Woman is defined by an ancient writer to be an “animal that delights in finery”; and it is to be feared the annals of dress in every land, the most savage as well as the most civilized, will but prove the truth of the assertion.
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Funeral Boat. Tomb of the Kings.—Thebes.
A caul is a very ancient head-dress; it is mentioned in the Bible, and by many old writers; it was usually made of net-work, of gold or silk, and enclosed all the hair. Some were set with jewels, and were very heavy and of great value. In the time of Virgil cauls were much worn:—
Her head with ringlets of her hair is crowned,
And in a golden caul the curls are bound.
Her hair’s fair ornaments, the braids that bound,