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Sequined and Silken Finery
Ukrainian Village Charm

SEQUINED AND SILKEN FINERY

UKRAINIAN VILLAGE CHARM

Picturesque in style and pleasing in colour is this variety of Macedonian costume photographed at Üsküb, on which sequins, beads, buttons, and coins are set among coloured embroideries in lavish but artistic profusion Flower-crowned, with bright garments broidered in many flashing hues, the Ukrainian peasant women are still faithful to their attractive national costumes, and in some districts feminine fashions have remained unchanged for generations