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2. Veil - Wikipedia

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   Sometimes a veil of this type was draped over and pinned to the bonnet or hat of a woman in mourning, especially at the funeral and during the subsequent period of "high mourning". They would also have been used, as an alternative to a mask , as a simple method of hiding the identity of a woman who was traveling to meet a lover, or doing ...

3. Widow's cap - Wikipedia

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   A Victorian woman wearing a widow's cap. Illustration from The Strand Magazine (1890) A Victorian mourning cap was identified by its black colour or tone (depending on the level of mourning). The more recent the loss the simpler the design. The shape of the cap depended on the age of the widow but the most common was peaked at the front. [3]

4. Mourning - Wikipedia

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   Widows and other women in mourning wore distinctive black caps and veils, generally in a conservative version of any current fashion. In areas of Russia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Greece, Albania, Mexico, Portugal, and Spain, widows wear black for the rest of their lives. The immediate family members of the deceased wear black for an ...

5. The View hosts wear all-black ‘funeral’ attire for post ...

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   “The women of The View dressed in all black funeral attire,” one viewer pointed out on X/Twitter. “The ladies coming out in all black, dressed for a funeral is very fitting. RIP America.

6. Weimao - Wikipedia

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   In the Song dynasty, some scholar officials, such as Sima Guang, advocated that women should cover their faces when going out. [4] The weimao-style hat was revived in the 10th century when women started to wear mianyi (Chinese: 面衣; lit. 'veil or facial covering'), which was also known as gaitou (Chinese: 蓋頭; lit. 'head cover') by the common people. [3]

7. Mantilla - Wikipedia

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   Also a black mantilla is traditionally worn when a woman has an audience with the Pope and a white mantilla is appropriate for a church wedding, but can be worn at other ceremony occasions as well. In accordance with what is known as the privilège du blanc , only the queen of Spain and selected other Catholic wives of Catholic sovereigns can ...