made to lie back, and falls down the neck to a great length.

The women of Cephalonia wear their hair wreathed in broad plaits over a small thin turban, which is fastened in a knot on one side of the head. The gown, which discloses the neck and shoulders, is closed at the breast, and confined at the waist by a shawl; it flows loosely from the girdle, and is open in front. Under it is worn a pair of loose white trousers. The bpákz, mentioned in a fragment of Sappho as being worn at Mitylene, are supposed to be fac-similes of these trousers; they are drawn tight above the ankle, and leave to view the bare feet, on which are worn a pair of low light slippers that just cover the toes and heels.

The dress of the women of the isle of los is simple and graceful. A light under-dress gives the outlines of their elegant forms, without incommoding their movements. Their petticoats are short, and ornamented round the bottom and round the front of the bosom; they also wear loose jackets, and a kind of turban, one end of which hangs down upon the left shoulder.

It is the custom in some of the islands for a bride, on the day of her marriage,

to wear a veil of red silk. This practice has been

transmitted from the ancient Grecians, with whom the flamen, or red veil, was in general use on this

occasion.

The women of Argentiera have the singular fancy to admire clumsy legs, and those

to whom Nature has denied this perfection make up for it by wearing several pair of very thick stockings; they also have velvet boots, either embroidered or ornamented with silver buttons. Their petticoat, which is very short, to shew their legs, is white, with a red embroidered border; the rest of their dress consists of an enormous mass of linen, which hangs about them without much shape.

Their gala-dress is very picturesque. It consists of a short

petticoat with a coloured hem; very wide, open, upper sleeves, and tight under ones; a velvet boddice, made rather low round the bosom, which is veiled by a full tucker of linen; and a kind of coiffure, between a turban and a hood, covering the head, and allowing but little hair to be seen.

The most curious part of the costume is a very short ornamented apron, which is sewn into the boddice, about half-way between the neck and the waist, and quite conceals the symmetry and grace of the latter.

The costume on a jour de fête, or any great occa

sion, in the isle of Naxos, is very curious. The head is covered with a turban of fine white muslin, edged with embroidery; a white linen vest is clasped round the throat; over it is an open boddice with a very broad ornamented girdle: the sleeves of this boddice are tight to the wrist, and the petticoat reaches below the knee. But the extraordinary part of this dress is a short upper robe, immensely full, and curiously arranged in close plaits and folds, in such a manner that, from the hips, it suddenly spreads out into two enormous wings or fans, giving the wearer a most grotesque appearance. A short cloak, richly embroidered, and having holes through which the arms are passed, the short apron above-mentioned, and shoes with very thick soles and large bows, complete the attire, which is ornamented with coloured borders and embroidery in every part.

In Tinos the dress is very simple. It consists of a garment not unlike a chemise, which reaches to the neck and below the knee, and is frequently of white linen. At the height of the knee, from the bottom, is sewn a narrow-coloured border. The sleeves of this robe are very wide and loose down to the wrists, and are edged round the bottom with embroidery; the head is enveloped in a kind of veil, which is twisted into the form of a very small turban, but the ends are brought round the face, crossed on the neck, and then allowed to float down the back; the stockings are neat, and the shoes have high heels. Altogether it is a simple and elegant costume.

In Patmos the robe is confined at the waist by a girdle, from whence falls the narrow embroidered

apron; the sleeves are nearly tight down to the wrists, and an open jacket is worn that reaches as low as the hips. The head is ornamented with a simple but elegant turban of very fine white linen. In some of the islands, and even in some parts of the continent, unmarried women braid their hair and ornament it with natural flowers; others adorn their heads with the most tasteful and elegant-shaped turbans, formed of light-coloured muslins.

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These brave and hardy people wear a graceful and a fanciful costume. The better classes have an outer mantle, made of coarse woollen stuff, bordered and embroidered with scarlet threads; this mantle, being long, falls loosely from the shoulders down the back, and reaches as low as the knees. Two vests are always worn, and the higher orders even have