<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">leading strings</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>worn costume accessories</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>leading string</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>leading-strings</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>strings, leading</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Strings which guide and support children who are learning to walk.  Sometimes in the form of reinforced cloth attached to the shoulders and hanging to the ankles. ]]></note></mads>