Posted by Nellie on November 8, 2013, 5:52 pm, in reply to "Re: Clearer shot"
A mark of grandeur indeed. Some have got it, some are born to it, and others buy it, if that is possible.
--Previous Message-- : There is no any rule that forbids ladies to : wear diadems. Before the industrialization : in the late 19th and early 20th C, wealth : was almost always connected with large : estates and lands, on their turn almost : always connected with nobles and patricians. : So maybe there comes the idea that a diadem : is something connected to nobility. : : As soon as others outside nobility and : patriciate started to accumulate wealth as : well and got access to the beau monde and : haute société, they started to wear grand : jewels as well. : : :