[Northkeep] Scots

Horn, Trisha D. tdhorn at saintfrancis.com
Wed Oct 29 14:08:11 PST 2003


Chris,

Try this site, for a starter...
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/index.htm

Raghnailt

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Graue, Chris [SMTP:Chris.Graue at benham.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, October 29, 2003 14:46
> To:	Northkeep (E-mail)
> Subject:	[Northkeep] Scots
> 
> I was wondering... when people think of Scots, they think "kilts"... but
> the
> kind you see most, knee-length, is more of a men's style, isn't it? Did
> the
> women wear the same style kilt or did they even wear their tartan in the
> home at all? Trying to settle on a culture is proving to be most
> agrivating
> for me. Just when I think I'll go with one, I start considering another.
> Also, traditionally, girls are named by both their family's names
> (example:
> my grandmother's mother was Scott and her father was Buchanon, so they
> named
> my grandmother Lila (mother's given name) Scott Buchanon, but when she
> married my grandfather, she dropped Scot and took "B" as her middle
> name)...
> so if they are named with 2 separate clans' names, which tartan does she
> wear? At the Scottish games, I asked one of them and they said it didn't
> matter... but did it back in the day?
> 
> Anyone with info on Scottish women's garb info, I would appreciate it...
> oh,
> and anyone with info on middle eastern women stuff, too... my options are
> wide open here. The lovely thing about middle eastern, say an arabian
> nation, would be IF i ever got a horse it would be arabian and then I
> could
> participate in equestrian events and the horse would fit the persona!!! I
> love arabians! They're so beautiful... the one at Namron was gorgeously
> decorated and made me want one more than ever!
> 
> Chris, the confused
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