"...the mantilla, which is black or white, like the veil of the Moslem women, the cowl of the penitent, the mitre of the pontiff and helmet of the conqueror; the mantilla, which serves to crown woman and, at the same time, to conceal her and make her shimmer more alluringly."
An illustration from the book "Letters From Spain" written and illustrated by Karel Capek, translated by Paul Selver, published by George Bles, London, 1931. Capek, (1890-1938), the Czech writer best known for his plays, wrote a number of travel books in an amused and urbane style which suffused his accompanying drawings as well. . He invented the word 'robot'.

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