Sketches of Foreign Travel, And Life At Sea; Including a Cruise On Board a Man-of-War, As Also a Visit to Spain, Portugal, the South of France, Italy .. 1
Sketches of Foreign Travel, And Life At Sea; Including a Cruise On Board a Man-of-War, As Also a Visit to Spain, Portugal, the South of France, Italy .. 1
Rockwell, Charles, 1806-1882
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It is pinned to the hair, just forward of the comb, and, covering the back of the head, the neck, and shoulders, ends in two embroidered points in front. Thus the face, and all of the head forward MINORCA AND BARCELONA. 79 of the ears, is exposed to view. Some of the poorer women wear mantillas of black woollen cloth. Thus the only dia- tinction of dress there is among females of all classes, con- sists in the diiferent quality of the materials used; and whether it be in church, in places of pu...blic amusement, or in walking the streets, a lady's hat or bonnet is rarely seen. It has been truly said, that this uniformity of black, in the dress of both women and men, produces a monotony of coloring, unfavorable to effect, so that when the French soldiers first came to Madrid, they used to say, that they had, at length, reached a truly Catholic city, peopled only by monks and nuns. Though this head-dress of the ladies may expose the face more than is befitting, still I am much pleased with the uniformity, and the entire absence of all show, which there is in this national costume of the Spanish.
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