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Show One Unchanging Fashion The styles of dresses for women In Scanno, Italy, a small town In the Apennine mountains, have not changed for centuries. The women, famed for their beauty, wear a very wide skirt, tightly gathered and snug at the hips, falling below the ankles. Made of dark green material, it Is faced with a band of vermilion about ten Inches wide, so that brilliant flashes and flecks of red are seen as the wearer walks. Above is a tightly fitted bodice of black woolen material, with three pairs of silver buttons down the front and full white sleeves. |