called gallolah T h e h a ir is le ft u p o n th e ik in , and w o rn on th e
outfide o f th e ih o e, w h ic h w o u ld re n d e r it ilippery to wa lk w ith ,
efpecially o n th e ice, unlefs th e people h a d th e p re c a u tio n to fmge
th e h a ir, a n d th u s by g iv in g i t a m o re u n ev en furface, m ak e it
fu fcep tib le o f friction. T h is is th e m o re neceffary fo r c h ild ren ,
w h o w o u ld o th e rw iie m e e t w ith m a n y falls a n d a cc id en ts. T h e re
are ihoes w h ic h have foies o f ie a lik in , a n d th e u p p e r-le a th e r o f
fome th in n e r fo rt, e ith e r ta n n e d o r u n ta n n e d . T h is k in d o f ihoe
is chiefly w o rn b y th o fe w h o are m u c h o n th e w a te r. T h e L a p lan
d e r m ak e s ufe n e ith e r o f b u ck le or la tc h e t, b u t fattens his ihoes
w ith a th o n g tw ille d ro u n d his a n c le . T h e b e tte r to preferve his
fe et from th e cold, h e fills his Ihoes w ith llraw o r rufhes. As his
pan ta lo o n s do n o t re ach d ow n to his heels, his fo o t is c o n feq u en tly
p u t in to th e ih o e n a k ed . T h e llr aw a n d ru ihes are th ere fo re c are fully
difpofed w ith in fid e th e ih o e, a n d a t n ig h t ta k e n o u t to d ry ,
th a t th e y m ay be fit for ufe th e n e x t m o rn in g ; a n d w h e n th is
lin in g will ferve n o lo n g er, a fre ih o n e is fo u g h t for.
T h e L a p la n d w om e n m ak e a k in d o f b o o t for fale, th e foie o f
w h ic h , as w ell as th e u p p e r-le a th e r, w ith th e heel-pieces, are c om -
pofed o f th e h id e o f th e re in -d e e r’s legs, w ith th e h a ir o u tw a rd s.
T h e o th e r pa rts, fu c h as th e in n e r foie, th e legs, an d th e k n e e -
top s, a re o f c lo th , th e la tte r b e in g ne atly w o rk e d w ith tin fe l wire.
T h e f e boots are fa tten ed above th e k n e e w ith a ilra p , from w h ic h
h an g s a toffel made o f ih reds o f c lo th . T h e to e o f th is fo rt o f
b o o t, w h ic h is called b y th e L ap lan d e rs facpolak, ends in a ih a rp
p o in t.
T h e
T h e m e n we ar le a th e rn belts o rn am e n te d w ith tin , to th e
fore p a rt o f w h ic h is fa tten ed a p o u c h , w h ic h holds to b a c co for
ch ew in g . T o th e h in d e r p a r t o f th e b e lt feveral th o n g s o f le a th e r
are a tta ch e d , o rn am e n te d w ith tin balls, keys, a n d o th e r th in g s.
A k n ife in a ih e a th is alfo f tu c k in th e b e lt, a n d a n um b e r o f
rin g s are h a n g in g d ow n by th o n g s o f le a th e r. T h e w om e n m ak e
b e lts for fale, w o rk ed o n th e o u tfid e w ith tin , an d lin e d w ith
ik in s .
W e have th u s fully defcribed th e drefs o f th e male L ap lan d e r,
a n d {hall n ow p roceed w ith th a t o f th e female.
T h e L a p la n d w om e n w e a r caps, fom etim e s o f wo o llen , b u t
o ften e r m ad e o f lin e n . T h e woollen caps are o f kerfey o r o th e r
c lo th , a n d are p u t to g e th e r w ith tw o pieces, o n e o f w h ic h covers
th e h in d e r p a r t o f th e h e ad an d n e ck , th e o th e r th e tem p le a n d
forehead. A lo n g th e feams o f th e fe tw o pieces a ftrip e o f y ellow
coloured c lo th is fewed : th e low e r p a r t o f th e cap is trim m e d
w ith ye llow o r w h ite tin fe l, o r fome o th e r b o rd e r o f a fliowy
n a tu r e ; o r w a n tin g th a t , o n e o f c lo th o f a differen t co lo u r fu p -
plies its p la c e : i t has lik ewife a tin fe l rib b an d , o f a gold or filver
co lo u r. T h e miffionary fpeaks o f a poor L a p la n d w om a n , w h o
h a d h e r cap tie d w ith a b an d e au o f th e ik in o f a fa im o n o f a w h ite
c o lo u r ; b u t w h ic h in o th e r refpedts refembled th o fe before d e fcribed.
T h e lin e n caps differ from th o fe o f wo ollen, am o n g
o th e r th in g s , by being, bo rd e red w ith m ore e leg an t iluffs.
Before th e L a p la n d w om a n p u ts o n h e r cap, ih e ad ju fts a ro u n d
k n o b or b u tto n , w h ic h is o n th e to p o f it, an d , h av in g p u t th e cap