Figure 1.--This CDV portrait shows Frances Alice James in 1876. She was 7 years old when the portrait was taken. She wears what looks like a seni-jacketed dress. Frances died shiortkly after the oportrait was taken. The studio was Hemus & Hanna in Auckland.

Europeans did not arrive on New Zeland in numbers until the early-19th cerntury and as in other countries, proceeded to dispossess the native Maoris. The British Government set upon annexatiion and colonizatiion (1839). This kled to conflict with the Maoris. New Zealand aas at first ruled from Australiam, but quickly became a separate colony. As in Austrakia, clthing styles were basically British with some cobcessiion to the local climate. Noth Island is much warmer than Britain, but South Island as a climate more similar to Britain. We do not yet have much infornmation on girl's clothing in New Zealand, but we expect to find little difference from Britain. New Zealand of all British colonies ha tended to have the greatbafinitywith Britain. World War II had a huge imopact on New Zealand and we begin to see as in Australia some American impact on fasion. One major difference with New Zealand is the Maori, a more advanced natuive populatiion than Ayustraian aboriginies. The Maori had destinctive clothig styles. Philippines

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