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THE LADIES' SHOES. Ill
in their apparel. The most religious men and
women invariably abstain from ornamental dress
in every way, deeming it frivolous vanity, and
inconsistent with that they profess—" to be
seeking God, and forsaking worldly things."
The ladies never wear stockings, and only
cover the feet with shoes when pacing across
their court-yard, which bounds their view and
their walks. Nevertheless, there is a fashion
and taste about the ladies' shoes, which is pro-
ductive of much emulation in zeenahnah life;—
they are splendidly worked in many patterns,
with gold and silver spangles, variously-coloured
small seed beads and embroidery—the whole
one mass of glittering metal;—they are made
with sharp points curling upwards, some nearly
reaching half way to the knees, and always
worn down at the heel, as dressing slippers; the
least costly for their every-day wear are of gold
embroidery on velvet; the less opulent conde-
scend to wear tinsel work, and the meanest
servants yellow or red cloth with silver bind-
ing. The same style of shoes are worn by the
males as by the females; I have seen some
young men with green shagreen slippers for the
in their apparel. The most religious men and
women invariably abstain from ornamental dress
in every way, deeming it frivolous vanity, and
inconsistent with that they profess—" to be
seeking God, and forsaking worldly things."
The ladies never wear stockings, and only
cover the feet with shoes when pacing across
their court-yard, which bounds their view and
their walks. Nevertheless, there is a fashion
and taste about the ladies' shoes, which is pro-
ductive of much emulation in zeenahnah life;—
they are splendidly worked in many patterns,
with gold and silver spangles, variously-coloured
small seed beads and embroidery—the whole
one mass of glittering metal;—they are made
with sharp points curling upwards, some nearly
reaching half way to the knees, and always
worn down at the heel, as dressing slippers; the
least costly for their every-day wear are of gold
embroidery on velvet; the less opulent conde-
scend to wear tinsel work, and the meanest
servants yellow or red cloth with silver bind-
ing. The same style of shoes are worn by the
males as by the females; I have seen some
young men with green shagreen slippers for the