NATIONAL FOLK DRESS The earliest samples of national folk dress included festive costumes with "sarafans" of printed silken fabrics manufactured in Russia in the late 18th century. Their characteristic features were oblique gores inserted between the

NATIONAL FOLK DRESS
The earliest samples of national folk dress included festive costumes with "sarafans" of printed silken fabrics manufactured in Russia in the late 18th century. Their characteristic features were oblique gores inserted between the sides of two straight widths in the front and one central width in the back. The "sarafan" had a long row of buttons m front and was suspended on wide Straps, Oiis type became known as the oblique-gore "sarafan".

Another type was a simple affair of straight widths of cloth gathered in the front under a binding, having no buttons and also suspended on straps. It was known as the straight-cut or round "sarafan". The oblique-gore and straight-cut "sarafans" were genetically linked with ancient-Russian garments such ; is the "telogreya" (padded jacket) and "nakladnaya shubka" (outer coat). These diverse "sarafan" cuts could be observed in the 191|i and early 20th cc. m different provinces of Russia.
"Sarafans" of silken fabrics printed with lavish flower bouquets and garlands were ornamented with golden galloons and metallic lace; silver or gilt buttons formed a decorative pattern along the seams. Such "sarafans" were worn with white shirts ("sleeves") of lawn or muslin heavily embroidered in chainstitch with white thread, or with silken shirts. These festive "sarafans" and shuts were dearly valued and worn with care on holidays and handed down.
"Sarafans" were girdled at, the waist with narrow belts having long loose ends, hi different localities this attire was supplemented with a short "sarafan" like garment "epanechka", also made of silken manufactured fabric and decorated with golden galloon.

On cold days a long-sleeved jacket - "dushegreya" gathered in the back into tubular folds was worn. Its cut differed

Exercise 1. Answer these questions:
1. What did the earliest samples of national folk dress include?
2. What '"sarafans" were worn?
3. What fabrics were "sarafans" made of?
4. What head-dress was worn with the "sarafan"?
5. What was worn on cold days?
6. What shirts were worn with "sarafans"?