The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-02-06


On sub>rTu:nt and perseveriuy in
qu1iy a"ong Arab ladies', found out
Low It was that tie brides face locked
So lu,trouS. lea II that girl, are pre-
pared Tor marriage with Il very graf 1e Il
ot ceremony The.e are women vino
make the b,aut'iyiny OF brides their es-
pecial profession.
a widow woman, named Angelica is
til" chlt "rf'Str IN this department of
art IN fiata She uses her SCISSORS and
,we,zrr> freely and sGulfuIly to Remove
-uper tiuous hair, aud trans the eye
bros, TO an arc., line. protecting it win
black pigments She prepares an ad-
ar>.vc plaster of very strong sweet gum,
aud apple, it by degrees all over the
body, lctt,n. IL remain on for il minute
or more; then she tears it off quickly.
aud it brings away with it all the sot,
down OF hair, leavin. the skin quite bare,
with an unnaturaily bri ght and polished
appearance, nnch admired by Orlental~
The face require, very careful u,anipu a
tl'n. When women have once submitted
to this process they look frightiuI if
from time t, time they do not repeat it;
for the hair never grows SO soft and fne
again. Perhaps this is one of the rea-
sons why ag"dArab WON en-, who have
quite given up all ,hc>e arts of adorment.
o"k SO haggard and witch like. In
some instances this ordeal slightly irri
tates the skin, and perfumed sesame or
olive oil is applied, or cooling lotions of
elder Hover water are used
The bride invites her friends to &C
company her to the pubic bath previous
to the wedding d,y, and sends to Zach
one packa;c Of henna, two or three
piccs of soap, aud two wax candles
Angelina is generally the bearer of the
message aud Of these articles, which are
always to be paid for. have now and
then accepted such invitations.
Bridal parties assemble and sometimes
pass three succe sive days in the luxury
of the Turkish bath Pipes, sherbet.
coffee, and other refreshments are served,
aud songs are sung in honor Of the bride,
who is, OF course, attended by Angelina,
and forms the centre of attraction. Her
hair is unbranded, and is slowly disrobed.
and then, with her loius slightly girdcd
with crimson silk, she is mount, d on
high clogs, aud led through halls and
PASSAGES gradually increasing in tcmpera
ture, fountains Overlooking their marble
floors, she is placed on marble plat
form, near to jet of hot water; fuller's
earth is rubbed on her head, she is lath-
cred with soap and brushed with "A hand
full oftow, then hot water is poured over
her freely, she is sv,athcd in long fowls,
and by slow degrees conducted back to a
more moderate temperature, and lastly to
a fountain of cool water. Her compan
ions IN the meantime undergo the same
process. Then, shrouded in muslin.
Grape or linen, they sit together, smoking,
til they are rested and refreshed.
AHAEfM INTERIOR.
Miss Rogers gives ii very bright and
life ik. picture OF the in eror of the
harem OF Mohammed Bek Abdul. the
Governor Of Azzcbeb, whittier she WAS
invited:
They pounced upon me as if I were
new toy for them. They kissed Inc one
after the other, and stroked NV face.
They naver had seen European, and
told me that No. dauyhterof the Frank had
ever entered the town before
They said: "Be welcome, oh sister
from far country, this house is yours,
aud We are your servants " They then
as K ed me with whom and bo ~ and ~ rh,,.,
| had come. The ladies' wore full LONG
trousers, and Of colored silk; short, tight
jackets, made Of cloth or velvet, EN-
broidred with gold. and flowers and
jewels in their head dresses The ser
wants wore cotton suits, and tho slaves
red cloth. They wondered to see nv
pIaio, long, dark riding dress and hat.