some of the women wore jewelry ( though nothing so expensive as sai thorin 's firedim earrings ) , and few looked as if they 'd missed many meals , but they also wore clothes roland recognized : the long , round-collared dresses , usually with the lace fringe of a colored underskirt showing below the hem , the dark shoes with low heels , the snoods ( most sparkling with gem-dust , as those of olive and coral thorin had been ) .