. The "Overland" to China. ead, and, except when modified by Chinese inter-marriage, by a somewhat childish expression. Thehigh cheek-bones and small, dark, elongated eyesresemble the Chinese, but the nose is not quite soshort and flat nor the face so rounded. The Mon-gols have coarse, black hair,* very scanty in thebeard and whiskers ; large, protuberant ears, a dark,sun-burned complexion, and, lastly, a stout, thick-setfigure, rather above the average height of distinctive characteristics are their generalgravity of expression and cautious, inquisitive mode * There is a Russia
. The "Overland" to China. ead, and, except when modified by Chinese inter-marriage, by a somewhat childish expression. Thehigh cheek-bones and small, dark, elongated eyesresemble the Chinese, but the nose is not quite soshort and flat nor the face so rounded. The Mon-gols have coarse, black hair,* very scanty in thebeard and whiskers ; large, protuberant ears, a dark,sun-burned complexion, and, lastly, a stout, thick-setfigure, rather above the average height of distinctive characteristics are their generalgravity of expression and cautious, inquisitive mode * There is a Russian proverb which says: The red-haired Zyra-nin is created by God; the red-haired Tartar, by the devil. 296 EASTERN ]\I O N G O L I A of address. Those who live iii the immediate vicin-ity of tlie Great Wall, and who have intermarriedwith the Chinese, have also adopted to a largeextent their dress and manners; but the true Mongolis very conservative, and his costume and habitshave varied little indeed since they first became. COIFFURE OF A KIRGHIZ BRIDE known to history. There is little difference in dressbetween the sexes. In winter the clothinq; is ofblue daba (Chinese cotton stuff), with outer garmentsof skins, while in summer silk is worn. The detailsof dress, especially among the women, vary in differ-ent districts, but the outer crarment of both sexes is 297 O \ E R L A N D TO CHIN A invariably a wide, roomy coat, with ample sleeves,which reaches to the ground, the women allowing itto hano: loose from the shoulders, while the menwear a belt. This coat is used as a blanket at gives an amusing description of the sur-]Drise of a traveller watching a woman who, mountedon a camel, was leading another harnessed to hiscart. Her hands disappeared, and inexplicableleanincjs and movements were seen about the shoul-ders till at last the gown slid off and revealed anothermore suitable for the heat of the day. The girl hadactually managed to change her dress while ridingon
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