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The Korean is in build
features nearest Japanese
In this larger decidedly and
much lighter in complexion.
The men wear white baggy
trousers to the ankles, long
white coats & a small black
graze top hat beneath which
the cue can be seen than the
meshes of the crab. The women
wear the same large baggy
trousers but over that a long
white skirt to the ankle or
a short jacket to the waste
line. Often this latter is lifted
up to the teats protrude, especially
in women carrying nursing children.
The women wear a white turban.
Many of the people have narrow
slant eyes as do also the Japs
which gives them a more
Chinese appearance than the
close average Chinese. Rice
Willet saw the only crops
in evidence. Vegetable gardens