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You must know, the ladies of Norfolk universally wear periwigs, and affirm that it is the fashion at London.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
2
[Ladies in the days of Ovid wore periwigs.
Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre — Volume 1
3
"He forbade," we are told, "the members of the Universities to wear periwigs, smoke tobacco, or read their sermons.
Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)
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"He forbade," we are told, "the members of the Universities to wear periwigs, smoke tobacco, or to read their sermons.
At the Sign of the Barber's Pole: Studies In Hirsute History