Related: "hair wreaths" were a surprisingly common pass-time for women in the Victorian age.

https://saukcountyhistory.org/the-hair-wreath

https://mainestatemuseum.org/hair-wreaths/

https://civilwartalk.com/threads/the-art-of-victorian-hair-w...

Taking a tour of the Gatsby Mansion in Victoria, BC, we saw dozens of examples of hair wreaths and similar constructions of human hair. Interesting but slightly creepy.

Two years hard labor for attempted suicide? What were these people thinking...?