Costume: fanciful, historical, and theatrical . lack, with metal heels and ribbonbows. The apron is provided with a scarlet bib,and the sleeveless corsage is filled in with a white XI OF SOME FOREIGN PEASANTS 123 chemisette, with puffed elbow-sleeves terminatingin black velvet bands and frills of lace. About theneck is a deep filigreesilver collar, fromwhich hang two enor-mous silver pendants,one resting on the bustat either side. The typical Romanpeasant woman makesa picturesque figure ina skirt of some darkmaterial and an apronbrightly trimmed withtwo broadish bands ofembroidery, one ap-pear
Costume: fanciful, historical, and theatrical . lack, with metal heels and ribbonbows. The apron is provided with a scarlet bib,and the sleeveless corsage is filled in with a white XI OF SOME FOREIGN PEASANTS 123 chemisette, with puffed elbow-sleeves terminatingin black velvet bands and frills of lace. About theneck is a deep filigreesilver collar, fromwhich hang two enor-mous silver pendants,one resting on the bustat either side. The typical Romanpeasant woman makesa picturesque figure ina skirt of some darkmaterial and an apronbrightly trimmed withtwo broadish bands ofembroidery, one ap-pearing immediatelybelow the hips andthe other at the tight, sleevelesscorsage laces behind,and is supported bynarrow shoulder-straps, while the whitechemisette has longsleeves and is low atthe throat. Ordinarilythe hair is allowed tohang loosely beneatha head-dress fashionedfrom a length ofsnowy linen, folded insuch a way as to form a narrow strip, whichis pinned at the temples and flung back tohang down behind. All but the very poorest. THE AUSTRIAN PEASANT-BRIDE IN BLACK. 124 COSTUME CHAP. wear necklaces, pendent ear-rings, chains andcrosses. ?0^..
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