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THE TOILETTE IN SPAIN.
The most important part of the Spaniard’s costume
is the capa, or cloak. The lower
orders wear it of a dark choco-
late colour, faced with crimson
plush, or cotton velvet; while
that worn by the higher classes
is of blue or black cloth, faced
with rich black silk velvet, and
frequently lined throughout with
taffety. The cloak is not a
winter garment alone ; in the
hottest days of summer it is
often worn, as in obedience to
the proverb:
“ However hot the sun,
Keep thy cloak on.”
The rest of the costume consists of a short round
jacket, with an upright collar. It is sometimes of
dyed sheep-skin, with the wool outwards, but more
commonly of coarse cloth or velvet—brown, green,
blue, or black—adorned with tags on the breasts,
trimmed with braid and velvet, and lined with silk.
It often has silk epaulettes in addition. Two hand-
kerchiefs, red and white, or red and yellow, are thrust
into small side-pockets, with their ends depending.
The waistcoat on fete-days is generally of bright silk,
gaily figured, and often with representations of bull-
fights. It is adorned with basket-buttons, and trimmed
with braid like the jacket, and is worn very open to
display the well-worked shirt, the collars of which are
invariably turned down, leaving the throat exposed.
Round the neck is worn a silk scarf, tied in a slip
THE TOILETTE IN SPAIN.
The most important part of the Spaniard’s costume
is the capa, or cloak. The lower
orders wear it of a dark choco-
late colour, faced with crimson
plush, or cotton velvet; while
that worn by the higher classes
is of blue or black cloth, faced
with rich black silk velvet, and
frequently lined throughout with
taffety. The cloak is not a
winter garment alone ; in the
hottest days of summer it is
often worn, as in obedience to
the proverb:
“ However hot the sun,
Keep thy cloak on.”
The rest of the costume consists of a short round
jacket, with an upright collar. It is sometimes of
dyed sheep-skin, with the wool outwards, but more
commonly of coarse cloth or velvet—brown, green,
blue, or black—adorned with tags on the breasts,
trimmed with braid and velvet, and lined with silk.
It often has silk epaulettes in addition. Two hand-
kerchiefs, red and white, or red and yellow, are thrust
into small side-pockets, with their ends depending.
The waistcoat on fete-days is generally of bright silk,
gaily figured, and often with representations of bull-
fights. It is adorned with basket-buttons, and trimmed
with braid like the jacket, and is worn very open to
display the well-worked shirt, the collars of which are
invariably turned down, leaving the throat exposed.
Round the neck is worn a silk scarf, tied in a slip