Long silk skirts, resting on the ground in folds, are worn over starched
petticoats, with a broad sash encircling the body below the armpits.
Very little jewelry is worn beyond ornamental pins in the rather
elaborate coiffure
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Buddhism is dying in Korea. Ever since the monastic orders were forbidden
the towns they have steadily lost importance, though the Koreans still
feel it a duty to contribute to their maintenance. The strongest ethical
force is Confucianism, and there is a prominent strain of superstition
in the native character. The faithful few seen above still cling to
their temple and their ritual
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