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Show Question of Dress. Few of the picturesque tribal costumes cos-tumes that depart In main essentials from the dress found convenient by .vestern civilization have succeeded In maintaining their traditional characteristics. charac-teristics. The Roumanian people ore among those whom the war has caused to forsake a distinctive national mule attire. This, In Its main lines, recalled re-called the costume of the Roman legionaries, le-gionaries, which was udopted by the nation when Roumaula formed the Koinaii Province of Dacla. It consisted con-sisted of a short white tunic, "bag-trousers" "bag-trousers" of white wool, and a curiously curi-ously embroidered coat. Many of these garments were carried away as loot by Invaders during the war, and the relief garments sent In from France, which ara of moro conventional design, de-sign, nre expected to drive the national costume Into disuse. Heavy demands, however, will doubtless be made upon It In the field of masquerade and musical musi-cal comedy. |