Some have hats made of horsehair.
But the hats made of straw and the hats made of horsehair do not keep
the rain out. So they have umbrellas. Their umbrellas are as funny as
the hats. They are made of oil paper, and have no handles. They look
like fans. When it rains, the people open their umbrellas and tie them
on top of their hats.
The boys in Korea wear loose jackets, and wide trousers which go under
their stockings. The stockings are padded with cotton, and are tied at
the ankle. The girls wear very pretty little jackets, sometimes red,
sometimes pink, and sometimes green.
The shoes they wear in Korea are of many kinds and shapes. Some are
made of leather. Others are like the wooden shoes the Chinamen wear,
which turn up at the toes. The funniest shoes they have are made of
paper. The paper is very thick and strong, and so their paper shoes
last a good while. But the shoes that are worn by most of the people
in Korea are made of straw. They are like sandals, and they are worn
so that the large toe is not covered.
The people in Korea have a strange way of keeping themselves cool in
hot weather. They have something like a basket made of rods of bamboo.
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