k,
that was most agreeably discoloured with snuff from the top to the
bottom, reach'd down to his waist; he carry'd his hat under his left
arm, walk'd with both hands in the waistband of his breeches, and his
cane, that hung negligently down in a string from his right arm,
trail'd most harmoniously against the pebbles, while the master of it
was tripping it nicely upon his toes or humming to himself." About this
period in cold weather men wore muffs as well as wigs. A ballad,
describing the frost fair on the Thames in the winter of 1683-84,
mentions amongst those present:--

"A spark of the Bar with his cane and his muff."

[Illustration: Campaign Wig.]

Down to the middle of the eighteenth century wigs continued to increase
in size. It will not now be without interest to direct attention to a
few of the many styles of wigs. Randle Holme, in his "Academy of
Armory," published in 1684, has some interesting illustrations, and we
will draw upon him for a couple of pictures. Our first example is called
the campaign-wig. He says it "hath knobs or bobs, or dildo, on each
side, with a curled forehead." This is not so cumbrous as a periwig we
have noticed. Another example from Holme is a smaller style of periwig
with tail, and from this wig doubtless originated the familiar pig-tail.
It was of various forms, and Swift says:--

"We who wear our wigs
With fantail and with snake."

[Illustration: Periwig with Tail.]

A third example given by Holme is named the "short-bob," and is a plain
peruke, imitating a natural head of hair. "Perukes," says Malcolm, in
his "Manners and Customs," "were an highly important article in 1734.
Those of right gray human hair were four guineas each; light grizzle
ties, three guineas; and other colours in proportion, to twenty-five
shillings. Right gray human hair, cue perukes, from two guineas; white,
fifteen shillings each, which was the price of dark ones; and right gray
bob perukes, two guineas and a half; fifteen shillings was the price of
dark bobs. Those mixed with horse-hair were much lower. It will be
observed from the gradations in price, that real gray hair was most in
fashion, and dark of no estimation." As time ran its course, wigs became
more varied in form, and bore different names.

[Illustration: Ramillie Wig.]

We find in the days of Queen Anne such designations as black
riding-wigs, bag-wigs, and nightcap-wigs. These were in addition to the
long, formally curl