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CONTENTS.
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PIECE GOODS. Page
Conversion into apparel by the aid of scissors and needle - - 54
Cut lengths used as scarf garments ------ 54
Sewing and embroidery chiefly done by men in India - - - - 54, note
MADE-UP GARMENTS.
1.—Head-dresses.
Diversity of material, form, and ornament 54
The skull-cap; Cap of Bhagulpore Brahmins, &c.; Taj of the
Mahomedans ; Arak-chin of the Sind Brahmins ; The Col;
Sind embroidered caps ; Cashmere and Loodianah caps ; the
Topee; the Parsee hat ; the Sindee Topee ; the cap of the
Malabar Moplas ; Fur caps (Sumber-topee; &c.) ; wool and
felt head gear ; the cap of the Guddees ; and'of the Kunyts - 54-55
Exceptional cases of caps worn by women 55
Head-dress of Kooloo females ----- 55
2.—Body Garments eor Males.
Eeference to Plates ------ 55
Garments of cotton ------- 55
„ of coarse woollens and skins 55
„ of Kincob or Brocade ----- 55
The short Hindu jacket, mode of wearing and fastening it - 55
The long coat of calico ------ 56
Terms for Jackets, Coats, and Vests.
The Koorta, the Angurklia, Angraklia, &c., the Mina
and Angga, the Mirzaee, the Kufcha, the Kuba or
Kaba, the Jama or Jamo, the Chupkan, the Duglee,
and Duglo, the Ulba-Joobba, the Tubada, and the Jora
or Mahomedan dress suit - - - - 56, note
3. —The Paejama or Trowser ----- 57
Worn by Mahomedans of both sexes 57
Occasionally worn by Hindus 57
Varieties. The lzar, Turwar, Shalivar, Gnrgi, &c. - 57, note
4. —The Petticoat or Skirt ----- 57
Of Mahomedan introduction into India - - - - 57
Now often worn by Hindu women, along with the Saree - 57
Great amplitude of some skirts worn - - - - 57, note
Varieties. The Lahangga, Lulling a, Ghagra, Peshgeer, &c, - 57, note
5.—The Bodice.
Now almost universally worn by Hindu as well as Mahomedan
women --------58
Varieties. The Cholee, Kachuree, Kupissa, Koortee, Anggiya,
TJngia, &c. - - - - - - -58, note
Mode of wearing the Bodice ----- 58
Reference to Plates -------58
DACCA MUSLINS.
European Muslins at Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862 59
Way of determining relative fineness of different muslins, &c. - 59
Formula for determining fineness of yarn in manufactured goods - 59
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XI
PIECE GOODS. Page
Conversion into apparel by the aid of scissors and needle - - 54
Cut lengths used as scarf garments ------ 54
Sewing and embroidery chiefly done by men in India - - - - 54, note
MADE-UP GARMENTS.
1.—Head-dresses.
Diversity of material, form, and ornament 54
The skull-cap; Cap of Bhagulpore Brahmins, &c.; Taj of the
Mahomedans ; Arak-chin of the Sind Brahmins ; The Col;
Sind embroidered caps ; Cashmere and Loodianah caps ; the
Topee; the Parsee hat ; the Sindee Topee ; the cap of the
Malabar Moplas ; Fur caps (Sumber-topee; &c.) ; wool and
felt head gear ; the cap of the Guddees ; and'of the Kunyts - 54-55
Exceptional cases of caps worn by women 55
Head-dress of Kooloo females ----- 55
2.—Body Garments eor Males.
Eeference to Plates ------ 55
Garments of cotton ------- 55
„ of coarse woollens and skins 55
„ of Kincob or Brocade ----- 55
The short Hindu jacket, mode of wearing and fastening it - 55
The long coat of calico ------ 56
Terms for Jackets, Coats, and Vests.
The Koorta, the Angurklia, Angraklia, &c., the Mina
and Angga, the Mirzaee, the Kufcha, the Kuba or
Kaba, the Jama or Jamo, the Chupkan, the Duglee,
and Duglo, the Ulba-Joobba, the Tubada, and the Jora
or Mahomedan dress suit - - - - 56, note
3. —The Paejama or Trowser ----- 57
Worn by Mahomedans of both sexes 57
Occasionally worn by Hindus 57
Varieties. The lzar, Turwar, Shalivar, Gnrgi, &c. - 57, note
4. —The Petticoat or Skirt ----- 57
Of Mahomedan introduction into India - - - - 57
Now often worn by Hindu women, along with the Saree - 57
Great amplitude of some skirts worn - - - - 57, note
Varieties. The Lahangga, Lulling a, Ghagra, Peshgeer, &c, - 57, note
5.—The Bodice.
Now almost universally worn by Hindu as well as Mahomedan
women --------58
Varieties. The Cholee, Kachuree, Kupissa, Koortee, Anggiya,
TJngia, &c. - - - - - - -58, note
Mode of wearing the Bodice ----- 58
Reference to Plates -------58
DACCA MUSLINS.
European Muslins at Exhibitions of 1851 and 1862 59
Way of determining relative fineness of different muslins, &c. - 59
Formula for determining fineness of yarn in manufactured goods - 59
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