pongee

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For a visit to the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, my grandmother sewed the girls white pongee dresses with red and blue belts, and matching red and blue capelets.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2018

Paul Vories McNutt is merely Garner in a high hat, a white vest, a pongee silk scarf, pumps, and the glamour of a movie hero.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the Democratic side of the aisle, in the rear row, Heflin of Alabama shone, his elephantine frame resplendent in cream colored pongee.

From Time Magazine Archive

Serge, cloth, duvetyn, Canton crêpe, pongee, chiffon, and georgette are appropriate but one should avoid velvets and most fur trimmings.

From Book of Etiquette Volume I by Eichler, Lillian

They wear suits of white linen or pongee with soft shirts, and the solar topi, or pith helmet, which is a necessity in summer and a great comfort at other seasons.

From The Critic in the Orient by Fitch, George Hamlin