TO THE COURT OF AYA. 
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fort and civility as the costume of the Chinese, or 
even of the Tonquinese and Cochin Chinese. Too 
much of the body is left naked, which gives an 
impression of barbarism ; and the texture and pat¬ 
tern of the fabrics worn, although substantial and 
durable, are comparatively coarse and homely. 
The principal part of the male dress is called a 
Pus’ho. This covers the loins, reaching half-way 
down the leg. It consists of a double piece of 
cloth composed of silk, cotton, or a mixture of 
both, about ten cubits long. This is loosely wrap¬ 
ped about the body and secured only by having 
one portion of it tacked under another, one ex¬ 
tremity being allowed to hang down loosely before. 
The second part of a man’s dress is called an 
Engi, and consists of a frock with sleeves. This 
comes down below the knees, and is tied with 
strings in front. It generally consists of white 
cotton cloth ; but the great, on occasions of cere¬ 
mony, have it made of velvet, and occasionally 
of broad-cloth. In the cold weather, these jack¬ 
ets, when of cotton, are quilted; and a consider¬ 
able number of them, always dyed black, and 
highly glazed, are brought to Ava, ready made, 
from the country of the Shans. 
The head-dress is a small square handkerchief, 
put on in the manner of a turban, but leaving the 
upper part of the head bare. This is now most 
commonly made of English book-muslin, or Eng¬ 
lish or Madras printed handkerchiefs. 
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