...periwig: 'I found that my coming in a perriwigg did not prove so strange to the world, as I was afeard it would, for I thought that all the church would presently have cast their eyes all upon me, but I found no such thing.' And you are constantly looking at other people. For there are shoals of...

...was Besse. ' November 8, 1663. Lord's Day.— To church, where I found that my coming in a perriwigg did not prove so strange as I was afraid it would,...all the church would presently have cast their eyes upon me, but I find no such things.' From this last extract it would appear, that in the beginning...

...well, and is mightily improved thereby. 8th. To church, where I found that my coming in a perriwigg did not prove so strange as I was afraid it would, for I thought that all the church would presendy have cast their eyes all upon me. 9th. To the Duke, where, when we come into his closet, he...

...his diary he recorded his first venture into public with his wig: "I found that coming [to church] in a periwig did not prove so strange as I was afraid...all the church would presently have cast their eyes upon me, but I found no such things." Time marches forward to America the (Bald and) Beautiful! Six...

...naivete, his entrance into church with what must evidently have been the perruquier's latest fashion. 'To church, where I found that my coming in a periwig...all the 'church would presently have cast their eyes upon me, but I find no such thing.' Ten shillings the ounce for long flaxen hair shows the demand for...

...Nov. 8th.— To church, where I found that my coming in a perri•wig did not prove BO strange as / was afraid it would — for I thought that all the church would presently have cast their eyes on me." If so, and it promised to be unpleasant, why did the worthy Pepys •wear the perriwig ? —...