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tied below the waift, not reaching lower than the 

 calf of the leg, from whence, nearly to the ancle, 

 hangs a border of very fine lace, fewed to the bot- 

 tom of the under petticoat through which the ends 

 of their garters are difcovered, embroidered with 

 gold or filver, and fometimes fet with pearls ; but 

 the latter is riot common. The upper petticoat, 

 which is of velvet, or fonie rich fluff, is fringed all 

 round, and not lefs crowded with ornaments, than 

 thofe defcribed in the firfi: volume of this work. 

 But be the ornamems v^hat they vv^ill, whether of 

 fringe, lace, or ribbands, they are always exquifite^ 

 iy fine. The ihifts ilecves, which are a yard and a 

 half in length, and two yards in width, when worn 

 for ornament, are covered with rolls of laces, varie- 

 gated jin fuch a manner as to render the whole truly 

 elegant. Over the fhift is worn the jacket, the 

 fleeves of which are excefTively large, of a circular 

 figure, and confift of rows of lace, or flips ■X)f cam- 

 brick or lawn, with lace difpofed betwixt each, as 

 are alfo the fhift fleeves, even of thofe who do not 

 affe6t extraordinary ornament. The body of the 

 jacket is tied on the fhoulders with ribbands faflened 

 to the back of their flays-, and the round fleeves of 

 it being tucked up to the fhoulders, are fo difpofed 

 together with thofe of the fhift, as to form what 

 may be term'd four wings. If the jacket be DOt 

 buttoned or clafped before ; it is agreeably faflened 

 on the fhoulders ; and indeed the whole drefs makes 

 a moft elegant figure. They who ufe a clofe vefl, 

 faflen it with clafps, but wear over it the loofe jacket, 

 already defcribed. I'n the fummer they have a kind of 

 veil, the fluff and fafhion of which is like that of the 

 ihift and body of the veil, of the finefl cambrick or 

 lawn, richly laced : But in winter the veil worn 

 in their houfes is of bays when they go abroad full 

 dreffed, it is adorned like the fleeves. They alfo ufe 

 brown bays, finely laced and fringed, and bordered 

 ■ with 



