I have one of a cousin's grandmother dressed that way. Bette ----- Original Message ----- From: "marys1015" <[email protected]> To: "Hungary" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 8:30 PM Subject: [HUNGARY] Hungarian clothing > Hello Listers, > > I recently received a photograph of one of my Hungarian > great-grandmothers. Anna (Sztolyar-Hvizsdtsak) TIMKO/BORAI, was born 1858 > in Hardicsa, Zemplen Megye, Hungary (Zemplin Hardiste, Slovakia). The > picture, taken in a studio about 1910, shows her with her daughter Maria > TIMKO, age 17, and two BORAI step-daughters. The step-daughters appear to > be about 7 and 10 years old. Her second husband, Andrew BORAI, is not in > the picture. > > Great-grandmother is 52 years old. She is wearing a long black dress and > what appears to be a pillbox hat covering the front of her hair under a > headscarf. The headscarf is tied very neatly and frames her face. I've > seen pictures of other Hungarian ladies with similar head coverings and > dressed in black. > > I'm wondering if she is wearing a traditional morning outfit. I don't know > when her second husband, Mr. Borai, died. Please tell me about the dress > and head covering worn by women in this time period. > > Thank you very much. > > Best Regards, > Mary Nagy > > Timko, Sztolyar, Hvizsdtsak, Stolyar, Hvizdak, Borai > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >