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Title: The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world : being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889
Subjects: Ethnology Manners and customs Savages
Publisher: Hartford : J. B. Burr and company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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prons maybe seen by referring to the figures of thetwo Kaffir girls on page 25, and, as theirgeneral make is sufficiently indicated, noth-ing more need be said about them. I have,however, several specimens of aprons whichwere worn by the daughters of wealthymen, and others were lent to me by Mr. H.Jackson. From them I have made a selec-tion, which will illustrate well the modes offorming this dress which were in fashionsome few years ago. The apron represented by fig. 4 in theillustration of dress and ornaments, page49, is that which is most generally used. Itis made of very delicate thongs twisted to-gether in rope fashion, and having the endsunravelled so as to make a thick fringe, and,as has already been observed, the thongs ateach end are twice as long as those whichoccupy the centre. A broad belt of beads isplaced along the upper edge of the apron,and festoons of beads hang below the belt.The colors are rather brilliant, being red,yellow, and white, and nearly all the thongs (48)
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(49) CHANGE OF DKESS OX BETKOTHAL. 51 have one larj^e white bead just above theknob, which prevents tliem from uuravel-liag too much. The baud by which it is sus-pended is also covered with beads, and it isfastened by means of a loop at oue end,and a large brass button at the otlier.These aprons are tixed in their position bytwo strings, oue of which passes round thewaist, and the other below the hips. Another apron is seen at the side of theillustration entitledDress and ornaments,on page 49, fig. 1. This is a very elaborateaflair, and is made on a totally dilfereutprinciple. It is wholly made of beads, thethreads which hold them together Ijeiugscarcely visible. In order to show the in-genious manner in which the beads arestrung together, a portion of the apron isgiven separately. The colors of these beadsare black and white, iu alternate stripes, andthe two ends are a tritle larger than themiddle of the dress. The belt by which it issuspended is made from large round lieads,arranged

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