Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence . in its place. This con-sists of an ordinary coat, or a bolero, andshort skirt of tweed or thick woollen home-spun, a soft woollen cap with or without ear-lappets, and a pair of long knitted glovesreaching half-way to the elbow, and oftenembroidered. In addition to these, somepeople wear Lapp boots. Light grey orblue are the usual colours worn, and some-times the dress is enlivened with bright-coloured borders copied from the nationalcostume, but upon the whole there isgreat variety, both as regard
Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence . in its place. This con-sists of an ordinary coat, or a bolero, andshort skirt of tweed or thick woollen home-spun, a soft woollen cap with or without ear-lappets, and a pair of long knitted glovesreaching half-way to the elbow, and oftenembroidered. In addition to these, somepeople wear Lapp boots. Light grey orblue are the usual colours worn, and some-times the dress is enlivened with bright-coloured borders copied from the nationalcostume, but upon the whole there isgreat variety, both as regards colour andstyle. With skis on their feet and staff in hand,off they go. Many women are excellentski-runners, but as a rule they are notambitious from a sporting point of view;they look upon it more as a means of en-joyment than as an end in itself, and theyoften go with their friends for a trip lastingseveral days to ski huts on the hills, andthen a small knapsack becomes a necessarypart of the outfit. Norwegian women occupy posts in the (ivil life of the country which are not open 748 ?I. * . A WOMAN OF HARDANGER. NORWAYDrawn by R B. M Paxton. NORWAY 749 Women inCivil Life. Enfranchisement of Women. to their sisters in other lands. In a local court of justice it is not uncommon to findwomen there, not merely asplaintiffs, witnesses, or listeners,but also as jurors chosen by the people, and doing their share of the work with thoroughness. In manv of the town and county councils women may be seen sit-ting side by side with men, and the same is the case on school boards, workhouse committees, and other municipal bodies. The Womans Cause has ad-vanced with great strides duringthe last way for it wasprepared in litera-ture by the greatestwriters of the nation, and twenty-five years ago it had become apractical question among womenthemselves. One reform afteranother was passed with increas-ing energy, and the women whoare leaders of the movement havegradua
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