Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-11-05

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De purchased ready made at any of
the clothing houses in the Chinese
quarters The blouses or jackets are
made from cottonade blue Jeans. a
light grade of beaver. and other ma
tenals. The color is usually blue,
blue black or black. They cost ready
made from 81 to SD For holidays
ana festivals even the poorer Chinese
are wont to attire themselves in silken
or satin robes OF the finest texture and
most delicate hues. These gowns are
costly and are made to order 4 is
CLAIMED that u prominent resident o.,
the chinese quarter paid S., 900 for
his holiday vestments
They are of a pale pink. lavishly
and heavily embroidered in gold and
silver bullion threads and bespangled
with numerous precious stones. The
more costly robes are lined with quilt
ed silks Ordinary silken blouses are
purchasable at from $50 to $50. The
trousers affected by the Chinese vary
IN price from 81 for the cheapest to
$50 and SO
Flowing robes of satin and silk are
also won by the opulent on state and
festive occasions.
The sleeves of the Mongolian's
blouse are long. and when turned
down reach below the TIPS of the fin
gers five or six inches This extra
length OF the garment the wearer en-
pioyS to cover over his nose and
mouth when entering room until he
becomes accustomed to the Temporal
ture. The same rules apply when go
ing out in the air. It is claimed that
to this custom is attributed the rarity
of pulmonary complaints and disor-
ders t71ong the Chinese.
A sllken sash OF varied patterns is
wrapped around the waist to hold up
the trousers, suspenders being an I'M
known quantity with the Chinaman.
The Chinese affect many styles Of
headgear. There are five patterns
though, that are worn principally in
this country. The ordinary laborer
or cooJie protects his head from the
sun and wind with hat made from
rice straw interviewer like basket
| 1t is circular in form, with wide brim.
and is held in place by strings tied I'M
der the chin.
The merchant wears brimless
head-covering made from silk or satins
1t is bowl-shaped and ornamented
with a button, which according to
color tells of the wearers' wealth and
position. A sort of wooden hood,
which completely covers the head.
neck and ears leIving but little
part of the face exposed, is worn by
laborers when working out of doors
during inclement welther. Many
Chinese employed in domestic posi-
tons wear a low crowned felt hat Of
wide brlm, patterned after the STYLE of
headgear that was brought so promi-
nently into noteriety from being worn
| by California hoOdlums. But the last
and crowning masterpiece in the way
of Chinese head cover is the high
binders ''dickie." This style of hat
is a complete protection to the head,
and has saved more warlike high
binders from being launched into
kingdom come than it will be given
| credit for. The hat is about six inches
high and the brim parallels the crown
which it surrounds The hat is made
Of felt and the top generally covers
| steel plate thick enough TO turn the
edge OF the sharpe5t AK, AS the steel
armor is cushioned in wool a blow
from a club seldom in lures the vic
tim.
The dress Of the Chinese woman is
similar to that of the lords of crea-
tion," the only difference being that
the women wear cloth or silken skirt
of dark colors underneath the blouse
which falls to the knees The blouse
worn by the women is also somewhat
| longer than that which goes on the
mems backs. The women wear no
| hats or other head covering Instead
they oil their hair or smear it with
| grease. The women and men wear
the same style of stockings or socks.
| These are made from cotton, wool. or
silk. and the price varies from 20
cents to several dollars according to
! the quality of the material.
| 1t costs an ordinary Chinese laborer
about $40 for q years QUILTING OF
clothing. A merchant of moderate
means contents himself with an outlay
of about $75 for clothes. The women
| can clothe themselves on about the
same amount. The Chinese have two
| patterns of footgear. One is a sort OF
sandal supported two CIR three inches
from the ground by narrow block of
wood under the ball of the sole and at
the heel. The other is the style usually
worn by Mongolians. The sole Is
made from light wood or cork with a
cork upper and is patterned somewhat
after the Oxford tie. These shoes
vary in price from $1.50 to S. a pair
and have everlasting qualities
DANGEROUS Rival.