>From the sound of the story, an Alexanderian cap is a dowager's cap. What I
>have been told of dowager's caps (take this with a cup o' salt) is that they
>are similar to the Whistler's mother cap but slightly different and fancier
>(lacey?).
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/03/2006 19:15 >>> wrote:
>>The reference you are thinking of comes from chapter 10 of 'Frederica' by
>>Georgette Heyer.
>[snip]
>>"... and the little Alexandrian cap with which, deaf to Charis's protests,
>>she completed her elegant toilet
Kate Bunting
Librarian and 17th century reenactor
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 03/03/2006 19:15 >>> wrote:
>The reference you are thinking of comes from chapter 10 of 'Frederica' by
>Georgette Heyer.
[snip]
>"... and the little Alexandrian cap with which, deaf to Charis's protests, she
>completed her
I *know* I've seen that hat on Regency Era fashion plates but I can't recall
where or what years. But I know I saw the hat. It was very stylish. I
checked both http://fashion-era.com/regency_taste.htm and
http://www.songsmyth.com/index.html and couldn't find it however. But it
wasn't a hat as well
Ah, yes, of course -- how silly of me! I love Heyer, and I should have
remembered that!
Yes, I found that page, too, and felt very cheated when it was just text.
I'm still having trouble picturing this, and wondering if Miss Heyer did indeed
have a Phrygian hat in mind when she wrote tha
The reference you are thinking of comes from chapter 10 of 'Frederica' by
Georgette Heyer.
'She had been the mistress of her father's household for too long to suffer
agonies of shyness; the orange-blossom dress made for her by Miss Chibbet, and
given a touch of a la modality by Charis's clever
At 04:02 03/03/2006, you wrote:
Well, this is really fascinating, because I read about it as a part
of an ensemble worn to a Regency ball -- not a particularly young
woman, but also (I believe), not of the old, turbaned dowager
variety. I can't imagine such a thing being worn w/ a formal
ball
On Thursday 02 March 2006 11:02 pm, Kathryn Parke wrote:
> Well, this is really fascinating, because I read about it as a part of an
> ensemble worn to a Regency ball -- not a particularly young woman, but also
> (I believe), not of the old, turbaned dowager variety. I can't imagine
> such a thing
The phrygian hat is also called "the Liberty hat" and is worn by the French
"Lady Liberty", Marianne.
It was about the time of the French revolution that it became popular.
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france_159/discovering-france_2005/france-f
rom-to-z_1978/the-symbols-of-the-republic-and-bas
Well, this is really fascinating, because I read about it as a part of an
ensemble worn to a Regency ball -- not a particularly young woman, but also (I
believe), not of the old, turbaned dowager variety. I can't imagine such a
thing being worn w/ a formal ballgown, and (although I don't claim
usan B. Farmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Mar 2, 2006 12:03 AM
>To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: [h-cost] Alexandrian cap
>
>Quoting Kathryn Parke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>> Alas, that helps me not -- what does a Phrygian st
Quoting Kathryn Parke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Alas, that helps me not -- what does a Phrygian style hat look like? : )
google image search is your friend
http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&q=phrygian+hat&btnG=Search
Susan
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Susan Farmer
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University of Tenne
Kind of like a Smurf hat...
It's soft and fits to the head, except for a tip at the top that
tends to point or lie forward.
-Carol
Alas, that helps me not -- what does a Phrygian style hat look like? : )
otsisto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Would it not be a Phrygian style
Alas, that helps me not -- what does a Phrygian style hat look like? : )
otsisto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Would it not be a Phrygian style hat?
-Original Message-
Could someone either describe or point me to a picture of an Alexandrian
cap? I've googled to no avail.
Thank you
Would it not be a Phrygian style hat?
-Original Message-
Could someone either describe or point me to a picture of an Alexandrian
cap? I've googled to no avail.
Thank you!
KP
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