tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post1544301009211771292..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Woman Reads, Wearing a Bonnet Indoors—Really?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-14531918159284604662018-08-26T01:42:39.110-04:002018-08-26T01:42:39.110-04:00The hat might make it easier to read in conditions...The hat might make it easier to read in conditions of glare. Also protects the complexion.Bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594214770417497135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-50570451124320404622018-08-22T00:32:18.251-04:002018-08-22T00:32:18.251-04:00William McGregor Paxton painted two pictures of wo...William McGregor Paxton painted two pictures of women wearing hats and reading. A lady in a wonderful green hat with cherries on it, reading/looking through a picture album and another of a blue hatted lady in a kimono jacket with a blue book http://readingandart.blogspot.com/2015/01/william-mcgregor-paxton.html<br /><br />Merrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00022565372969180953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-54095149413684699282018-08-21T18:15:49.489-04:002018-08-21T18:15:49.489-04:00When paying a call, a lady is not required to remo...When paying a call, a lady is not required to remove her bonnet. She usually visits for only 15-20 minutes, and may make many calls in one morning, so it would ruin a woman's hair to Don and doff a bonnet so often. It seems odd, however, to read during a visit, unless the woman is reading aloud. She may be sharing a favorite psalm, prayer, or other writing. Reading aloud was a common form of entertainment, especially for the elderly who might have poor eyesight.<br /><br />I also see that this lady is wearing a bonnet and dress from 1830-1840, not the Georgian era.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038443138491816069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-5431213990303674482018-08-21T11:21:23.257-04:002018-08-21T11:21:23.257-04:00I agree with Caroline Linden all the way! Many a t...I agree with Caroline Linden all the way! Many a time I have been all ready to go and waiting on someone else; the most natural thing in the world for an avid reader to do is to pick up her book again, however briefly. I am so pleased to see that artists have captured some of these moments in time; they bring back pleasant memories.quiltingcatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633879104833762941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-45048372120091736172018-08-21T09:45:49.438-04:002018-08-21T09:45:49.438-04:00I'm just sayin'.... It's happened more...I'm just sayin'.... It's happened more than once that I was ready to go before everyone else, so I sat down and snuck in a few pages of reading, wearing my coat and boots--if you take them off people accuse you of not being ready to go, and one mustn't cede that moral high ground. Caroline Lindennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-2352767979866315192018-08-21T09:38:47.218-04:002018-08-21T09:38:47.218-04:00I dug up this from Emily Post on the etiquette of ...I dug up this from Emily Post on the etiquette of wearing hats -- http://emilypost.com/advice/hats-off-hat-etiquette-for-everyone/Joanna Waughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937016622242214240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-41235958136501547962018-08-21T09:34:03.458-04:002018-08-21T09:34:03.458-04:00Thank you—this was fascinating. I really was intri...Thank you—this was fascinating. I really was intrigued by the painting. Did you by any chance come across who the artist was?<br />(Aren't rabbit holes fun?)Lil Marekhttp://www.lillianmarek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-18979924910390731892018-08-21T09:33:05.646-04:002018-08-21T09:33:05.646-04:00One of my pet peeves is guys wearing hats indoors ...One of my pet peeves is guys wearing hats indoors -- cowboy hats, baseball hats... A fellow is supposed to uncover his head when he steps across the threshhold.Joanna Waughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937016622242214240noreply@blogger.com