Miss Manners: Mourning period used to require subdued jewelry, black clothing. How has that changed?

Published on: 08/18/2025

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The tradition of only wearing black to a funeral has mostly gone away.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: In a historical novel I was reading, a young woman was widowed, and she was bemoaning that she would have to wear only pearls -- no diamonds. Was that really a thing at one time?

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