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bracelets, all very nirioiis bolli with regard to water 

 and size, many ladies wear other jewels set in g:old, 

 o: for singularity's sake, in tomhago. Lastly, IVom 

 their p;irdle before is suspended a large round jewel 

 enriched with diamonds ; much more superb tiian 

 their bracelets, er other ornaments. A lady covered 

 with the most expensive lace instead of linen, and 

 glittering from head to foot with jewels, is supposed 

 to be dressed at the e-\pence of not less than thirty or 

 foity thousand crowns ; a splendour still the more 

 as onishing, as it is so very common. 



A FONDNESS for expciicc in these people, does not 

 coniine itself to rich apparel; it appears no less in 

 the strange neglect, and tlie small value, they seem 

 to set upon them, by v/earing them in a manner the 

 most careless, and by that means bringing upon 

 themselves fresh expenccs in repairing the old or pur- 

 chasing new jewels; especiidly pearls, on account of 

 their fragility. 



The most common of the two kinds of dresses 

 worn when they go abroad, is the veil and long pet- 

 ticoat ; the other is a round petticoat nud maniciet : 

 the former for cniu'ch, the latter for taking the air, 

 and divcrsioüs ; but bolli iu the prevailiiTg taste 

 for expence, being richly enibioidered with sil\cr or 

 gold. 



The long petticoat is particularly worn on Holy 

 Thursday ; us on that üa> thev visit the churches, 

 attended by two or three female negro or nuilatto 

 slaves, dressed in an uniform like pages.* 



•^ The lower class of women, wjin^e ^holo stock of c!pp:ircl sel- 

 dom consists of mure tlian two camisas [sliiltsj and a saya [petti- 

 coat], wear bracelets, msaries, and small gcjlden images about their 

 lurks and arms, to the intrin-ic \aiue ol. 50 or (iO crowns, and to 

 jliemof much greater value, liaving cost ucar that sum in benedic- 

 tion from th ■ priests, witho-u wjiich the images,^ &c. would be 

 esteemed poll itioiii. A 



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