Macaronis were dandies.  Check the internet for the term and you will be
rewarded with a great deal of history and description.  Colonial
Williamsburg sells prints of "macaronis" represented in various professions:
i.e a lawyer macaroni, a physician macaroni, etc.

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While we're on the topic, why was sticking a feather in his cap called
macaroni?
Steve MacDougall