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Show Dress of Korean Nobleman. Korean noblemen when In attendance attend-ance at the palaco wear dark blue coats, with bolts which aro far too largo and form a sort of hoop In front of tho person. An embroidered brenstplato Is worn over tho chest, representing a stork for civil olllce and n tiger for military rank Tho headdress Is a kind of lint wovon of horse hair, with n wing nt each sldo, curved forward, as If to catch every word uttered by royalty. Nohlos and offlclnls wear on tho hat band, Just back ot tho ears, buttons of various styles mado of gold or Jado, which indicate in-dicate tho degreo of tho wearer's rank. |