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Show A. CantontJi TJtltt. China la divided Into eighteen provinces, prov-inces, and the dialects spoken In these states vary to so great a degree that tbe people of Can- ton properly, tCu ang-tung entlre-r J I ly fall to eompro- itT r I hend the speech of Qj " frJ I their brethren of ttL I ie north or west flOQw The Cantonese are a,ftSiffWS. pure Chinese; the S3iWBJlnrs ruling dynasty Is WiVQftivl Mancbu, or Tartar. Hi vSfW Our ' Illustration AH I '1 represents a Can-I ilT7 I toneae girl, comity! I'M I enough even froml I 1 I I an American point Uelu ot Canton. ot view. The dress I of the Chinese women Is always sober I In bur, though rich In texture and harmoniously blended. at. to .eglorJt In claborsOiyVrnbroldorcd'Iu characteristic charac-teristic designs. Chinese women ot the lower classes put their savings mostly Into expenilve garments, furs and Jewelry, and when evil days fall recourso Is had to the pawnbroker, who la a very Important member ot the business world In tbe Middle Kingdom, The beaddrexa of tbo Chinese Chi-nese women Is always elaborate, and none are too poor to Indulge In ornaments orna-ments for tbclr cars and hair. Natural flowers are alio an Important feature In the adornment of the hair. Hats i and bonnets are unknown. Long fin-! fin-! ger nails are regarded as a mark of , breeding and wealth. |