Basque (clothing) Basque (clothing) A basque is an item of women's clothing. The term, of French origin, originally referred to types of bodice or jacket with long tails, and in later usage a long corset, characterized by a close, contoured fit and extending past the waistline over the hips. It is so called because the original French fashion for long women's jackets was adopted from Basque traditional dress. In contemporary usage it refers only to a long item of lingerie, in effect a brassiere that continues down, stopping around the waist or the top of the hips, the lower part essentially decorative
John M. Phelps He was elected as Secretary of State in 1870 and served 1871–1873. John Phelps married Mary Loudin prior to 1845 in Gilmer County, West Virginia. they had three children all born in Virginia: Oliver (born 1845), Cordelia (born 1846), and William (born 1849). Mary died in February or March 1853 in Harrison County, West Virginia. Oliver also served in the Civil War, and was promoted to commissioned a captain of E Company on May 6, 1862, first lieutenant on March 5, 1862, and was made captain of B Company on February 1, 1864. Phelps then married Susan Jane Hagerman at