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Costume: fanciful, historical, and theatrical (1906)

Aria, Eliza (Davis) 1866- · London Macmillan · leaf 182

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ats ; while their heel-less shoesare made of two pieces of leather, and the lacedhalf-boots used in winter are covered with sealskin. The Swedish peasants are devoted to long coatsof cloth lined with sheepskin, and the women choosetheir woollen gowns striped with green and whiteand red. The… … with silver, tin, and brass plates, buttons and ringsbeing used ad Uhitiim^ and very fine linenis amongst the luxuries. Almost everyparish in Norway hasits ow^n colour, ascheme which mightconsiderably assist thepolice and municipalauthorities in thesordid byways ofcrime, or the roseatepaths of…

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