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Mary Lincoln's Fashions
02-18-2014, 08:11 AM
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(02-18-2014 12:14 AM)Donna McCreary Wrote:  About floral head dresses -- they were worn by almost all women when attending a ball. Why? Because ladies wore gloves and their wedding ring may, or may not, be visible. A young man could glance accross the room and tell if a woman was married or single by the position of her floral head dress -- married women wore a crown at the top of their head; single women wore a smaller head dress on the back of the head.
That's some great info, and makes sense. Thanks Donna, I love (to learn about) such traditions. There's a similar one about Bavarian traditional dresses (Dirndl): the bow of the apron tied on the left side means unmarried, on the right side married, in the middle virgin, and on the back side widow.
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Mary Lincoln's Fashions - RJNorton - 11-15-2012, 01:44 PM
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RE: Mary Lincoln's Fashions - Gene C - 02-12-2014, 08:35 AM
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RE: Mary Lincoln's Fashions - Eva Elisabeth - 02-18-2014 08:11 AM
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