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PLATE V.
A WOMAN OF FINLAND,
IN HER SUMMER HOLIDAY DRESS.
T H O S E females, who can afford it, dress in rather a more expensive
manner in summer, at least, on particular occasions. Their jacket and
petticoat are made of linen, embroidered all over with different colours,
and made with the greatest art and nicety. The short gown, or jacket,
is rather longer than common, and trimmed round the bottom with a
different colour : it reaches to the knees, and in front is ornamented
with beads. Their aprons arc, also, longer than common, painted in
different colours and patterns, embroidered, and richly decorated.
Their girdles are studded with ornaments, made of polished iron or
yellow copper, and are fastened before by means of ribands. They
wear various rows of mock pearls rovind their necks, while several
ribands are drawn through their large ear-rings, and fall down on their
shoulders. The sleeves of their shifts, which are very large and short,
are embroidered in different colours. Their heads are bound round
with long handkerchiefs, fastened behind, the ends of which fall
down to their heels. Under this head-dress there is a band of skin
about four inches wide, which covers their hair; this is studded all o^'er
with small shells and beads, and is also fringed at the ends.
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