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crown with four large bows of ribands of different colours, and also a bunch of flowers; the hair, which is drawn back from the forehead, falls behind in two long braids. The jupe is exceedingly short, sometimes even the garter is visible; it is usually of two, but not unfrequently of three colours, and very full. The chemise, or under garment, reaches to the throat, and has full round sleeves. The boddice of the jupe is so covered with lace, embroidery, chains, and buttons of brass and silver, that the real material of which it is composed is scarcely perceptible. Frequently, too, the throat is surrounded with a broad frill, lying flat upon the bosom, not unlike the bands worn in England in the reign of Charles II. The stockings are always white and fine, and the shoes neat.

In Schaffhausen the men dress very much in the antique mode, with large puffed breeches. Silk, lace, and many other luxuries of the toilette, are here prohibited; but the women repay themselves for these deprivations by the gaudiness of their costume. The short petticoat is often blue, the boddice scarlet, embroidered in various colours, the collar round the neck black and red, edged

with white, the stockings scarlet, the shoes black, with large buckles; the apron and sleeves, which are

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not so short as in many of the other cantons, are of a pure white, and the hair hangs in two long plaits, tied with pink ribands, down to the waist, but in front instead of behind; frequently a bunch of flowers is placed in one of the braids, which looks very gay and becoming.

The women of Soleure are distinguished by a neat and elegant straw hat, fastened on to the head Iwith a frill of black lace. Their hair is curled in front, and they frequently have a black handkerchief round the throat; a black petticoat, a green and scarlet boddice, and scarlet ribands in their

shoes. The upper jupe is often black, with a red border round the bottom; it just reaches to the knees, and below it is seen about two inches of a white underpetticoat, edged with pink. The white stockings are gartered with coloured ribands, with long ends; the sleeves of the shift are full, and cover the arms to the elbows. A large white muslin cap, with a plaited border, is often worn.

Near Bâle the only head-dress is a frill of black lace, pinned into the plait of hair which surrounds the head. The petticoats are longer, and of a dark colour, with a gaily striped boddice and handkerchief.

In the Grisons the paysannes wear becoming black lace caps, which are pointed upon the forehead, but allow the hair on the temples to be seen, and are tied under the chin. They often have red stockings with white clocks, an orange boddice laced with green over a blue stomacher, a purple cloth petticoat bordered

with green, a striped handkerchief and apron, and long white sleeves.

In the small canton of St. Gall the head is frequently uncovered, the hair being made into one large plait on the back of the head, and adorned with long gold or silver pins. On Sundays,

a pretty little cap made of white muslin, lined with green silk and with a small crimson crown, is frequently worn; it has a neat and becoming appearance. The hair is arranged quite flat upon the temples, and very little of it is allowed to be seen. The top of the

chemise is often finished round the neck with a full frill, not unlike a ruff. On fête days a neat little short jacket is worn; it is quite open in front, so as to shew the stomacher, and is bordered with coloured ribands.

In Uri the hair is worn in ringlets, and a pretty little straw hat, decked with bows of coloured ribands, is coquettishly perched on one side of the head. The striped petticoats are long, the boddice without a stomacher and adorned with a silver chain, the stockings scarlet, and large buckles in the shoes.

In Zurich a white chemisette, which meets the boddice and is finished at the throat with a frill, and the sleeves of which form three large puffs, is worn; the hair, which is plaited, hangs down the back, and has black lace entwined with it.

In Unterwalden the hair is drawn back from the forehead, leaving it quite bare; behind, it is formed into a broad plait, adorned with several gold pins,

that stand round the head like stars.

The rest of the dress resembles that in most of the other cantons.

In Zug the hair is curled in front, and a large straw hat is placed on the top of the head. A large white frill lies flat over the bosom, and the petticoat is frequently black for half its length, while the other half is blue or red; the stockings are coloured, and the boddice gaily embroidered.

In Fribourg the boddice is replaced by a long apron of white linen, which covers the front of the body of the dress; the petticoat is very long, the sleeves white, and above the top of the apron is seen a black and scarlet neckcloth, with a rosette in front. The hair is arranged in two plaits down the sides of the face, and the head is covered with a large straw hat, trimmed with black velvet.

In Appensell the boddice boasts every variety of colour, and the petticoat is generally bright scarlet, with white stockings and black shoes.

stomacher and boddice is a kind of brown vest, fastened round the throat with a necklace. The hair hangs in small curls on the temples and neck, and a cap of black velvet adorns the head; the crown fits quite tight, and two black lace wings rise from the sides, and are supported by a crimson riband passed through them.

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sannes' cap is very simple, being a tight caul of coloured silk, with a frill of black lace round it: the hair is

curled. The little brown jacket, with its blue stomacher and yellow boddice laced with scarlet, has a very pretty effect, which is increased by a yellow petticoat and a red sous jupe, bordered with black or green.

At Tessin a long brown great-coat is frequently worn by the women; the broad-brimmed hat is tied on with a coloured handkerchief, the petticoat is ornamented with fringe, and not unfrequently the paysannes are seen with bare feet and ankles.

At Oberhasli straw hats are worn, with very long petticoats, shoes trimmed with scarlet, gay boddices, and coloured aprons.

Near Gouggisberg the head is adorned with a coloured handkerchief, twisted round it like a turban. The little black jupe, bordered with scarlet, does not reach to the knees, which are uncovered, the stockings being gartered below them. The shoes have large red rosettes, the boddice is scarlet; above it the chemise reaches to the throat, where it is fastened with a black and scarlet collar; over this is worn a brown jacket with long sleeves, and a white apron. In the Valais the usual mixture of gay colours is seen in the costume, but the petticoat is larger than in most of the other cantons, while the neat white sleeves, which are full and short, and the snow-white stockings and black shoes, give a picturesque appearance to the dress, which is heightened by the curiously shaped little straw hat, decorated with flowers

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