Reply #212: None of the major Protestant denominations require head coverings for women.

[amandabeech]

Roman Catholics do not require them any more, except in exceptional circumstances, like meeting the Pope. Certainly you remember first ladies wearing black dresses or suits and a black lace head covering when posing with the Pope.

Amish, some Mennonites and related groups require women to wear a little cap, which is often of a very lightweight material most if not all of the time. The size of the cap varies.

What DUers refer to as "Fundamentalists," like Southern Baptists, do not require women to wear a head covering at any time.

In the old days, women and girls wore hats to religious services much more often because that was the way to get dressed up, and all people dressed up for church (and other occasions) much more back then. The Easter outfit was a new dressed up spring ensemble. I'm old enough to remember wearing a head band trimmed with lace and ribbon instead of a hat. The head band look was haute couture for little girls in 1962! I only lacked the white cotton anklets with the lace trim at the top. No lace for Amanda!