The Swiss peasant must have the short skirt, the white Chemisette, the black velvet bodice, the cross and ribbon, the coarse shoes, and the head-dress of her canton; the Normandy peasant her dark, striking dress, her high-heeled, gold-buckled shoe, and her white apron; the Hungarian her neat, military scarlet jacket, braided with gold, her scant petticoat and military boot, her high cap and feather.
"Manners and Social Usages"
Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood
And on another cushion she settled her elbow; and the sleeve of the Chemisette, or blouse, or whatever the high-necked filmy white garment was, fell away, revealing a rounded forearm clasped in a band of gold.
"The Missourian"
Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
Marie was already dressed in a Chemisette of fawn-coloured silk, and a little jacket and "rationals" of black serge, and it was such a warm, bright April day that she was not inclined to renounce her trip.
"Paris From the "Three Cities""
Emile Zola