Monica, I've seen later versions of the habit, and you are right that the
headgear did look like a bonnet, which you pointed out wasn't around until
after Mother Seton's death in 1821. And the dress itself is more in the style
of the 1840s or 50s. So I think that habit evolved from whatever Mother Seton
chose, which one assumes would have been more in the style of 1810-20. (Here
choice COULD, of course, been a style earlier than that, but it couldn't have
been later!)
As Marjorie points out, this headgear looks like a cap, but I just haven't seen
references to black caps, even for mourning. That is why I'm asking if it was
an Italian thing.
Ann Wass
-----Original Message-----
From: Marjorie Wilser <the3t...@gmail.com>
To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com>
Sent: Thu, Feb 28, 2013 2:11 am
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Italian Widow's Dress?
To me, Seton's headgear appears to be a somewhat wilted version of the
mob cap, not stiffened like a bonnet, or really much shaped like one.
Not a poke bonnet because it doesn't hide her face.
== Marjorie
On Feb 27, 2013, at 4:45 PM, Monica Spence wrote:
> I went to school at Seton Hill College (now Seton Hill University).
> It is
> run by Mother's Seton's Sisters of Charity, so I've seen the bonnet up
> close. It reminds me of the poke bonnet that became popular in the
> Romantic
> and Crinoline periods. A bit early, I know, but just a thought that
> it may
> be an early version of the style.
>
> Monica Spence
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