The mothers in evidence at one school seemed to be in uniform: velvet headbands, patent-leather flats.

If my daughter were to go there, would she end up in velvet headbands, too?

Two dozen pretty faces, enhanced by velvet headbands, pearls, gold earrings, or heirloom cameo pins, turned expectantly to the head of the table.

The campus is just blocks from Bronxville's shopping strip, more suited to wealthy matrons with velvet headbands than students with green hair and pierced noses.

(Black velvet headbands and "three-ply" flannel nightgowns that could be "sold in the contraceptive department of the drug store.")

She wore it swept back from her face with a velvet headband.

And he looked up at her calm forehead under the velvet headband.

SHE was dressed in a blue suit and white blouse and wore a blue velvet headband.

The velvet headband has gone, along with the over-tailored suits.