It was a Spanish gypsy with her lace mantilla and the inevitable red rose in her hair.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
My cousin's wife had discharged her, but there was no ill-feeling, so she came to pay a complimentary call, in black lace mantilla and pink blouse.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
She could hardly breathe, but she dreaded having it removed till she recalled how dark it was; that it must be even darker, shut up in the chaise, and that she had on her large lace mantilla, with which she could well cover her face.
"The Master of the Ceremonies"
George Manville Fenn