The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-09-12
gree of the dam is sought. while that of

gree of the dam is sought. while that of
the sire is regarded us OF secondary con-
sequence. Whatever intellect the husband
possesses Is exercised out of the harem
There the life falls nearly to the level of
animals. The husband is low in the sea lie
OF civilization, but the wife is loweT. She
\ as cunning without intelligence Wanton-
Ness without cultivation.
(Ihe admiration OF the Turks and Arabs
toA fat women is we'll known. TIE Egyp-
tiats still retain some idea of symmetry,
anii their poetry sing the Chains of her,
of 4e slender figure, Yfa are not averse
to II ncipient plumpnEs. The most at
tract i've feature is the e. e; the veil. reach
ing T. the middle Of the nose. shows only
this.I The spectator, Sc png these beauti-
full dyes is apt to take i tor granted that
the other features are ia harmony. 1t is
doubtful were the wofac len unmasked, if
she would rustain this oppression. AS it
is, the,women Of ExRt are loss yelled
than i, those of any der part OF the Turk
5 ISL Empire gparerl, the face being en-
The EgyHgn does not conceal her
features at times 50 vigorously rs the
Arab OF othk countries She not untre-
quently shoWS her face. rs il 10y accident
-especiallvt i\t be pretty. However
careful she ymaN be Of the face, she is
not chary i exhibiting her other charms.
The won IN of the lower order-the
.tellahin Exposes hlr person, apparently
with til nnconsciok innocence of Eve
belor1 fe fail
ExH'ing this lowest class, all are
vel "a. however lightlNclad in other re-
spS cts, In Palestine, who're the teachings
ii he Prophet are more faithfully follow
~, the Christian coming Suddenly on the
unveiled is met with curts, in Egypt
occasionally with roquettish piles. Here,
full of intrigue US the womanf, She often
allows her face to be seen by tnan whose
conquest she desires TO make.
The Egyptian woman, from Nrlination
and ~huillin@ slippers, moves slowly, and
graties her curiosity in looIsinya,at what
is passing on abe ut her. Her sfnsuous
nature is seen in her walk-a certain I'M
dulaion ct The body, which is generally
regarded aS adding to her charmA For
her this writhin% motion II snppoScd to
perform he same Office which the GrScian
bend does tor some of her sisters in 0ther
Lands. Egyptian fashions being subject
to little change, il is possible that Clcopt-
fra thus Scrprntinrl before the infatuated
| Roman warrior. and that the performance
| furnished ;ln additional link in the chain
which held him.
| When the women make a visit thcy 90
in he morning. remain the whole day,
acting Ike children showing each bthcr's
tinery and trinkctS, eating swreAneats,
and drinkin" coffee and >herbrrtf They
perfume the breath by chewing frepara-
us made for that purpose. Nhen too
M. they eat mixture af~which tile
chm ingredient is ma~h<d1heeleS, to de
mildM anl upper clay r. the skin is kept
smoothHy regular foathing, which is
much nv th"r"nSFthan ours in length,
;nhbing, Scanning fneadng, ana crack
inc the JONAS. TYe woman has not the
:" S h" {" 'n " i% nn"% Sra'" r.. '"G n
laughter and geNfe.
Maturity is rea1 fed At fifteen or sixteen,
and from righteei 10 twenty the woman
is in her prince Preservation Of beauty
is not one ol6&r attributes. There are
countries asAFunope, like France and llol-
land Where women do not reach their
decIineyat forty at that age the Egyptian
is old. She does not glide into a strong
middle h@e, like the inhabitants Of these
country but troops and loses her charms
ut thirty, and between forty and fifty is
g"prfally either n bag OF Amass Of iiabby
flesh
Like the Arab OF other Countries, the
woman when young is 1.-the &nd SrcNt,
with small well formed handSNtnd feet,
the nails Of which are henna srHned, the
head erect, the body we'll p"iSci,H lnd the
carriage graceful. They appear tS great
er advantage on foot or seated on dSnkcys
and mules (Which they usually rd,D they
look awkward, and rs if under the Appre
hcnsion that they Were going to ialk