tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103707002868692486.post3707074357868754140..comments2023-10-16T00:18:32.138-06:00Comments on Footnotes: Novel Inspirations from History: Mourning Dress Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103707002868692486.post-22903879189224136472013-06-30T20:29:25.580-05:002013-06-30T20:29:25.580-05:00I'm so glad you found this helpful!I'm so glad you found this helpful! Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103707002868692486.post-20980280229305121042013-06-30T18:09:17.923-05:002013-06-30T18:09:17.923-05:00I was reading a book by Catherine Coulter were is ...I was reading a book by Catherine Coulter were is has a young girl mourning for her grandfather and it mentioned the gown. I am glad I found this site. Now I can see what kind of gown she was wearing. Thanks. Kathy Harrison<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103707002868692486.post-74914415321815917992011-11-15T12:09:41.702-06:002011-11-15T12:09:41.702-06:00Neat post. I've often wondered, too, when the ...Neat post. I've often wondered, too, when the mourning customs of the day went out of practice. Wasn't one of the reasons it was so adhered to because Queen Victoria was in deep mourning for Albert for the rest of her life?Stephanie Queen Ludwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954639671360398823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103707002868692486.post-5601562241931983032011-11-12T19:28:19.125-06:002011-11-12T19:28:19.125-06:00I wondered the same thing, Jan. What I've read...I wondered the same thing, Jan. What I've read thus far seems to indicate that things changed with the turn of the century. Queen Victoria died in 1901 which was definitely the "end of an era" in England. The turn of the century also changed things in the U.S. One writer suggested that the death toll of the Civil War here just eventually wore people out and made them restive under the restrictions of "full mourning, half mourning," etc. I am inclined to think you are right about women in the west and their observances. You have given me something new to try to learn. When I wrote the Keepsake Legacies series, I could not seem to find good documentation for what widows wore when in Nebraska in the late 1800s. It was very frustrating. Back to the search! Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103707002868692486.post-13378453062496935172011-11-12T08:34:57.894-06:002011-11-12T08:34:57.894-06:00Very interesting post, Stephanie. I'd not hea...Very interesting post, Stephanie. I'd not heard of the custom of the long veils. Isn't it interesting what society dictated? When did the custom of wearing mourning attire fade into oblivion? I'd suspect those customs became less important as settlers went west, but maybe I'm mistaken about that. <br />Jan in NebraskaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103707002868692486.post-3665226043350202262011-11-11T21:18:01.188-06:002011-11-11T21:18:01.188-06:00And here is the correct photo site. Sorry for the ...And here is the correct photo site. Sorry for the techno-hiccup. It's sort of my style. Ahem.<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/60861613@N00/sets/72157625329574429/ Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103707002868692486.post-3909663738549317892011-11-11T21:13:00.726-06:002011-11-11T21:13:00.726-06:00Well, neither of my links work. Here's the add...Well, neither of my links work. Here's the address for the article I mention: http://www.victoriana.com/library/harpers/funeral.html Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.com