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The only book (as far as I can find) ever published on Catherine Eddy Beveridge was put out by her grandson, Albert J. Beveridge III in 2005 and was called The Chronicle of Catherine Eddy Beveridge. It is based on a diary that she kept at the turn of the century. I have the book, but seem to have misplaced it on one of my shelves. Therefore I was able to borrow a copy from the Internet Archive.

One note. I made a mistake on the year the photo was taken. She was presented to Czar Nicholas II in 1902, not 1905. As for the tiara, she writes in the book about the Czarina, who was "wearing a tiara in the Russian manner," so I imagine it was a custom of that time there.

There is no wedding picture of Catherine and Albert. Even the newspaper announcement reprinted in the book shows them in individual portraits.

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Rob

Thanks for double-checking this, Rob. Tiaras have been the rage for women to wear at numerous periods throughout history.

In this photo, however, I am not questioning the tiara -- it's the veil that is trailing behind that has me baffled. I don't ever remember seeing a veil attached to non-wedding tiaras, except in the cases of First Communion veils on young girls.

Hold the presses! This will teach me to research before coming to conclusions. As soon as I posted the two paragraphs above, I turned to Miss Google for an answer as to whether or not veils were part of female attire for court presentations. The very first thing that popped up was my answer. Thank you to Downton Abbey and a historical romance novelist who did her homework, I got answers and photos -- and what I was seeing as a tiara is very likely feathers. Go here: http://carrieturansky.com/index.php/debu...sentation/