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 DRESS.

You should always wear a simple or plain dress, but it should be that of your own nation. This principle should be observed when you go out in the evening or to an ordinary party. The kind of dress now worn in India by Hindu gentlemen consists of a long coat reaching down to the knee with a stand-up collar. For the head a turband is the best, but some wear round caps embroidered by hand or braided with gold or silver lace. Of European braids there are many kinds distinguishing the Military, the Naval, the Police, and the Civil Services, and so forth. Many of our young men now-a-days use these braids indiscriminately, not knowing for what particular class each is intended. But you should not use any other than the one made for Civilians. You should also have two good dress suits, one to be worn