The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-01
DRESS OF THE ESKIMO.


OF Northern Animals.
II, Chief material of the clothing of
tho Eskimo is the sk.u OF the reindeer,
which .s u.cl BOO various Stages OF pei.
uc' or tanning Fine. short Hatred
summer shua especially thuac ot does
and tUus. are used for making dress
garments uui uuUcrp l,.vs Iuc hc1v-
lest viutrr s,us furnish extra warm
Jackets for cold weather Tho white
spotted .,.us of the tame siberian rein
deer are especially valued for full
dress jackets.
The skins oc the white mountain
sheep, white and blue FOX. wolf. dog
crmiuc and lynx are sometimes made
into clothing Uudcriackcts of cider
duck skins are often pressed into scry-
Ice. Scalakn dressed with the hair cu
Is used only Tor brccchcs aud boots.
and for those rarely OF late years
drilling and calico have been intro
durcl into the makeup ot some of the
minor garments.
The dress Of the mon consists OF
loose hooded frock without opening cX-
ccpt ut the neck aud wrists This
reaches just over the hips and very
rare y 10 mllthlgh where it ls cut or
square and usually confined 10y % grille
at the waist Under this garment Is
worn a similar one OF lighter skin and
sometimes without hood. The thighs
are clad In one or two pairs OF tight
fitting knee lrccchns, rather loose. but
fitted 10 the shape of thc leg They are
very low In front but are much higher
behind, sometimes us high us the small
Of the back They are held lu place by
a grdl, or thong around the waist and
are usually fastened below the knee
over the boots with drnwstrug.
on the legs and feet are worn. first.
pair OF long dccrsldu stockings. with
the hair inside. then slippers Of tanned
scalsl,.u. Ia the bottom which is spread
q layer uf whulchouo shgylugs and out
side pair of close fitting boots held In
place by a string around the uuklc.
| which reaches above the knee and
ends with a rough edge covered 10y the
/ brooches Dress boots often end In an
/ ornamental border. with drawstrlug
| just below the knee. Tho boots are Of
| reindeer skin. with white scalskin
solcs for winter and dry weather. hut
| In summer waterproof boots Of white
| whaleskln are worn. Ovcrshocs Of the
/ same material, reaching just above the
ankles. are sometimes worn over the
] winter boots.
The women wear tight nttlng deer
skin pantaloons. with the hair ncxt the
skin, and outside OF these similar
pair made Of the skins from deer legs.
with the hair out, and having solcs Of
scalskin, but no ankle strings. The
women's pnntaloons, like those OF the
men, are fastened with n glrdlc just
above the hips. II appears that they
do not stay up very well, rs the wo-
men are continually hltchlng them up
and tightening their glrdlcs. like some
Old sailor
Until they reach manhood the boys
wear pantuloons like the women. but
their jackets are cut just like those Of
the men.
The well TO do ESllimOs generally own
several complete suits Of clothes and
present a neat appearance when not
engaged I'm dirty work The poorer
NldHntn wear Nllt suit lpI ull h''tlNihlin
until " becomes shabby. New clothes
are seldom put on till winter. The
outer frock is not often worn In the
iglu, or hut home being usually taken
Off before entering the room.
At present there IS no such thing as
an Eskimo tailor. for the women Of
each Eskimo household usually make
the garments OF all the members of the
family. Not only this, but the Eskimos
are extremely conservative In the mat
ter Of changes in the style OF their raj.
mcnt and respond very slowly TO the
modcrnizlng influences In this partcu-
lar which have reached their nelghbor-
hood.