It was a beautiful day, tho hill scenery
was grand, and people, dressed in the
dark-bine calico which gives the name
to the tribe, wore filing along the nar
row paths toward tho hilltop, adding to
tho piotnresqnenoss of the scene. When
they reached the plateau on which the
gathering waa to take place, a few hun
dred people wore there, and more kept
coming all the afternoon. On tho hill
slopes were groups of women in their
picturesque costumes and men in their
simple clothing of black cotton,so much
more manly than the flowiug skirts of a
Chinaman. Tho men of both tribes,
the Black Miao and tho Ka-too Miao,
dross alike—abort jackets, with tight
aleeves, nnd looae trousers, all of black
calico. Tho women of tho Ea-teo
tribe dress their hair in a high roll, and
wear a printed cloth on their heads,
whioh is kept in its place by bands of
red and white. Tho skirts they wear
are closely plaited, like a Scotch kilt,
and must take many yards of
material; they reach down to the
knees, and look heavy and stiff. Tho
legs are bound round with cloth worked
in patterns of red and white. Borne of
them nse such a quantity of this band
aging that their legs are quite dispro
portionate. They wear a jacket with
tight sleeves and u baud of very pret
tily printed white around the arms.
