Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:

> "Ophelia" > looking for trouble wrote in
> news >
> >
> > "Joseph Littleshoes" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> It is fun but i am always jealous that the women get to wear the
> more
> >> beautiful clothing and jewellery. ORdinary street clothing aint
> that
> >> much different for men and women these days but with evening or
> formal
> >> clothes, the women get all the good stuff. If i were in better
> >> physical
> >> shape (bad back) would probly don a ball gown and tiara and go over
> to
> >> the Castro this evening, but waking with a stick in a ball gown is
> >> just
> >> not really done, im still a bit top young to portray the legendary
> 'Grand Dame".
> >
> > You were just born too late Joseph. In the ages past, men wore
> > spectacular clothing.
>
> They also had fabulous wigs.
>
> Michael
>

Did you know that the "Tiara" the Queen of England wears on the postage
stamps and the money was originally made for George IV, her great -
great - great uncle George IV, iirc?

Most "Tiaras" perch on the top of the head or are in someway an accent
or accouterment to a Ladies head, being generally representative of a
'courtesy title' not the Ladies by right but rather as a courtesy of her
husband. The Tiara the Queen wears on the postage stamps and money was
originally made to go over the court wigs the Georgians, specifically
George IV wore. And wraps around, fits over, the presant Queens entire
head.

The Austrians used to love to adorn their warriors in jewels, i have
several pictures of Austrian Archdukes wearing more jewelry than their
wives.
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Joseph Litleshoes