128 ACROSS THE SUB-ARCTICS OF CANADA. 



even when aided by the telescope, are not a match for 

 the bright brown orbs of these " children of the cold." 



The clothing of the Eskimo is made entirely of the 

 skins of animals, chiefly of the seal and reindeer, the 

 former being used for summer and the latter for the 

 winter. They are nicely softened and dressed, and are 

 neatly made up by the women, whose chief duty it is to 

 provide clothing for their husbands and children. 



The cut of the native garb, both for the men and 

 the women, is somewhat peculiar. A man's suit may 

 briefly be described as follows : Commencing at the 

 foundation, it consists of a pair of fur stockings or 

 duffles, covered by long waterproof moccasins which 

 reach to the knees and are just met by short seal or 

 deerskin trousers. The suit is completed by a jacket 

 or jumper, made of the same material as the trousers, 

 which is pulled on over the head, there being no 

 opening in front to admit of its being put on like a 

 coat. This jacket is provided with a hood, which takes 

 the place of a cap, and may either be worn over the 

 head or pushed back when not required. 



In the summer season, a single suit of seal-skin, 

 made as above, constitutes a man's entire clothing, but 

 in the winter time he wears two such suits, the inner 

 one having the hair on the inside, and the outer one 

 reversed. 



The female costume is rather more complex in make- 

 up than the above. The foot-wear is the same with 

 both sexes, but in place of the trousers worn by the 

 men, the women wear leggings and trunks, and in place 

 of the jacket a peculiarly constructed over-skirt, having 

 a short flap in front, and a long train, in shape some- 



