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Ceremoniał Dress. Great Britain Meets Poland
tions in 1776 and 1799, and Coxe's
notes in 1784.
They all note the disparity between the
life style of the Polish feudal magnates
and the peasant population. The mid-
dle class appeared to them smali, and
largely based around the more prosper-
ous northern mercantile cities like
Gdańsk (Danzig). While French fash-
ions were worn, particularly within the
Court circle, many of the nobility con-
tinued to wear national dress, and had
even lobbied that a law should be passed
obliging the King to wear this too. In
1776 the Seym (or Diet) had reąuired
noblemen of each province to be iden-
tified by wearing dress of a particular
colour. The basie garment for man was
Fig. 3
Theodore Viero, Raccolta di Stampe che
Reppresentano Figurę ed Abite de Varie
Nazione, 1783. Un Polacco
h
Fig. 2
Thomas Jefferys, A Collection of the Dresses
of Different Nations, Antient and Modern,
London 1757. A Jewess
a long caftan called the kontusz. Wraxall
describes this as 'a sort of hussar's dress
with hanging sleeves'. It fastened round
the waist with a sash, and the front
edge was cut to curve over one side. It
was worn over tight trousers, and with
a sabre. In cold weather a fur bonnet was
in order and a short fur-trimmed cloak.
The head was shaved and as Wraxall
noted 'his enormous moustaches com-
plete the singularity of his figurę'.
Regarding women's dress Wraxall re-
marks that their long gowns trimmed
with fur, girt round the waist with a
sash reminded him «... of something
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tions in 1776 and 1799, and Coxe's
notes in 1784.
They all note the disparity between the
life style of the Polish feudal magnates
and the peasant population. The mid-
dle class appeared to them smali, and
largely based around the more prosper-
ous northern mercantile cities like
Gdańsk (Danzig). While French fash-
ions were worn, particularly within the
Court circle, many of the nobility con-
tinued to wear national dress, and had
even lobbied that a law should be passed
obliging the King to wear this too. In
1776 the Seym (or Diet) had reąuired
noblemen of each province to be iden-
tified by wearing dress of a particular
colour. The basie garment for man was
Fig. 3
Theodore Viero, Raccolta di Stampe che
Reppresentano Figurę ed Abite de Varie
Nazione, 1783. Un Polacco
h
Fig. 2
Thomas Jefferys, A Collection of the Dresses
of Different Nations, Antient and Modern,
London 1757. A Jewess
a long caftan called the kontusz. Wraxall
describes this as 'a sort of hussar's dress
with hanging sleeves'. It fastened round
the waist with a sash, and the front
edge was cut to curve over one side. It
was worn over tight trousers, and with
a sabre. In cold weather a fur bonnet was
in order and a short fur-trimmed cloak.
The head was shaved and as Wraxall
noted 'his enormous moustaches com-
plete the singularity of his figurę'.
Regarding women's dress Wraxall re-
marks that their long gowns trimmed
with fur, girt round the waist with a
sash reminded him «... of something
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