sorts of “swimming holes” and places. So too, there were many large open air gatherings being addressed by public speakers, one of which is seen in Fig. 208.
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Fig. 209.—Group of five Korean women in their stiff white clothing.
Nearly everyone was dressed in white outer garments
made from some fabric which although not mosquito
netting was nearly as open and possessed of a remarkable
stiffness which seemed to take and retain every dent with
astonishing effect and which was sufficiently transparent
to reveal a third undergarment. The full out-standing
skirts of five Korean women may be seen in Fig. 209, and
the trousers which went with these were proportionately
full but tied close about the ankles. The garments seemed
to be possessed of a powerful repulsion which held them
quite apart and away from the person, no doubt contributing
much to comfort. It was windy but one of those hot
sultry, sticky days, and it made one feel cool to see these
open garments surging in the wind.
