The deacon's Dalmatic was much longer than it is now, and the subdeacon's tunicle resembled the alb.
"Callista"
John Henry Cardinal Newman
In the porch the Bishop waited, impressive as ever in his white and gold Dalmatic, against the red robes of the chapter.
"The Valley of Decision"
Edith Wharton
The marauders whose armies burned Rome, received at papal hands the mitre and Dalmatic as symbols of ecclesiastical jurisdiction.
"Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Vol III."
John Symonds