Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-08-10
LADIES' COLUMN.
SINCERE DEVOTION.

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A ton Of hair from the heads Of the dc
vout heathenes-.-s # the Empire has
been sacrificed 10 the construction fund,
together with no end OF jewelry. There
is nothing dubious about the religion If
head shaved 10 prove her devotion, and
we fear that if the test were applied IN
New York the result would only he the
accumulation If second hand fronts. iriz
zles and curls and abandoned scratches
Neu York .ftrcury
THE CoREAs LADIES AT " ,sIIIAo.oN.
The ladies Of the CoreAn EinbAss, arr
little childish looking creatures not more
than FIVE feet high, If that They have
delicate, slender, fragile bodies and
smooth, shiny, lemon -colore.l faces that
are really very pretty after you get accus-
toned to the Asiatic style of beauty
Their hair is Of midnight hlackness,
parted in the middle, smoothly cymhesi,
and fastened in a loopr at the napc OF the
neck with massive gold pins, not like our
hsitpins with two legs, but just STRAIGHT,
simple pins with large ornamented h,ads
Their eyes have the moon tilt, are black,
Of course, and very bright and expressive.
Their lips are full and red, and they are
exquisitely clean and dainty about their
persons, and fond Of the most delicate
fSbrics Their gowns are of silk and all
made alike, with full gathered skirt Of
some bright hue scwed 70 little waist
like that that little girls wear to their
petticoats, and which reaches only little
below the armpits. Over this IS worn
little silk Jacket of bright contrasting
color, and net any longer than the skirt
waist. The sleeves arc large and lonQ,
but not uncomfortably SO. The neck is
faced with ribbon, generally two pieces,
the one next the ekin being white. and IS
fastened in surplice fashion with gold
pins. No buttons are visible anywhere.
Where the skirt is joined to the waist 9
ribbon about two inches wide Is yosse~i
around the body and tied IN front, fhe
ends hanging straight about half way tn
/, the floor Their hcadgear Is simple. and
has been in fashion for hundreds Of wears
It takes about two yards Of watered silk
ribbon to make It. This is passed around
the head to look something like Turkish
fez without top to il, and the surplus
ribbon is fastened together in such II way
ss to hang fiat down the back y ,.lssel
is fastened to the top in front and al
lowed to dangle over the brow. and .
handsome jade ornament i put on the
streamer to keepit from waving.
They have the Eastern hove for le~.
elry, and since they have been here have
bought quite little collection If dia
monds, in rings, studs. pins, etc. Mrs
Ye Cha Yum is the delighted posse.sor OF
a watch, which she wears ia the bosom u
her little jacket. When sht. showed It
asked her 10 tell me the time She turnGf
her slanting black eyes on me with ag lean
of fun and said it was nearly 5. Il wa
about twenty minutes Of ;, but she llAc
only learned the hours and saw the hanC
was between and ;. CJrrau iadic
never wear single ring, alwa5s Two. BE
fore marriage thev only wear -uch ring
AZ their parents give them, a'ter mar
rage the rings their husbands 1vc them
The rings are massive end 6f beauti:u
workmanship, and are II least half an incI
wide and over quarter # an inch timex
They have very pretty hands, small cart
fully kept, AMI Wit. slender. 'aper'n.
fingers Their ears arr not pierced, an
they don't wear earrings
They have not vet tasted The delight
Of shopping, their husband- hlylnt I
them everything they need VI. I'm
ago the native shoes u the u4en woft "l
and they had II bny American snor-
They take to them very kindly. and q
clare they like them, only they fini the
much stifTer than their oan TIL i
tend % contnne wearing thor native -
tune here. although the IadieS .iu1ii