GREECE. 



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manufactures of coarse linen and cotton stuffs in the Morea, and (ine silks, gauzes, and morocco 

 in the islands. In mechanical skill and industry, the islands surpass the continental districts. 



16. Inhabitants. The inhabitants of Greece are almost entirely Greeks and Albanians ; 

 there are also a few Jews, Armenians, Bulgarians, and Wallachians. The Greeks are above 

 the middle size, and retain the distinguished personal beauty of their ancestors. Their eyes are 

 large and dark, and their complexions clear. Their faces are of an oval form. They wear 

 a moustache on the upper lip, and generally the hair is permitted to grow, except in front. 

 The women are thought to be inferior in beauty to the men ; but they have a graceful and dig- 

 nified carriage. There are, at present, no distinctions of classes, though the dragoman or in- 

 terpreter at the Porte, and the governors of Moldavia and Wallachia, had formerly the title 

 of princes. 



17. Dress. The dress is showy. The capote is a large woolen garment, with a hood, 

 shaggy with short threads of yarn. It is heavy when dry, but nearly insupportable when wet. 



Albanians. 



.Orcadian 



It often serves the wandering Greek for both house and bed, and it is a jierfect defence against 

 cold and dew. The prevailing dress consists of a short, embroidered jacket, without collar, 

 and with sleeves open from the elbow ; an embroidered vest, a cotton shirt, a tunic of several 



folds, secured by a 



Greek Soldier. 



Greek Merchant. 



sash or shawl about 

 the waist, and reach- 

 ing to the knee ; loose 

 brogues, or trowsers, 

 short socks, and slip- 

 pers between sandals 

 and shoes. On the 

 head is a red cap, with 

 a tassel in the top. 

 The girdle or slunvl is 

 sometimes very expen- 

 sive ; and in one cor- 

 ner of this sash, the 

 common people gen- 

 , which, with their handker- 

 ey afleot to have their vests 



erally carry their money. The rich carry their money in purse 

 chiefs, watches, and snuff-boxes, they put in their bosoms. T 



puffed out, as if distended with money, trinkets, and papers. The above dress, however, is 

 not universally worn. The female costume is similar to the Turkish ; a vest fiiiing closely 'to 

 the breast, and a gown flowing off loosely behind. The sleeves, which are slit towards the 

 waist, are longer than the arms, and are turned back. A zone circles lhe body once, loosely 

 renting on the hip, tied in a spreading knot, or secured with a ])infe ornamented with jewels. 



