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would be commonly very much deceiv'd, like thofe Cour- 

 tifans in Terence^ Eun. 5. Sc. 4.. 



dum foris funt nihil r oidetur mundiu^ 

 Nec magis compofitum quidquam, nec magis elegans^ &c2 



Who whilft they are Abroad nothing appears more clean, 

 nothing more comppfed, or more neat. They have no 

 Ornament on the Head, their Hair hangs behind in Treffes ; 

 fometimes they tye Ribbonj about their Head with Gold 

 or Silver, which in Peru they call Valaca^ in Chili Hague; 

 when the Ribbon is broad, adorn'd with Lace, and goes 

 twice about the Forehead, it is call'd Vincha. The Breafts 

 and Shoulders are half naked, unlefs they wear a large 

 Handkerchief, which hangs down behind to the Mid-Leg, 

 and in Peru ferves inftead of a little Cloak, or Mantle 

 call'd Gregorillo: They commit not any Offence againfl 

 Modefty, when they mew their Breafts, which the Spa- 

 niards look upon with Indifference, but out of a ridiculous 

 Extravagancy they are much in Love with little Feet, of 

 which they take great Notice; and therefore they take ex- 

 traordinary care to hide them, fo that it is a Favour to fhew 

 them, which they do with Dexterity. 



I do not fpeak of extraordinary Ornaments of Pearls 

 and Jewels ; there muft be many Pendants, Bracelets, 

 Necklaces and Rings, to reach the Height of the Fa- 

 fhion, which is much the fame as the ancient Mode of 

 France. 



Mem Habit. As f or theMen,they are now clad after the French Fafiiion, 

 but for the moft part in Silk Cloaths, with an extravagant 

 Mixture of light Colours. Out of a fort of Vanity pecu- 

 liar to their Nation, they will not own that they have bor- 

 rowed that Mode from us, tho' it has not been ufed among 

 them any longer than fince the Reign of King Philip V. 

 They rather choofe to call it a Warlike Habit. 



Goxn-Mn. The Gown Men wear the Golilla, being a little Band, 

 not hanging, but flicking out forward under die Chin, 



and 



