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[This page is handwritten]

Clothes:

Women's clothes: Women used to wear long skirts & blouses.

Skirt was made by:

gathered a straight piece of cloth & put on it a waistband.

Some had buttons to close the opening, most didn't, because the
skirt was so full.

They used to make blouses that buttoned down the front; they had
[drawing of a round collar] collar, plain sleeves with cuffs, & round collar.

Both shirts & blouses were of a dark color , with small flowers print.

Some blouses had a piece of overlapping material over the buttons in front of the blouse.

Men's clothes: Dark suits, derbies ("Pincho"[?] derbies), & high button shoes, for dress wear.

For work, overalls, smock, & boots.

Smock: A jacket made of overall material.

Boots: Had boot rags inside; men wrapped legs with old
flour sacks, over the socks, as a protection against cold.

They started from bottom, his feet & wrapped the cloth up the leg.

All clothes were patched when broken, because you couldn't afford to throw them away.