Objectively, no man or woman looks nice in a t-shirt and no man will ever look polished wearing short sleeves.

they dress like NO at my sspx chapel..

Oh no!

Bonnet History

During the 19th century, women of Western Europe and North America always wore head coverings outdoors or in public. Women kept their hair covered due to modesty, ...religious beliefs[]. Bonnets were the predominant headgear for women for most of the century.

I have a feeling that many of those women were puritanical heretical prots. 

For example, the wearing of bonnets by women is still alive and well in certain circles today, including this heretical anabaptist:



Further, of my family photos from the late 19th century (all Catholic), none of the women were wearing bonnets.

Hats and bonnets.  

I claim no high cultural ground here, but I did have another interesting experience which reinforced my belief that some do appreciate the value of good grooming and dressing nicely (which needn't be expensively), including the younger generation.

Yesterday afternoon and evening I was working at the funeral home for a visitation and Rosary and responded to two First Calls.  I was "dressed down" a bit ... grey slacks, dark blue blazer, the tie had a bit of color ... for a formal funeral I would be in a black suit with a black and silver tie ... a white dress shirt always.

Afterwards I stopped at Costco to put gas in the car.  As I finished I heard a voice say "Do you mind if I give you a compliment?"  It was the fuel station attendant, mid to late 20's probable.  He said "You dress very nicely" or something to that affect.  I thanked him.

Of course, one dresses in a manner suitable for the task at han, but in earlier days a "coat and tie" was the gentleman's norm for going out and running errands, not just for church, funerals, and weddings.  I watched the "All Creatures Great and Small" series on PBS and observed that this standard was both practical and practiced.