Spain Costume Details

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The hair is dressed as follows: the front and the back hair are separated by a parting from ear to ear; the front hair is coiled intoa knot on the brow and pinned temporarily; the back hair is tied with a cord, separated into strands, and dampened; the strands, sometimes numbering as many as thirty-two, are braided into a wide, flat-plait; the end of the plait is fastened to the top of the plait; the looped plait is laid over the back of the head and tied through the middle; the front hair is unpinned and parted through the middle; a small round mat of false hair is pinned on either side just above the ear; the front hair is wound around this mat and fastened in place; the whole coil of hair, false and real, is covered with another mat of false hair, crimped in short waves; silver hairpins with knobs of filigree are placed around the edge of the mat. A bow of black velvet is sometimes worn over the cord at the centre of the chignon.