 pages
...termed, he felt awed in their presence, and viewed them as something more than man. The female dress was generally the short gown and petticoat made of...shift and petticoat — the feet, hands, and arms were bare. In hay and harvest time, they joined the men in the labor of the meadow and grain fields.... | |
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The female dress was generally the short gown and petticoat made of the plainest materials. The German women mostly wore tight calico caps on their heads, and in the summer season they were generally seen with no other clothing than a linen shift and... 