can this possibly be a FIRST? I mean there could be all manner of atrocity hidden away under those coverings, so they are really buying the proverbial, pig in a poke, aren’t they?
In Ottoman Turkey, high-born ladies used the required coverings to escape detection so that they could engage in illicit assignations under the “protection” of escorting eunuchs. Perhaps, since eunuch slaves are no longer in plentiful supply, such behavior is no longer feasible.
As always, beware of unintended consequences.