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168 II. THE SWEDISH PEOPLE.
the country and different classes of society have been planed down. A
brief sketch shall now be given of the general course of development, as
exhibited in different spheres, such as clothing, food, dwellings, and
customs.
Fhoto. Gösta Flormas,
Stockholm.
On the Way to the Hayfield.
Dress in Sweden is in accordance with general European fashions, which
nowadays are rapidly penetrating even into the remotest districts. The old
national costumes have been almost entirely discarded. Only in a few regions
are they still in general use. This is the case in certain parts of Djlarne
(the parishes of Rättvik, Böda, Orsa, Mora, Siljansnäs, Leksand, Gagnef and
Floda), and also among the Lapps. However, some of these becoming costumes
have been revived for use on festive occasions; they are often worn at gatherings
of young people in the open air, particularly by women, and by other classes
than the peasants who originally wore them.
Distinction in dress between the different classes of society, as regards cut
and style, has been practically effaced. The working classes have become far
more exacting of låte years in the matter of dress; the Swedish workman
generally appears well-rigged after working hours. Distinctions have been
levelled also as regards material, factory-made stuffs having replaced the
hand-woven fabrics, even among the country people. The "schalet", a kind of
kerchief knotted at the neck, which among the women was the distinguishing
mark of the lower classes, has long been superseded by the hat. With regard to
footgear, wooden shoes, "träbottnar", were formerly in general use; in recent
times leathern shoes and boots have become the almost universal rule, not
merely in the cities, but also in the country.
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