(National costume or folk dress of different countries were popular themes for fancy dress costumes. This outfit is remarkably similar to modern formal Scottish dress for men. It features loose hair and even reveals a few inches of bare leg. The "vest" referred to is a blouse or dickey, not a waistcoat; it can be seen under the jacket and plaid.)
Kilted skirt of Scotch plaid. White silk bouffant vest. Jacket of the principal clan color trimmed with black velvet, and scarf of the plaid goods. Cap of plaid.
Source: Masquerades, Tableaux and Drills. New York: The Butterick Publishing Company, 1906.
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