[28 ACROSS LHe 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 peculhar. A man’s suit may 
briefly be described as follows: Commencing at the 
foundation, it consists of a pair of fur stockings or 
duties, covered by long waterproof moccasins which 
reach to the knees and are just met by short seal or 
deerskin trousers. The suit 1s 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- 
