[22] The mourning dress on the right was worn by Queen Victoria, "it shows the traditional touches of mourning attire, which she wore from the death of her husband, Prince Albert (18191861), until her own death." [23] Norms for mourning Manners and Rules of Good Society, or, Solecisms to be Avoided (London, Frederick Warne & Co., 1887) gives clear instructions, such as the following: [24] The complexity of these etiquette rules extends to specific mourning periods and attire for siblings, step-parents, aunts and uncles distinguished by blood and by marriage, nieces, nephews, first and second cousins, children, infants, and "connections" (who were entitled to ordinary mourning for a period of "13 weeks, depending on level of intimacy")
She sews her own traditional cotton dresses and rolls her own jingles, in the traditional way from the lids of Copenhagen snuff cans
Dressing for a job on Wall Street is generally more conservative looking
It is the most dazzling night of the year, after all