XCIV A GENERAL HISTORY

ever, as fancy or convenience fuggefts; and they will fometimes
proceed to the chafe in the fevereft froft, covered only with the flighteft
of them. Their head-dreffles are compofed of the feathers of the fwan,
the eagle, and other birds. The teeth, horns, and claws of different
animals, are alfo the occafional ornaments of the head and neck.
Their hair, however arranged, is always befmeared with greafe. The
making of every article of drefs is a female occupation; and the women,
though by no means inattentive to the decoration of their own per-
fons, appear to have a flill greater degree of pride in attending to the
appearance of the men, whofe faces are painted with more care than

thofe of the women.

The female drefs is formed of the fame materials as thofe of the other
fex, but of a different make and arrangement. Their fhoes are commonly
plain, and their leggins gartered beneath the knee. The coat, or body
covering, falls down to the middle of the leg, and is faftened over the
fhoulders with cords, a flap or cape turning down about eight inches,
both before and behind, and agreeably ornamented with quill-work and
fringe; the bottom is alfo fringed, and fancifully painted as high as
the knee. As it is very loofe, it is enclofed round the waift with a {uff
belt, decorated with taffels, and faftened behind. ‘The arms are covered
to the wrift, with detached fleeves, which are fewed as far as the bend

_ of the arm; from thence they are drawn up to the neck, and the cor-
ners of them fall down behind, as low as the wailt. The cap, when
they wear one, confifts of a certain quantity of leather or cloth, fewed
at one end, by which means it is kept on the head, and, hanging down

the