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The word tutu can refer to only the skirt part of the costume. The bodice and tutu make up what is usually the entire costume, but which is called the tutu (by synecdoche, wherein the part – the skirt – can embody the whole). The derivation of the word tutu is unknown. The word was not recorded anywhere until 1881.
No “dress or skirt more than one inch above the knee.” No “low cut blouses or dresses.” No shoes without socks — that one, refreshingly, is aimed at men.
Grass skirts were introduced to Hawaii by immigrants from the Gilbert Islands around the 1870s to 1880s [3] although their origins are attributed to Samoa as well. [4] [5] According to DeSoto Brown, a historian at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, it is likely Hawaiian dancers began wearing them during their performances on the vaudeville circuit of the United States mainland.
At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, Britton Hill in northern Walton County is the highest point in Florida and the lowest known highpoint of any U.S. state. [3] Much of the state south of Orlando is low-lying and fairly level; however, some places, such as Clearwater, feature vistas that rise 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) above the water.
Tavares (/ t ʌ v ˈ ɛ ə r i z /, tuh-VAIR-ees) is a city and the county seat of Lake County, Florida. [4] The population at the 2020 census was 19,003, [ 5 ] and in 2019 the population was estimated to be 17,749. [ 6 ]
Paxton is on the state line with Alabama, being bordered by the town of Florala on the north. The highest natural point in Florida, Britton Hill , is located close to the town limits . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10 km 2 ), of which 3.9 square miles (10 km 2 ) is land and 0.1 ...
Location in Monroe County and the state of Florida U.S. Census Bureau map showing city limits Coordinates: 24°49′36″N 80°48′50″W / 24.82667°N 80.81389°W / 24.82667; -80
St. Marks was a seaport for all of Middle Florida and lower Georgia during this early period. Ellen Call Long , on her way to Tallahassee, described the port about 1830 as "a quaint little village, amphibious-like, consisting of a few dwelling houses, stores, etc., mostly built on stilts or piles, as if ready to launch when wind or tide prevailed."