concept
Ryasa (monastic cassock)
cassock
also: ряса, монашеская ряса
The long, wide-sleeved black outer robe worn by Orthodox monks and clergy; Ieronim's ryasa and conical cap identify him as a monastic figure to the narrator before any words are exchanged on the ferry.
Reading notes
- On Holy Night §19 a monk's cassock and a conical cap
The ryasa is the long, wide-sleeved black outer robe worn by Orthodox monks and clergy; the "conical cap" is a klobuk or skufia, part of monastic dress. Chekhov signals Ieronim's calling visually before the narrator has any other information about him.