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Page 33
... cloth , and rendering certain articles of clothing compulsory , was abolished . Men and women are now permitted to wear any clothes they please , in doors or out , provided , of course , that they are decently clad according to South ...
... cloth , and rendering certain articles of clothing compulsory , was abolished . Men and women are now permitted to wear any clothes they please , in doors or out , provided , of course , that they are decently clad according to South ...
Page 106
... cloth of the paper - mulberry fibre was one which their indolence long prevented them from acquiring , though they greatly admired that which their Tahitian teachers made for them . Now , however , they appear fairly industrious , and ...
... cloth of the paper - mulberry fibre was one which their indolence long prevented them from acquiring , though they greatly admired that which their Tahitian teachers made for them . Now , however , they appear fairly industrious , and ...
Page 285
... cloth was rever- sible - being black on one side and red on the other , and varnished with vegetable gum to en- rich the colour . Some wore this handsome material as a cloak- falling from the shoulders in flowing drapery , very becoming ...
... cloth was rever- sible - being black on one side and red on the other , and varnished with vegetable gum to en- rich the colour . Some wore this handsome material as a cloak- falling from the shoulders in flowing drapery , very becoming ...
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