A History of Mourning
by Richard Davey
Publisher: McCorquodale & Co., Limited 1890
ISBN/ASIN: 1462259863
Number of pages: 128
Description:
Although tradition has not informed us whether our first parents made any marked change in their scanty garments on the death of their near relatives, it is certain that the fashion of wearing mourning and the institution of funereal ceremonies and rites are of the most remote antiquity.
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