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HISTOR Y OF THE PARSIS. [chap. in.
on light trousers has been recently introduced. The
" topi " or skull-cap covers the head, and light shoes
protect the feet. The dress of both boy and girl up
to the age of six or seven is the same, the girl
being distinguished by her long hair and the orna-
ments on her person. When she is two or three
years old both her ears are bored, and rings of
thin gold wire are worn in them. On festival
clays, on their own birthdays, or on those of other
members of the family, as well as on occasions of
public gathering or rejoicing, both father and mother
take more than ordinary pride and pleasure in dress-
ing1 their children in the best of rich and embroidered
silks of variegated colours, and decking them with
gold and jewel ornaments. Thus attired, their smiling
bright faces present, when driving out of cloors, a most
pleasing picture to the. eye. The Parsi ladies of the
present day are well known for their good taste in
dress; and though they take particular pride in
adorning their children as much as possible, yet
the most fastidious critic would have difficulty in
discovering anything in their dress and ornaments
that was in bad taste.
The home costume of a Parsi consists of a long
muslin shirt (sudra) and girdle (kusti), waistcoat of
white cloth or chintz with sleeves, loose cotton
trousers, slippers, and a China silk skull-cap. When
going out he puts on, over the muslin shirt (or
HISTOR Y OF THE PARSIS. [chap. in.
on light trousers has been recently introduced. The
" topi " or skull-cap covers the head, and light shoes
protect the feet. The dress of both boy and girl up
to the age of six or seven is the same, the girl
being distinguished by her long hair and the orna-
ments on her person. When she is two or three
years old both her ears are bored, and rings of
thin gold wire are worn in them. On festival
clays, on their own birthdays, or on those of other
members of the family, as well as on occasions of
public gathering or rejoicing, both father and mother
take more than ordinary pride and pleasure in dress-
ing1 their children in the best of rich and embroidered
silks of variegated colours, and decking them with
gold and jewel ornaments. Thus attired, their smiling
bright faces present, when driving out of cloors, a most
pleasing picture to the. eye. The Parsi ladies of the
present day are well known for their good taste in
dress; and though they take particular pride in
adorning their children as much as possible, yet
the most fastidious critic would have difficulty in
discovering anything in their dress and ornaments
that was in bad taste.
The home costume of a Parsi consists of a long
muslin shirt (sudra) and girdle (kusti), waistcoat of
white cloth or chintz with sleeves, loose cotton
trousers, slippers, and a China silk skull-cap. When
going out he puts on, over the muslin shirt (or