Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

San Antonio Light in San Antonio, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1908

Page

8

Mourning Dress Trends Frowned Upon By Fashion Worriers

The feature surveys posthumous attire in Victorian mourning, noting a shift from heavy black to white and black blends. It details garment styles, accessories, and etiquette, including caps, veils, and parasols, with vivid descriptions of widowly dress codes and social expectations in New York.

Eleanor Glyn Kino Japan Meade Elothea Dag New York Halle York Boumanit Gtates Deal Kierley Momiher

Midsummer Widow Fashion Pieces and Hats Revealed

A fragmented fashion notice describes The Midsummer Widow items including scarlet cushions and fancy work, picture boots, ingenue hats, and dull jet jewelry. It mentions a Ute RUK Jacket, white fur trim, and materials mixture of quigatte and ballate with a focus on stylish accessories for a wedding season.

Midsummer Widow Quigatte Ballate Allie Pena de Ave White Honey Bros Gribjerey Park Ghina India Cleopatra Tereo Rhisestonts Enya Brgiedlig Herman Oeirichs Leoausa Aiwiss Soma Maideua Ava Wasa

Birth Stone And The Widow In The Midsummer Tale

A fragmentary account blends botanical curiosities with fashion notes about widows in mourning. It describes stones, fabrics, and gowns in a late 1800s or early 20th century style, mentioning Borgia, royal symbolism, and elaborate dress details while noting the social role of mourning attire and the theatricality of the era.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Evan Mack Sunlo Sigmsat Brighton Cripe Charlotte Corday Om Been van Hal Tha Ft Ack Ras Pe No mm Bla Od Hey Willy Wed Cima Varleky Yalling Aluminuty Arba Hlat Bilwarid Avsd Hermes Apincaute Holy Well Jon Willom Hmaummer Widkiy Aten Barchunee Jaye Frinsons Pha Netleaiy Biebrir Ey Aber
Search Courier

Search the San Antonio Light Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The San Antonio Light?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication