On journeys, women wore a light, broad-brimmed petasos, which Figs. 8
and 11 represent, as a protection from the sun. At a late period the
head-dress of Athenian ladies, at home and for the street, consisted, in
addition to the customary veil, chiefly of different contrivances for
holding together their plentiful hair.
At an early period, Greek women wore longer or shorter veils, which
covered the face up to the eyes, and, falling over the neck and back in
heavy folds, covered the whole upper part of the body.
We often find instances of the exquisite taste of these head-dresses
in statuary and gems of ancient origin; at the same time it must be
confessed that most modern fashions, even the ugly ones, have their
models, if not in Greek, at least in Roman antiquity.
A ribbon used to be worn around the head, tied in front with an elaborate
knot. The net—after it the ’kerchief—was developed from the simple
ribbon, in the same manner as straps on the feet gradually became boots.
The head-dress of the women, as well as their costumes, were different at
different periods, as figures on preceding page illustrate.
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