Chinese mandarin dressed in traditional clothing, Changde, Hunan, China, ca. 1900-19191900-1919A typical Chinese mandarin in full regalia: plum-colored satin robe with embroidered mandarin square. The necklace, of jade or amber, indicated by its length the rank of the wearer. The hat, crowned by a crystal ball, sported a pony-tail" of horsehair."Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.Captions for this set of lantern slides from the papers of Oliver and Jennie Logan, American Presbyterian missionaries in Hunan, were provided by their daughter Elsa.still image