She had wisps of grey hair poking out from under a black lace bonnet and wore a long black lace dress down to her feet.

Especially famous was the tall lace bonnet worn by the women, which covered only the top of the skull and extended to a triangle of fabric mounted on a base.

Even though she is in bed, she still wears mittens to hide the deformity of her hands, they are as indispensable to her as her lace sleeping bonnet.

Women in velvet dresses and lace bonnets curtsy.

Here you can find Mona Lisa milling around the kitchen while Whistler's mother, an icon of chilly maternity in a little lace bonnet, warms herself by the fireplace.

He did a touching, almost naive, portrait of her, sad and willowy in a blue gown and lace bonnet.

She removed the lace bonnet and apron and, because there was a basic honesty in Nanny, she tucked them in a pocket to give back to Mrs Plinge later.

Edith smiled and pushed a stray ribbon from her blue lace bonnet away from her face.

She looked just like a bustling matron, with her gray hair under a white lace bonnet, and a black wool and feather dress.

There was one exception: women wore beautiful lace bonnets, and the care with which they made them differ- entiated the meticulous housewife from the slovenly.