tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post1404239373516441645..comments2024-03-28T12:59:00.516-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Mourning DressDebbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-69362695203768264762017-02-13T12:40:40.499-05:002017-02-13T12:40:40.499-05:00I didn't realize the custom of black ribbons w...I didn't realize the custom of black ribbons was still in effect that way. Some Victorians covered any mirrors in the home with black crepe, hung "mourning wreaths" on their doors, etc. Death was "big business." I suppose it still is in some ways. Thanks for taking time to share this! Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-22417801566261387342017-02-12T08:21:34.706-05:002017-02-12T08:21:34.706-05:00Hi Stephanie, I enjoyed this post and it reminded ...Hi Stephanie, I enjoyed this post and it reminded me of a custom when I was small. In my small Kentucky town people would place black ribbons on their door or porch light after a death. I remember seeing them and even if I didn't know them I felt sorry the people living there. The black dresses reminded me of Scarlett O'Hara and her dismay over having to wear a dress that "washed her out". She, of course, had no deep feelings of loss for this husband who she had married out of spite! As you so eloquently expressed, a person's depth of grief isn't determined by outward displays!Connie Porter Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234596850866029756noreply@blogger.com