Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1893 — In China Clothes Make the Man. [ARTICLE]

In China Clothes Make the Man.

The 'clothing of the Chinaman compared with otlr own, also shows many differences. The rank of the official is indicated by the number of vari-colored buttons on the’top of his official hat; and instead of epaulettes, gold braid, etc., his uniform shows upon the breast and 'back figures of birds and animals. The plume of the Mandarin’s hat is ndt -straight, but curved at the end like the ■tail of a bird. The wearing of bracelets is not confined to women, as men often ornament themselves the same way. Neither men nor women wear gloves, but their sleeves are so long that they often reach two feet beyond their hands, and serve as muffs, in cold weather. They are also used as pockets, there being no regular pockets in their clothes. The beard of a Chinaman about indicates his age. Until forty years old, his face is smoothly shaven. Beyond that point he allows his mustache to grow, and when still older, his entire beard. Both men and women wear, jacket trousers. While we blacken our shoes, the Chinese paint the thick soles of their shoes white. Black is the color of mourning in the West, while white-grey-blue is the color in China. Women as well as men smoke, and both sexes use of the fan. If one tears his coat, the tailor puts the patch on the outside.—[New York Tribune.