Here is a photo of Saint Frances Cabrini (1850-1917). Notice that she is wearing a bonnet that ties under her chin. Not saying it's an Italian style, but as soon as I saw Elizabeth Seton's headgear, I thought of Mother Cabrini.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Xavier_Cabrini Kathy Kathleen Norvell app...@aol.com -----Original Message----- From: annbwass <annbw...@aol.com> To: h-costume <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Wed, Feb 27, 2013 6:59 pm Subject: [h-cost] Italian Widow's Dress? I am researching Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. Supposedly, the habit of the order he founded originated in her widow's dress. She was widowed in 1804 while she as in Italy. Here is a link to a portrait that was supposed to have been ainted then, although I have my doubts. ttp://catholicgene.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/st-elizabeth-ann-seton-1804-portrait.jpg?w=417&h=529 f course I can accept her wearing black, but that headgear doesn't look like nything I've seen from images at that time. So my question is, could it have een something distinctly Italian? Or does anyone know of images of anything imilar from elsewhere? hanks. nn Wass ______________________________________________ -costume mailing list -cost...@mail.indra.com ttp://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume