PLATE XL
A TCHEREMHISIAN WOMAN,
IN HER SUMMER DRESS.
D URis^G the summer months these people wear nothing at all over
their shift, which, as is seen in the Plate, does not quite reach to the
bottom of their drawers. This shift comes close up to the throat, and
down to the wrists; tlie collar, wristbands, and seams are all curiously
ornamented and embroidered with wool of different colours. There is
also a large buckle, where it opens on the bosom; and it is fantastically
worked round the bottom. Their girdles are of various colours, and
tie on the side, with the ends hanging down. Their bonnet also is
different, and partakes more of the form of the head: it is a good deal
ornamented, and turns up before.
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