The garb initially also included the so-called frock coat and an umbrella, which was always brought along just in case. The men’s red handkerchiefs were sometimes replaced with beautiful velvet handkerchiefs (display cabinet on the left) decorated with buttons (grape motifs). The male outfit usually included an elegant pocket watch with a chain made from the wife’s hair.

The women’s garb, in particular, has changed several times over the last 150 years. The various smaller pictures in the corner showcase the original designs of the garb. The fichu was made in the last century in the village. You can see two of these knitted and woven kerchiefs in the display cabinet on the left. Contemporary fichus probably have roughly the same pattern, however, the fabrics have been printed with fringes added and were mostly obtained from the Czech Republic in the 1920s and 1930s. In the 1930s and 1950s, women also increasingly started to use exquisitely embroidered silk fichus in different colours.

The headdress of the garb wearers is also quite different. The cap that was worn on Sundays and holidays was adorned with colourful flowers, visible in the display cabinet on the left. Black caps were worn whenever there was a bereavement. Each cap was slightly different, depending on which cap maker had produced it.

The so-called Nebelspalter, a cocked hat also known as tricorne, was reserved to the slightly more well-off garb wearers or peasant women. This cap for festive occasions was highly valuable and received more and more gold-thread embroidery over time. One cap, which dates from the last century, only has gold embroidery at the brim. This embroidery was getting more vibrant until the 1950s, which is also illustrated by the pattern of the garb bearer on the right.

Ebersweier also had quite a few garb wearers. The display cabinet on the left showcases two traditional garb caps from Ebersweier. Men used to wear the fox fur hats in the winter months. However, the band and the so-called Pfingstreiter, horsemen of the traditional Pentecost horse ride procession, wore these caps as well until the beginning of the 1950s.