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who performed this employment (which is here 
not considered a menial one) were, the eldest, 
the widow of a clergyman, and, the youngest, 
her daughter, both of whom live in the family, 
which covers the head is bound round, to keep it on more 
securely, with two handsome chequered silk handkerchiefs 
like a turban, but more tight. The upper part is stiffened 
with numerous rows of pins. Three gilt silver ornaments 
are fastened to the front of the Faldur, about eight or ten 
inches above the top of the head, of a spherical shape, hol¬ 
low, ornamented with open work, and richly embossed; 
from these hang knobs of the same metal, and rings with 
leaf-like appendages; in the centre of the ring is an em¬ 
bossed figure of the Blessed Virgin, with our Saviour in her 
arms. The next article I shall mention is the Upphlutur, or 
bodice; which is made of fine green velvet, bound with a 
narrow strip of gold lace, with two broad bands of the same 
materials, and of elegant workmanship, in front, and three 
on the back ; this is fastened before, all the way down the 
middle, by means of six large clasps of silver gilt, on each 
side the opening, as large as a half crown, and finely em¬ 
bossed with flowers: and these clasps are rendered more 
conspicuous by being fixed upon a border of black velvet, 
with a red edge. From the bodice depends a green petticoat 
of fine cloth, which goes over several others of wadmal. 
Over this is worn another petticoat (FatJ of fine blue broad- 
eloth, which, of course, conceals the green one : it is bound 
with red at the bottom, just above which is a broad border 
of flowers of various colors, worked in tambour. Over the 
petticoat in front, is worn an apron (SvyntaJ made of the 
same materials, ornamented with flowers like the petticoat, 
and bordered all round with red. From the upper part of 
it hang three large silver gilt ornaments; the centre one 
