The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-09-17
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VIII you take a stroll with me
through the Ottoman Empire, ms II is
here designated =? We viii wander
about as our fancy leads, seeing,
admiring and wondering ut all the
strange or beautiful things we may see.
Tho department has a peculiar appear
ance as we stop at the entrance to take
general view. The Persian carpets,
~ If too rich and rare to walk upon,
are stretched NJ II ceiling, each piece
about twenty feet square Icing siis-
pended by the four corners. 4 few
pieces of these carpets liz near us in u
pile On the floor, and we find on close
examination, TINT
assistance lends enchantm ent."
for they are not so fine, neither are
their colors as bright as our fancy had
painted them, and yet when spread out
they have q soft and rich though
perhaps somewhat somhrc effect. A
row Of quaint looking figures in varied
costumes, extends down each side OF
the long transept, and as we walk
through the room looking at the arti-
clcs exhibited we feel almost rs If we
were examining them under the i'm
mediate eye Of the manufacturers
themselves, for wherever we may turn
we find some one of these silent,
1uaintly dressed figures staring flxedly
at us. '-4lf
IL Is . very good idea to display the
different costumes of the country upon
lifo-sized dolls, for II gives to them q
reality or individuality that the clotbes
themselves could not have, This work.
man in his coarse, striped dress, with
shoes Of undressed leather, the soles
still retaining the hair of the animal,
is n person who has come from Persia
for our benefit; and this Arnaout from
Yania, with short, white full petticoate
like ballet dancer, with black leggins,
pointed shoes and skin coat thrown
over his shoulder, we feel sure appre.
ciates fully the wonder and admiration
we bestow on him; and the Iana wo-
man in holiday attire knows that We
will not neglect to notice her blue silk
under dress embroidered with gold,
which open in front, displays her full
pink silk gold embroidered trowsers.
Her over dress Of black cloth and her
purple silk waist with its flowing
sleeves are both proftlsely decorated
4 with gold embroidery, AZ are also the
muslin undersleeves Her head dress
is red cap fez, that Is, cap shaped
like tin basin, and its ornaments are
gold fringe and a purple tassel, while
her feet are encascd in pointed, yellow
shoes. Isnot shea gorgeous rainbow
This promiscuous mingling of colors
seems to he the universal taste among
those who have means enough to be
able to consult their taste, and great
extremes both in brilliancy of coloring
as well In fineness Of material are
displayed.
a Bedouin, clothed In coarse, black
and white, loose coat, worn over a
dark green coat Of somewhat fine ma
terial, a leather purse hanging from
his grid and two coils ola coarse black
rope wound round his head like tur-
ban, is contrasted with Mussulma,,
woman In green silk short dress and
full trowsers Of the same, with pur-
pie velvet pocket, gold embroidered.
Her necklace is Of silver, about two
inches broad, aHdis made of narrow
strips hinged together. Her head IL
covered with a red cap, from which de-
ponds fringe made of pieces Of
money.
Articles ofloxury are quite proft,sely
exhibited. III this case we see small
hand-mirrors withsilver frances brace.
lets made Of number Of gold chain.
uniting two broad gold bands neck
laces OF chains with pendants Of thin
fiat half moons Of gold the chain is Sc