. An historical, geographical, and philosophical view of the Chinese Empire : comprehending a description of the fifteen provinces of China, Chinese Tartary, tributary states, natural history of China, government, religion, laws, manners and customs, literature, arts, sciences, manufactures, &c. : in two volumes . / -u. O* THE CHINESE. 379 Wcfc, or during bad weather, becaufe it i$ better calcu-lated to keep off rain, and to (belter thofe who wear itfrom the rays of the fun. For winter they have flill anothercap, which is exceedingly warm : it is bordered with (able,ermine or foxs flan, and or
. An historical, geographical, and philosophical view of the Chinese Empire : comprehending a description of the fifteen provinces of China, Chinese Tartary, tributary states, natural history of China, government, religion, laws, manners and customs, literature, arts, sciences, manufactures, &c. : in two volumes . / -u. O* THE CHINESE. 379 Wcfc, or during bad weather, becaufe it i$ better calcu-lated to keep off rain, and to (belter thofe who wear itfrom the rays of the fun. For winter they have flill anothercap, which is exceedingly warm : it is bordered with (able,ermine or foxs flan, and ornamented with a tuft of filk,like the former. » People of condition when they go abroad wear boots, of frttin, filk or cotton, but always dyed. Thefe boots htve neither heel nor top, and they are made to fit the foot with the greateft eya£bie&. When they travel on borfcback, they have others, made of cow or horfe leather, prepared in fuch a manner, that it is very foft and pliable. The boot (lockings which they wear in winter, are of quilted (tuff, lined with cotton: they reach above the top of the boot, and are ornamented with a border of velvet tr cloth. For fummer they have a cooler kind; and in their bttaifes they wear a fort of flippers, made of filk-ftuff. The common people are contented with a kind
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