Sermons at St. Mary’s during the term, and at Afternoon Sermons at St. Peter’s during Lent, with the exception of the Morning Sermon on Quinquagesima Sunday, and the Morning Sermons in Lent.  The third, which is the usual dress in which a Doctor of Divinity appears, is a Master of Arts’ gown, with cassock, sash, and scarf.  The Vice-Chancellor and Heads of Colleges and Halls have no distinguishing dress, but appear on all occasions as Doctors in the faculty to which they belong.

“The dresses worn by Graduates in Law and Physic are nearly the same.  The Doctor has three.  The first is a gown of scarlet cloth, with sleeves and facings of pink silk, and a round black velvet cap.  This is the dress of state.  The second consists of a habit and hood of scarlet cloth, the habit faced and the hood lined with pink silk.  This habit, which is perfectly analogous to the second dress of the Doctor in Divinity, has lately grown into disuse; it is, however, retained by the Professors, and is always used in presenting to Degrees.  The third or common dress of a Doctor in Law or Physic nearly resembles that of the Bachelor in these faculties; it is a black silk gown richly ornamented with black lace; the hood of the Bachelor of Laws (worn as a dress) is of purple silk, lined with white fur.

“The dress worn by the Doctor of Music on public occasions is a rich white damask silk gown, with sleeves and facings of crimson satin, a hood of the same material, and a round black velvet cap.  The usual dresses of the Doctor and of the Bachelor in Music are nearly the same as those of Law and Physic.

“The Master of Arts wears a black gown, usually made of prince’s stuff or crape, with long sleeves which are remarkable for the circular cut at the bottom.  The arm comes through an aperture in the sleeve, which hangs down.  The hood of a Master of Arts is black silk lined with crimson.

“The gown of a Bachelor of Arts is also usually made of prince’s stuff or crape.  It has a full sleeve, looped up at the elbow, and terminating in a point; the dress hood is black, trimmed with white fur.  In Lent, at the time of determining in the Schools, a strip of lamb’s-wool is worn in addition to the hood.  Noblemen and Gentlemen-Commoners, who take the Degrees of Bachelor and Master of Arts, wear their gowns of silk.”

The costume of the Undergraduates is thus described:—­

“The Nobleman has two dresses; the first, which is worn in the Theatre, in processions, and on all public occasions, is a gown of purple damask silk, richly ornamented with gold lace.  The second is a black silk gown, with full sleeves; it has a tippet attached to the shoulders.  With both these dresses is worn a square cap of black velvet, with a gold tassel.

“The Gentleman-Commoner has two gowns, both of black silk; the first, which is considered as a dress gown, although worn on all occasions, at pleasure, is richly ornamented with tassels.  The second, or undress gown, is ornamented with plaits at the sleeves.  A square black velvet cap with a silk tassel, is worn with both.