Life and work in India; an account of the conditions, methods, difficulties, results, future prospects and reflex influence of missionary labor in India, especially in the Punjab mission of the United Presbyterian Church of North America . ative tailors {darzies),however, can be hired in many places at low wages, who are good imita-tors, and, with the aid of other garments or published patterns as guides,can, under the eye of a skillful mistress, produce articles of male andfemale attire which answer very well under all ordinary circumstances;while bonnets, when they look too wretched, can be
Life and work in India; an account of the conditions, methods, difficulties, results, future prospects and reflex influence of missionary labor in India, especially in the Punjab mission of the United Presbyterian Church of North America . ative tailors {darzies),however, can be hired in many places at low wages, who are good imita-tors, and, with the aid of other garments or published patterns as guides,can, under the eye of a skillful mistress, produce articles of male andfemale attire which answer very well under all ordinary circumstances;while bonnets, when they look too wretched, can be renewed or touchedup by the ladies themselves in some sort of style. But many articlesare often worn peculiar to the country—such as white or khaki (dust-colored) suits, pith or soft felt hats, cork helmets, shaggy, woolenpatiii cloaks or overcoats; while in rain or sun, a double-coveredwhite-topped umbrella is almost indispensable. Hence garments takento that country give place a great deal to others and, if they can be keptfrom vermin, frequently last for years. A gentlemans black suit and aladys silk dress have been known to do duty on state occasions fromthe time of their owners arrival in the country until their departure on. FOOD AND MEALS 57 furlough. Hence, too, a group of missionaries generally presents amotley, and, to an unfamiliar eye, a somewhat amusing aspect. Cloth-ing of different eras, dating from the time when their respective wearersleft home, mingled with local fashions or individual whims, combineto give them a nondescript appearance. This is one reason why oldmissionaries shrink from durbars, levees, dinners and calls on the morefashionable English, and why they are disposed to push out new-comersas their representatives when duty requires some attention to the de-mands of society. Of food we can usually get a variety either from the bazar or fromour own garden ; for missionaries try to keep up a garden, even if it issomewhat expensive. Mutton is our sta
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