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Show OIRLB OP NORWAY. Tho wpmen of Norway are- fair, and, aa a rule, broad and sturdy, but not tall. They aro frequently rery hand- NOIIWKOIAN PJULS. omo, with regular features, clear and bright complexions, blond hair and cxprcsslro blue, eyes. In nearly orery nstlonnl costume the basis Is a fine muslin chemlso, beautifully cmbrold; cred In the front and exquisitely soft nnd white A full-sleorcd chemise of this description de-scription Is an Important part ot the hardangcr dress nnd orer It Is worn a bodice of scarlet stuff, trimmed along the edges with gold laco or ribbon. Tho bodice Is always the poet ot the dross which most londs Itself to ornament, and -Us decoration depends on the wealth and good tnsto of the wearer. The skirt which as Is always Iho-caso In mountainous district, Is not long enough to conceal pretty ankles Is ot dark green or lark blue, and on their heads the married women wear n most becoming whlto muslin cap. Dut unmarried un-married girls must not fall Into the error of wearing theso caps simply because they aro so pretty and lend such a softness to tho face, for In Norway Nor-way tho young girls go bareheaded, and the cap Is aa much the symbol of matronhood as a wedding ring. Tbe costumo Is completed by the gammel solo, or old silver ornaments, which wcro formerly handed down as heirlooms In tho Norwegian families, but which now are fairly commou, as the farmers and peasantry, tempted by tho high prlcca offered by tourlsta.hare sold them In largo quantities. Theso ornaments, which nro silver or silver-..., silver-..., U ..L.I, 1JJ1. 1 u,u iiiiuui us necklaces, or round the waist as bolts, and giro a most striking finish to the costumes. Thoy nro easily Imitated, and. Indeed, many ot thnso sold ns real old heirlooms cannot Justly claim to be anything moro tbnn the most modern mod-ern oi Imitations. Near Uergen the people wear sabots, a footgear which Is rery little used In any other part of Norway; but shoe are not Incor- red, and, of course, would hare to bo worn at a dance. |