Overland Trail Museum’s History Café took a dark turn this month, just in time for Halloween, with a focus on “Victorian Mourning and ... black band around their hat, while women were to ...

In the 1800s, public mourning rather than private grieving was a way of life. Victorian social etiquette laid down strict social rules for mourning, from the clothing worn to the Victorian etiquette ...

Kate, Camilla and Sophie were among many women wearing traditional black hats and 'mourning veils' to signify their sorrow. Mourning veils are traditional - though not compulsory - for female ...

Gettysburg-area author Bernadette Loeffel-Atkins answers this question in her fascinating booklet, Widow's Weeds and Weeping Veils ... of Civil War and then Victorian mourning rituals and customs.

Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle both followed traditional royal clothing etiquette to express their grief at Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, with the Princess of Wales wearing a 'mourning veil' and ...