Oh, I remember the pictures of her on the day of JFK’s funeral. The veil added a certain poignancy to the images.
I always wear a veil in church — a mantilla, worn with the veil trailing down my back. But I wanted to comment on your post regarding mourning veils which cover the face:
Back in the old days when every woman wore a veil (or hat) to church, I used to see mourning veils all the time. As a child, I didn’t really know why they were worn over the face, but I do now.
Today, when attending a funeral, I am usually the most heartbroken by the obvious grief on the faces of those closest to the deceased. I’ve often wished I didn’t have to see such an intimate emotion, and that the bereaved were not forced by convention to display it so publicly. The mourning veil, I think, spared the widow from having to do so. IMO, that’s a good thing, and should I survive my own husband, I shall take advantage of the privacy a mourning veil will offer me.
Regards,