Show A CHINESE LADYS DRESS ladles differ from coolies first in the amount of ornament they display arid and second in the material ot of which their clothing Is fashioned the only occasions for which a lady dres dresses ces gayly aie weddings birthdays and feasts or ceremonious visits ladles ladies always wear silks never anything more common but their bost beat are elaborately embroidered the first outer garment tf Is the san a sinclear sin single glear or unlined long coat hanging loose from the shoulder to the knees with no wal waitt 4 line A lady has other coats lined fur lined and wadded under her coat she wears a white coat and under r that a smaller white garment the chin san under everything goes tho the piece of cloth a plain short apron lapped over at the bade back just such another tiling thing Is the skirt which la is worn outside and reaches halt half a foot below her outer coat this skirt shirt Is always mack except on special occasions at her wedding it la Is red and at other especial times it la Is pink blue purple violet or green and Is embroidered with gold or pretty silks she wears broad trousers to within half an inch of the ground tile the bottoms of the legs are elegantly bordered with embroidery ladles led lea wear socks with the seam scam up tho the front and beautifully embroidered silk shoes in winter a wadded silk legging warms the calf and tinkle ankle out of doors every lady wears it a back and front or long lone sleeveless coat over all her clochin slie she carries a folding fan like a Rent lemans fan in spring but at other times hers Is a a round 11 oat at tan fan or a fan of fine feathers As tor for the coolies they dress in the sa same me way but their clothes are made 0 of cotton from the rhe story of miss P PI 1 bi by julian ralph lu in Ilar harpers pers magaz magazine 1 ne tor for jan jam anly aai y |