Watson, John F.: The textile manufactures and the costumes of the people of India (London, 1866)

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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