Earlier this year, we examined the airy linen version of the tiered frock, which was designed for those breezy, summery days
However, following the BurmeseSiamese wars between 17591760, 17651767 and repeated Burmese invasions into Ayutthaya, Central Thai women began cutting their hair in a crew-cut short style, which remained the national hairstyle until the 1900s
"In this ceremony, the lid of a sake barrel is broken open with a wooden mallet, symbolizing breaking open the future and inviting good fortune," says Ishimura
Clean off the sanding grit
1861 was also a significant date in American history, as April of that year saw the official beginning of the American Civil War, a four-year period that ended with approximately 620,000 military deathstwo-thirds by diseaseand 50,000 civilian deaths (Livermore et al)