 | John Pinkerton - 1804 - 694 páginas
...trimmed with various furs. The shoes, or rather slippers, are slight, and unfit for much exercise. The dress of the women differs little from that of the men, the chief distinction being the head-dress; that of the fair sex consisting of a bonnet, like an inverted... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1806 - 304 páginas
...of cloth, trimmed with fur. Their shoes or slippers are slightly made. A turban is worn on the head. The dress of the women differs little from that of the men, except the head dress, which is a sort of bonnet like an inverted basket, formed of pasteboard elegantly... | |
 | Mountstuart Elphinstone (hon.) - 1815 - 744 páginas
...which, as well as their shirts, are worked all over with flowers in red and black worsted. The trowsers are slit at the bottom, so as to make a sort of fringe....head, and over it a small cap, round which is a little turban. They have also silver ornaments and many cowry shells. The virgins wear a red fillet round... | |
 | Josiah Conder - 1825 - 372 páginas
...which puts their horses in disorder. As they are almost always on horseback, they are excellent riders. The dress of the women differs little from that of the men ; only their gowns are somewhat longer than the coats of the men, a little ornamented, and bordered... | |
 | Jehoshaphat Aspin - 1834 - 300 páginas
...reindeer, bears, bulls, and sheep, with the hair worn inwards or outwards according to the season. The dress of the women differs little from that of the men ; except that they wear neckerchiefs, short aprons of painted cloth, and rings on their fingers and... | |
 | 1836 - 604 páginas
...valued according to the generations they have passed through, or the number of people they have slain. The dress of the women differs little from that of the men, except that they have a finer scarf or salindong than that worn by the men, and lie their hair up much... | |
 | Mary Margaret Stanley Egerton Countess of Wilton - 1846 - 508 páginas
...but wear beards four or five inches long. Those in good circumstances, and those near the Aflghauns, wear a shirt beneath their vest ; and in summer the...head, and over it a small cap, round which is a little turban : they have also silver ornaments and many cowry shells. " The Dooraunees wear a cotton shirt,... | |
 | Laurence Oliphant - 1852 - 257 páginas
...I did not see in the valley of Katmandu. In the colder months they wear home-spun woollen clothes. The dress of the women differs little from that of the men, except that the coat is longer, resembling a dressing-gown, and a sort of bodice is generally worn... | |
 | Laurence Oliphant - 1852 - 526 páginas
...I did not see in the valley of Katmandu. In the colder months they wear home-spun woollen clothes. The dress of the women differs little from that of the men, except that the coat is longer, resembling a dressing-gown, and a sort of bodice is generally worn... | |
 | Joseph Pierre Ferrier - 1856 - 886 páginas
...which, as well as their shirts, are worked all over with flowers in red and black, worsted. The trowsers are slit at the bottom, so as to make a sort of fringe. They also wear worsUil stockings, or perhaps worsted fillets, rolled round their legs ; and the warriors wear half-boots... | |
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The blankets are put on like Highland plaids, come down to near the knee, and are fastened with a belt. They also wear cotton trowsers, which, as well as their shirts, are worked all over with flowers in red and black worsted. The trowsers are slit at... 
