Mary Lincoln's Fashions
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03-03-2014, 08:23 AM
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RE: Mary Lincoln's Fashions
Quote: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. Thanks, Donna! I love your book -- the head dress info is extremely facinating.... "The Past is a foreign country...they do things differently there" - L. P. Hartley |
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