What widows wore: Victorian fashions for mourning 05:24. When it comes to the color of mourning for the dead, Black remains the OLD Black . . . and never more so then at this time of year.

Tour groups saw the historic estate and actors dressed in mourning fashion and learned about customs appropriate to the late 1800’s. Completed circa 1830, Wynnewood is the largest 19th century ...

Oct. 2—From black-draped cloths over mirrors to an old wooden coffin resting on a stand in the hallway, the mourning period of the Victorian era is now on full display at Merrehope. Back for its ...

KINSTON — Step back in time with the CSS Neuse Museum to explore the captivating customs of Victorian-era mourning with the program “Mourning Etiquette, Rituals, and Jewelry in the Victorian ...

Author Bernadette Loeffel-Atkins talked about mourning during the Victorian era. She described the different rituals for men, women, and children when a family member died and how the Civil War ...

It is estimated that 2 percent of the American population died as a result of the Civil War. That represents a lot of deceased people to be mourned. And since ...

London Fashion Week featured sweeping black Victorian-inspired gowns. While New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has just played host to a smash-hit exhibition of mourning attire. Kim Kelly ...