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MODERN EXQUISITE AND AN ARCH'S ANCIENT GRANDEUR
| The average Greek is of medium height and normally of a cheerful temperament. His dress varies somewhat according to his district, but the chief features of the national costume are the white pleated fustanella, gold-embroidered vest, tassel-tipped shoes, and the leathern belt from which usually depend the yataghan and tobacco-pouch |