134 DRESS OF THE GEORGIANS,' 
gian look as brightly to the sun, as any of his free-born brothers 
of the mountains. 
One evening, at an entertainment given by His Excellency 
the Governor-general, I had an opportunity of seeing, not only 
a great many of the native nobility of both sexes, but also per¬ 
sons of consequence from other of the Caucasian countries. 
The Georgian noble is particularly distinguishable by the som¬ 
bre cast of visage, above described; but though so stern, it is of 
a fine contour, and harmonises with the manliness of his figure 
and style of dress. The latter is admirably calculated for free¬ 
dom of motion, and therefore cannot but show the person to 
advantage. It chiefly consists, first of an under garment of fine 
pink cloth, worn as a shirt, and discoverable by the opening of 
the vest at the bosom, but only as far up as the bottom of the 
throat, the neck being entirely bare. The vest, which is cloth 
also, of a different colour from the shirt, has sleeves to it, sitting 
easy to the arm ; and over this is the tunic or upper garment, 
coming down as low as the knees, but opening before ; and 
bound round the waist with a cloth sash, universally white, to 
which is attached the wearer’s sword. The skirt of tlie tunic 
meets the termination of the full short trowser or breeches, 
which descend no lower than the knees; the leg being covered 
with a stort of stocking, and a close-laced half-boot, usually 
black or scarlet, with a very pointed toe. All these various 
garments are of cloth, of as various hues ; and, frequently, very 
handsomely ornamented with gold lace or embroidery. Musta- 
chios on the upper lip, with some appearance of dark curling 
hair in the pole of the neck, from under the high black sheep¬ 
skin cap on his head, complete the dress of a Georgian gentle¬ 
man. This cap is, in form and materials, the same with that in 
