Show The Cost of Clothes in Russia Barring the Inhabitants of the earth who wear practically no clothes at all the costume of the average Russian costs the least Ten rubles or about 5750 will clothe a male citizen of the Czars realm while the wormmu costume cos-tume will cost less than 3 The mans costume consists of coarse cotton trousers tucked Into boots of halfdressed leather a J cotton shirt and a sheepskin coat A coarse Camlet caften bound around with a sash completes com-pletes the dress The women wear a sarafan or long petticoat which is held up by straps running over the shoulders a chemise with sleeves to tho elbow a kerchief over tho head and a pair of shoes Stockings arc sometimes worn but the legs and feet are more frequently bound with strips of cotton or linen I cloth For outdoor wear a quilted I jacket or long cloak is added The simplicity and cheapness of the I dress Is i not due to any lack of vanity but to the poor circumntancefl under which the majority of Russians live New York Preps |