Queen Victoria parted her hair in the center and wore buns and curls in the back and the rest of the western world followed suit.

Civil war women's hairstyles. At balls and formal affairs other styles commonly worn were elaborate braids arranged around the head sausage curls or ringlets. Rolling the front sections is a good way to hide modern bangs and layers. Mississippi Woman Fights the Confederate Blues with a Bonnet.

Hairstyles in the Civil War period typically had a part in the middle and the hair pulled back into a bun braids or curls and toward the end of the Civil War period the hairstyles became larger and the use of additional hair fillers aka rats and. Often women would confine their hair in buns at the nape of their neck with a knitted snood. Miss Veras Millinery has a great collection of Civil War bonnets.

A ladys hair was always smooth and confined. Malmaison roses Blue velvet pansies Lilac velvet petunias Tufts of white feathers Mother-of-pearl butterflies Sprays of lilies-of-the-valley Wreaths of white forget-me-nots and Enameled blue and green golden serpents. If you are reenacting a lady at home you can leave your head bare if you like.

Step one- Tie your hair in a mid pony tail make sure your pony isnt too high or too low. Snoods many reenactors call them hair nets but I have heard them refered to as either or would be made of a light cotton or yarn. A list of hair ornamentation included.

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The younger women would wear them in lighterbrighter colors. If your hair is long you can loop the braid or twist lower like she did. Older women would wear the color that went best with their hair color.