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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;moreotherstuff, post: 285622, member: 56&quot;]There are plenty of portraits online.&nbsp; You have to consider her dress in line with those fashions.&nbsp; A short skirt might have revealed her ankles.&nbsp; Cerecloth is waxed cloth... so think water-resistant and fairly stiff.&nbsp; Could have been molded any way they wanted.&nbsp; She wore some pretty unique hats.</p><p><br /></p><p>The outfit probably would have parodied male naval attire of the period.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;An excellent sailor&quot; might only mean that she didn&#039;t spend a lot of time puking over the rail.&nbsp; I doubt it had anything to do with scaling the rigging.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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