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of the King of Korea is of the same shape as the saiiio, except that 

 the wings are vertical instead of horizontal, indicating that the king 

 receives his commands only from Heaven. The Koreans are great 

 lovers of Chinese classics, and like all peoples of the far east, attach 

 poetical names to everything. The gauze wings on the official hat 

 are called the " wings of the locust." The Chinese poet says, 

 " like the locust singing in the tree with love and peace toward all 

 men," and as the locust is the emblem of peace, the royalty and men 

 of noble rank, who are supposed to spend their time seeking peace 

 and the welfare of their country, wear the locust-wing emblems on 

 their headdress. 



Fig. 9. — Official hat. (No. 202, 



Perhaps the most elaborate of Korean hats is the one worn by 

 the king's assistants when he offers sacrifices. This is helmet-shaped 

 and is skilfully woven of thin strips of bamboo encrusted with 

 gilt papier-mache dragons, scrolls, and other emblems. It is fast- 

 ened to the head by a large hatpin, with cords and tassel, thrust 

 through the sides and back of the hat (fig. 10). 



A hat that seems to be prescribed for the bridegroom at the 

 time of the wedding ceremony is shown in figure 11. It is made 

 of lacquered paper, covered with silk cut and folded into a wedge 



