Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-03-28
NO, 10.
AN EGYPTIAN LADY.

CrImSOn Sllk troWSerS, SO long anu WHO
that, that they entirely concealed her
bare feel; then caliie garment like the
Turkish 1ntcrse, descending 10 the feet
before in train behind, and opening at
the sides, with long sleeves Open from
the wrist TO the elbow. and falling back
SO as to display those Of the rheh,ise
beneath. The dress was made of crim-
son damask, and embroidered all round
The edge with black hraiding, and was
conlined-not at the wrist, but over the
hips-with an Indian shawl, wound Two
or three times round, and knoIted before
The last garment was IA jacket, reaching
only 10 lie waist, with half sleeves
made of exceedingly rich stuff or dark
blue silk, embroidered all over, in a
running pattern, with gold, and edged
with gold braiding and buttons. Three
large silver amulet containing
charms, we're hung over the shawl-girdle,
The head-dress is the pretest part Of the
Egyptian costimc-and Sofia's was eS>
ceedlngIy rich: Her hair, was divided
iase s! sAisty shall braids, tahgs
ing over her shoulders[to TIE hs end OF
each of which were affixed three siIs
cords strung with gold coins Of various
sizes. Two rows Of gold coins as large
as half-crown pieces, laid close together,
encircled her forehead; and at each tens
pie depended cluster Of smaller Ones,
with ain agate ornament In the middle.
The back Of her head was covered with
a small Egyptian Fez, ornalhehted With
large Ckoors Of solid gold, and bound
on by handkerchief Of embroidered
Grape. She wore two necklaces oflarse
gold coihs, thickly strung together, and
each individual piecs ofmoney depend
ing from q massive ornament in the.
form Of a fish; one Of these nerkiates
was long, and the othcr Just encirtlsd
her throai;- and between them WAS o..
string Of beads Of Egyptian agates, as
large as;:birds,. EGGS: s:.and stfane iogslhet
with golden links. Her earnings were
ofgold iiligree, in the shape of flowers;
and her bracelets-of which she wore.
several---of massisegold and silver. We !
computed thai. sho carried about three
hundred and fifty pounds on person, III
coins alone, without including her other
ornaments.
LITERARY sGRoUND AND LOFTY
TUMBLlNG.'-The Boston Post has
correspondent who criticises Ralph w:
Emerson's Lectures; in style as unique
as it is original and funny; as tile fol.
lowing extract will show:
1t is quite out Of character to say Mn
Emerson lcclures-lie does nd such
Thing. He drops nec,ar-he chips out
sparks-he exhales odors-le lets OF
mental .sky-rockets and f,eworks-he
spouts fire; and, conjuror like, draws
ribbons out of his mouth; Ho smokes;
lie sparkles; he improvises; he shouts; he
! sings, he e&plodes like d bundle Of crackA
ers, he goes off in fiery erlptions like
volcano, bit he does not lecture: He Is
a titalized speculaton-a talking essehCt
"a sort Of celestial emanation@a bit Of
transparency broken from Tie spheres,
Spiritual prism through which we see
all beautiful ray Of immaleriaI existence:
His leaping fancy mounts upward like an
india rubber ball, and drafts and falls
like snowflake or a leather. He moves
through the air like cherub with gol.
den trumpet in his mouth, out OF which
he blows tropes and figures and gossa-
mer trarsparehcies Of suggestive fancics:
He takes high flights, ana sustains him
self without rulfling feather: He lns
verts the rainbow, and Uses it for swing
now sweeping the earth, and now
slapping his hands among the stars:
ALL THAT is VALUABLE in Tiiis
WORLD is TO BE HAD FOR NoriIiNG.-
Genius, beauty and love, are not bought
and sold. You may buy Il rich brace
let; but not a well .tulned arm on which
10 wear it-.a pearl necklate, but not a
pearlv throat with which il shall vie.-
THE lichest banker on earth would vain
ly offer bis fortune 10 be aLle to write a
verse like Byron. One comes into tho
world naked and goes out naked. The
difference in the ineness.of biz of lin
en- for shroud is not much. Man is a
handful Of clay viii ich turnsrapidly back
again 10 dust, and which is compelled
nightly to relapse into the nothingness Of
sleep; 10 get strength 10 commence life:
again on the morrow.
In this Eifei so partaken by anaiiila-
tion, what is there tina, is real. Is it
our sleeping or oul wakins-our dream
ing or CDR though,2 Do we arise TO
the more valuable Iifr) when we go TO
bed, or 60 TO bed when we a,ise z No?
man is 20 pfoprietor2 Or he owns
but the breath as it traperses his lips,
and tue idea as.it fits, across his. mind
And even the idea often belongs, to;an-
other Home journal.