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

And when he stepped ashore in spotless yellow pongee silk suit and great sun-helmet, he was somebody.

From Command by McFee, William

Pyjamas of Madras or pongee silk, very effective and pretty, can be had for a dollar and a half to three dollars a suit.

From The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men by Germain, Walter