I don't know for sure if the pattern is the same, but while cleaning out my grandmother's house after she died, I came across this little device:
This litte fan-shaped cloth is worn on the head by wrapping the string around one's hair tied in in a bun. The bun is left exposed out the back.
It is unlikely my grandmother would have worn one of these herself (she was only born in 1917) -- more likely it belonged to her mother or aunt, from whom she inherited many odd Edwardian clothing items and doo-dads. Obviously grandma's is less formal than the one shown in the illustration above. I'm not sure what sort of occasions these hats were worn for... can anyone shed some light?
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