| Show the shakers of new lebanon they are arc queer leopla to look at if they were not pitiful they would seem ridiculous the alie men as a 1 tale rule are tan tall liin lout they dress in conventional gai garments Bai monts ments of dalk daik colors which lit fit them like the covers on bicycles not as well peili perhaps pei haps aps they wear hats of different materials but all have a very broad brim tho the broadness of the brim seems to indicate devoutness as the length 0 of the finger nail in china indicates indicated scholarly rank when vv lien they go to church the men march together getha to two and andr two they bend slightly T fix their eyes ahead of ahem say never a bord ord A smile s i a sin they pay great attention to dietetics but ire are mostly poor subjects physically any student of religion from the standpoint of if social utility would would find ahem them a valuable field of investigation just as all abnormal cases throw light on the vexed problems of any science the women appear better there is a peculiar cheekiness and sweetness about them unless they are over 35 when as a rule rale they show physical decadence disproportionate to their years they dress in deep shaker bonnets of yellow straw and wear gray gowns without artificial aids to symmetry the skirts shirts lall fall away from alie waist straight and simple an ali invariable handkerchief about the nee neck covers the chest in prim simplicity the dresses vary slightly in color but are all lin in soft grays and browns the effect of a small company of them marching to church is unique they look exactly like the little women that come in toy boxes for toy villages at times they seem like strange flocks of little human birds with the lavender and white plumage of the sea gull the faces of the tha young women are bright and cheery arid and resh those of the elders are drawn ind and unhappy |
