THE VENERABLE HOOD
_“Paul saith, that a woman ought to have a Power on her head. This
Power that some of them have is disguised gear and strange fashions.
They must wear French Hoods—and I cannot tell you—I—what to call it.
And when they make them ready and come to the Covering of their Head
they will say, ‘Give me my French Hood, and Give me my Bonnet or my
Cap.’ Now here is a Vengeance-Devil; we must have our Power from Turkey
of Velvet, and gay it must be; far-fetched and dear-bought; and when it
cometh it is a False Sign.”_
—Sermon, ARCHBISHOP LATIMER, 1549.
_“Hoods are the most ancient covering for the head and far more elegant
and useful than the more modern fashion of hats, which present a
useless elevation, and leave the neck and ears completely exposed.”_
—“Glossary of Ecclesiastical Ornament and Costume,” PUGIN, 1868.