Dora would know all about big, imposing hats. They made a fashion statement one hundred years ago. No woman went out without her bonnet. Nor did she leave home without her fan or her parasol. Parasols weren’t just for rain. They kept the sun off faces. Class consciousness had a great deal to do with milady’s fair complexion. Parasols could also be used to keep off the attentions of unwanted suitors or just rabble. Using her parasol as a weapon Clementine Churchill once defended her husband against a mob of suffragettes. All pictures are posted on www.edwardwarethrillers.org.