| Show ulo clothing thing of the Cor cormann Co roann cans in the matter of clothing corea is unique the th 0 prevailing 0 color is what hat is supposed to be white A man starting out in the morning arrayed in freshly laundered clothing presents a remarkably fresh appearance but on his return at night lie he may not be spotless the articles of clothing worn are first a hat or rather two ot of even three are worn at one time a tunic loose and reaching to the waist loose baggy white trousers supported by a girdle white leggings white stockings slices shoes of various kinds and over all a coat tho the sleeves of which are very flowing and reach down do w n to the hips or lower and are sewed u up P from the bottom to the wrist so as aa to form very capacious pockets where merchants often C carry goods in astonishing quantities in thase pockets the petty official carries bi his 3 tan fan his handkerchiefs his tablets for and sundry little articles not to be forgotten are the purses for coins anil and ente and the tobacco pouch pon ch and pipe suspended from the girdle without which no corean is dressed in the case of men of I 1 ligh rank however these latter articles ar ais carried by his servants a great retinue t t whom attend him of all lands i ii h i the world corea is the alie land of hats bats biere is some variety but no change of stile the fashion once set every everybody follo vs it and sticks to it with the exception of the forests of the amazon where hats like umbrellas are worn to shed the snakes which rain down from the dense demo overhanging ranches branches b corea leads the world in the superficial area of headgear they may be seen there measuring two feet from tho the rim i t to 0 tho the crown the stockings and shoes are ara also very peculiar london figaro |
