. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. BOMAN ITALIAN GIRL. ITALIANS OF THE PRESENT DA V. 99 The peasants have largely given up their farmer picturesque cos-tumes. On week-days they wear a white smoclc, and on Sundaysungainly home-made coats and trousers; but still their high- ^j^^crowned hats with a feather or a flower stuck in them, their peasantsearrings, their red sashes, garnished not unfrequently with
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. BOMAN ITALIAN GIRL. ITALIANS OF THE PRESENT DA V. 99 The peasants have largely given up their farmer picturesque cos-tumes. On week-days they wear a white smoclc, and on Sundaysungainly home-made coats and trousers; but still their high- ^j^^crowned hats with a feather or a flower stuck in them, their peasantsearrings, their red sashes, garnished not unfrequently with aknife, distinguish them very markedly from the English agriculturallabourer. The women, however, outshine them, with their highly-deco-rated stays, worn uncovered in summer, their blue or red skirts overwhite petticoats, their gay kerchiefs over the shoulders and head, theirenormous gold earrings and fine necklaces. Sometimes, on festivals, asmany as eighteen petticoats may be worn. Both sexes of the peasants work at hard labour for very little pay,a woman earning for a long day only about fourpence halfpenny low wagesand a man sevenpence halfpenny. Indian corn bread with a *^^ ^^®*little fruit is their staple diet; meat or
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