Ice-bound on Kolguev : a chapter in the exploration of Arctic Europe to which is added a record of the natural history of the island . and admired long. Mywretched sketch gives no idea of it. Hyland shot atitlark, one of a flock. Old Ustynia has been very hard at work making abridal dress or panitsa for young Ustynia, for she is tobe married to On Tipas eldest son. The dress wasconstructed of many small bits of reindeer skin, stitchedtogether with sinew. The sinew is saved from the backof the deer, hung up to dry ; it is afterwards torn in strips,and each strand before beino- used is rolled be
Ice-bound on Kolguev : a chapter in the exploration of Arctic Europe to which is added a record of the natural history of the island . and admired long. Mywretched sketch gives no idea of it. Hyland shot atitlark, one of a flock. Old Ustynia has been very hard at work making abridal dress or panitsa for young Ustynia, for she is tobe married to On Tipas eldest son. The dress wasconstructed of many small bits of reindeer skin, stitchedtogether with sinew. The sinew is saved from the backof the deer, hung up to dry ; it is afterwards torn in strips,and each strand before beino- used is rolled between thehands as cobblers at home roll their thread. Thewomen use sometimes a bone thimble on the they stitch outwards, that is to say, away fromthemselves, as sailmakers do. They stitch very nearlyas quickly as Englishwomen, in spite of their contraryway. Their needles, which they get from the Russians,they keep with various odds and ends in prettily orna-mented skin bags. Old Ustynia begged two pieces of wire to-day forknitting needles, and her delioht was tremendous when Ialso gave her a pair of woollen ? ?.-•. »
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