On Tuesday 06 March 2007 11:00 pm, Susan Carroll-Clark wrote: > Greetings-- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 3/5/2007 8:57:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> the bride in the correct > >> colour. > > > > NO they didn't! There was not anything near the bright coral red they > > should have been wearing! What were you watching?..'cause it wasn't the > > same thing I saw. > > What I saw was veiling and clothes in various shades of flame > orange--which I understood was correct. I apologize if I got it > wrong--but it was definitely not white, for instance. Someone was > clearly trying for the right colour. And the wording (which was what > I'm more familiar with) was more or less right.
I'm not familiar with the HBO series you're discussing (I don't even have a cable subscription) but I'm somewhat familiar with the costume issue being discussed. My understanding is that the veil worn by brides in ancient Rome was "flame colored," but I was not aware that there was any kind of consensus about what color that actually meant. What is your source for the flammeum being "coral red"? I'm curious. -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss Bank." -- Woody Allen _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
