At 18:58 01/06/2008, you wrote: >Don't nurses wear veils in the UK? I remember from several movies... >Monica Nurses don't wear actual veils, but caps, some of which are very, very elaborate. St. Thomas's "sisters" used to wear a cap called a Nightingale, which was a nightmare to fold and starch. Some Matrons seem to have worn veil-like headdresses, and used to march along corridors like ships in full sail.
Nuns still wear veils here, but fairly simple, going by the nuns from the place just off Oxford Street, In London's West End. Suzi >In a message dated 5/31/2008 10:52:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >I think nurse's caps were more of a professional symbol, though. > > >**************** > >I wonder how nun's veils play into this. Sisters of mercy, y'know. Many >nuns >were nurses y'know, from the beginning. > > > >**************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with >Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. >(http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002) >_______________________________________________ >h-costume mailing list >h-costume@mail.indra.com >http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > >_______________________________________________ >h-costume mailing list >h-costume@mail.indra.com >http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
