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What do you notice about this Quaker clothing?
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More about Phoebe’s Light
Phoebe Starbuck has always adjusted her sails and rudder to the whims of her father. Now, for the first time, she’s doing what she wants to do: marrying Captain Phineas Foulger and sailing far away from Nantucket. As she leaves on her grand adventure, her father gives her two gifts, both of which Phoebe sees little need for. The first is an old sheepskin journal from Great Mary, her highly revered great-grandmother. The other is a “minder” on the whaling ship in the form of cooper Matthew Mitchell, a man whom she loathes.
Soon Phoebe discovers that life at sea is no easier than life on land. Lonely, seasick, and disillusioned, she turns the pages of Great Mary’s journal and finds herself drawn into the life of this noble woman. To Phoebe’s shock, her great-grandmother has left a secret behind that carries repercussions for everyone aboard the ship, especially her husband the captain and her shadow the cooper. This story within a story catapults Phoebe into seeing her life in an entirely new way–just in time.
In this brand-new series, bestselling author Suzanne Woods Fisher brings her signature twists and turns to bear on a fascinating new faith community: the Quakers of colonial-era Nantucket Island.
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The women’s clothing was simple and plain with no lace or decorations and muted colors but not black as it is a sign of mourning. The bonnet is a tunnel style with a lengthened brim and the shawl comes to points.
No strings to tie on bonnett plain clothing difference in color from old order amish and modern amish which have strings on hats
I left a “lengthy” comment in the Rafflecopter widget but know that sometimes doesn’t work well. So here is my comment as well……
They use muted colors as opposed to the Old Order Amish and Puritans. The skirt is a patchwork and the lower 2/3 of the skirt is a quilted material that adds warmth for the cold of the Massachusets or Nantucket area. The hat tunnels the face blocking out intruders glimpses of wearer as well as restricting the outward/sideward viewing of the one who wears the bonnet. It is pleated or ruffled in the back or dome to allow for massing the woman’s hair.
I left my answer in the Rafflecopter widget. Here it is as well since I know the Rafflecopter widget might not like longer information in its comments
They use muted colors as opposed to the Old Order Amish and Puritans. The skirt is a patchwork and the lower 2/3 of the skirt is a quilted material that adds warmth for the cold of the Massachusets or Nantucket area. The hat tunnels the face blocking out intruders glimpses of wearer as well as restricting the outward/sideward viewing of the one who wears the bonnet. It is pleated or ruffled in the back or dome to allow for massing the woman’s hair.