The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-13

.,.se ~ fox skin and think can safely
80 thcv would be short for a six-year1
"a nv ~ h.r,c They reach from tho
,.ots, 10 ,niathigh and are there met by
,bo lrou,ils. or boots OF sealskn, and the
,,,.sco or stocxings OF deer skin. At
oycrv movement of the body or every
etsn that is taken the bare skin Is ex-
,oscd at all these joints, whether the
thermometer registers 80 degrees above
Of below zero.
,,stcl OF a Jaros combination suit-knick-
Knockers made OF dcgrsltin. a common
,,,ee waist and a heavy flannel wrapper
,.t walking length. dccrskin stockings
[,,,,ing to the knee and kamiks made by
,bo natives Deersk,n mttens and the
dc,rskin kooltah. which had a close-ntting
hood attached to the neck-band and was
trimmed around the face with foxskin,
ana also had fox tails around the bottom
III the sleeves. were added when / went
ost for my daily walk during the winter.
sat ! must make Il plain that this mode
Of dress was only adopted during the
months when the thermometer ranged
from 3 above 20 80 below zero. Any
thing warmer than . above with no
wind. was entirely too warm for furs, "
We were exercising ~ all, and MY deer
f,n knickCrbOCkers were exchanged for
vOoilcn skirts as soon as we had sonstant
s.rHght. except when I was making Lhe
Northumberland hfty-mile tour OF Whale
sound and Inglcneld Cuff. in April. Then.
although we had sunlight twenty-five
1or~s olt OF the twcnty-four. WAS riding
b., The slcdgo part Of the time. and We al
v.vs Travelled by nisht COR. rather during
tt.t part Of the day when the sun was
,..~ and below the hOriZon) thus having
g.. v.arncst part OF the day for sleeping.
,-it. .r.. was the longest one made by
~,. t.r.nr my stay at Redcln. and IL
r.-taf-lv MAS the most delightful one I'm
,..v, way with one exception. The
....t was compelled 10 seek shelter in
..,. ..l10 with an EsQuimau family 1
r'-lr lfr slfe'y say was my worst ex-
..'-.. without q doubt. Cold and dark
t Storm would have been preferable.
,. f.ttf, made ny my mind not 70 be a
,.9-.r.s tD my husband, as so many
....,.s had phophesled / certainly
o...fl Do. Welded rather than put him TO
a.. trouble OF building an igloo in the
ral.ns storm.
our two Esquimau seamstresses. Name
o-d ,facipsoo. had great curiosity in re-
card to NY dress, particularly the waist
,r-h bones in it, which was not satisfied
until allowed them to examine each gar
mont and watch me dress. They rushed
oT and told their husbands. and next
morning the two men presented them
solves 40 my door and wanted me to
grant them The same privilege, and seemed
quite surprised ut my refusal. Once. as
uas passing through the doorway the
f.or blew shut. and Kyo a great angakok
doctor. caught it I'm time to save me
from "a serious knock, but his hand was
forced against my back, and ne plainly
fpt the whalobOnes in my waist. From
that time on ne insisted that I had a
great many bones in my body running up
ana down. and wanted 10 know If all
American women were as full Of bones as
Or September ed we landed in Phila-
d.rhia. Since my return ! often think
of these people. who, according TO civil
lzel ideas. have such a wretched exist
er.e. AID who are, nevertheless. perfectly
happy and contented, laughing and joking
through the long night as through the
brilliant summer day; never a care or
trouble as long as they have fox skin
so their back and a piece Of seal meat on
the Goor And when tie end comes they
meet il with the quiet apathy of animals.
JOSEPHINE DIEBITSCH-PEARY.