_Clothing._--A short jacket fastened at the back and with short sleeves is worn. It may be of any material. In Sind, Gujarat and other parts of western India it is called a _choli_. It is also very generally known as _angiya_. Other common names are _mahram_ and _sinaband_ (breast-cover). The _kurta_ is a sort of sleeveless shirt, open in front and reaching to the waist. It may be of any material. When this is worn with the _angiya_ it is worn over it. This combination of dress is worn only by young married women. In Kashmir and northern India generally the _angiya_ is not worn, and the _kurta_ is worn instead. This is like the _kamis_ of the man, already described; it has full sleeves, is open at the front, which is embroidered, and reaches to the knee or lower. Among Pathans there are two kinds of _kurta_ (_kamis_ or _khat_); one worn by married women called _gìradana khat_ is dark red or blue, embroidered with silk in front; the _jalana khat_ worn by unmarried women is less conspicuous for colour and ornament. A large pocket (_jeb_) is often sewn on in front like the Highlander's sporran.
The _Pa'ejamas_, also called _izar_, are cut like those of men, and known by the same names. They differ only in being of silk or other fine material and being coloured (Plate I. fig. 6). Among Pathans they are called _partog_ or _partek_ (_pardek_), and those of unmarried girls are of white, while married women wear them of _susi_, a kind of coloured silk or cotton. As a general rule the wearing of _paijamas_ is the chief distinction between Mussulman and Hindu women. In the Shahpur and other districts, however, where Mahommedans have followed Hindu customs, Moslem women wear the _majla_, a cloth about 3 yds. long by 1½ wide tied tightly round the waist so as to fall in folds over the legs. Even Mahommedan men sometimes wear the _majla_ in these districts. This form of dress is known among Moslems as _tahband_ [lower binding] (Plate I. fig. 6). In Rajputana, Gujarat and the southern Punjab, Mahommedan women sometimes wear a _lhenga_ or _ghagra_ skirt without trousers; in the Sirsa district and parts of Gujarat the ghagra is worn over the trousers. The _sadari_ or waistcoat is worn by women as well as men. The _tillak_ or _peshwaz_ is a dress or robe the skirt and bodice of which are made in one piece, usually of red or other coloured material; it is common in Gujarat, Rajputana and the Sirsa district, and is the style usually adopted by nautch girls when dancing. Meman women wear also the _aba_, or overcoat, which differs from that worn by men in that it has loose half sleeves, and fastens with two buttons at each side of the neck over the shoulders; it is embroidered on the breast, and adorned with gold lace on the skirts.