the South-Sea. 2^9 



foever it cofts, even in the moft private Places t Even their 

 very Smocks, and Fuftian Waftecoats they wear over them, 

 are full of Lace; and their Prodigality extends to put it 

 upon Socks and Sheets. The upper Petticoat they com- 

 monly wear, calPd Faldellin, is open before, and has three 

 Rows of Lace, the Middlemoft of Gold and Silver, extra- 

 ordinary wide, few'd on Silk Galoons, which terminate 

 at the Edges. The Women, in the Days of K. Henry IV. 

 alfo wore open Petticoats in France^ which lapp'd overbe« 

 fore : Their upper Waftecoat, which they call Jubon y is ei- 

 ther of rich Cloth of Gold, or, in hot Weather, of fine 

 Linnen, cover'd with abundance of Lace, confufedly put 

 on ; the Sleeves are large, and have a Pouch hanging down 

 to the Knees, like thofe of the Minims \ they are fometimes 

 open like long Engageants, almoft like thofe that were alfo 

 worn in the Days of King Henry IV. But in Chili they be- 

 gin to put down the Pouch, and cut them more even, af- 

 ter the Manner of Boots. If they have a little Apron, it is 

 made of two orthree Strips of Silk flower'd with Gold or 

 Silver, few'd together with Laces. In the cold Countries 

 they are always wrapp'd up in a Mantle, being no other 

 than a mifhapen Piece of Bays, one Third longer than it is $ ee PUtt 

 broad, one Point whereof hangs upon their Heels. The XXIX. 

 beft are of rich Stuffs, cover' d with four or five Rows of 

 broad Lace, and extraordinary fine. In other refpe&s, 

 their formal Drefs is the fame as that of the Spanijh Wo- 

 men in Europe^ viz. the Black Taffety Veil, which covers 

 them from the Head to theTeet. They ufe that they call 

 Mantilla for an Undrefs, to appear the more modeft ; and 

 it is a Sort of Cloak, or Mantle, round at the Bottom, of 

 a dark Colour, edg'd with Black Taffety. Their Drefs 

 in the Black Taffety Veil, a wide upper Petticoat, of a 

 Musk Colour, with little Flowers, under which is another 

 clofe Coat of colour d Silk, calFd Pollera. In this Drefs 

 they go to the Churches, walking gravely, their Faces fo 

 veil'd, that generally only one Eye is to be feen. By this 

 Outfide a Man w^ould take them for Veflal Virgins, but 



L 1 2 would 



