During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, fashionable women wouldn’t consider travelling without a black velvet mask, called a vizard, to protect their complexion from the sun, from the dust kicked up by horses, and from gritty, polluted city air. Such… Read More
Why are barns usually red? Early 19th century farmers believed the color absorbed sunlight and kept barns warmer in winter. They made red paint by mixing milk with rust shavings from metal fences and nails.
Source: Shenkman and Reiger: One-Night Stands with American History