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in all the halls. Various
grains, from producing silk
worms, cloth, leather oils
in my 'Jacquer, melting'
words, fife, in alcohol, shell
fish, nets, etc were an
exhibition labelled in Chinese characters
& exhibited in neat glass
cases. I saw many Korean
women here, many in pale
green dresses & pink waistcoats
& a few in grass green
robes but most were in
white. In physiognomy they
are very Chinese. A group
of Korean women & children
in holiday dress makes as
gay a bit of color as the Burmese
women. The curfew which
formerly rang at 9 P.M., & allowed
women free use of the streets
of the men confinement at home
has not been in use for 25 yrs.
is really a forgotten custom.