The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-09-20
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about u our mury lwds, sccln4
nduluup and wondering M all th'
s'roUsnW'hm beautiful hing. We may zee
Tho department hn. 70 peculiar appear
Hnco as wc stop ut the entrance to TAXI
general view. The Persian carpets
~ IL too rich and rare 10 walk upon
are stretched 0s Il ceiling, each picc,
about twenty feet square being sus
pended by the four corners. y few
pieces Of these carpets lie near ~ IN /
pile on the floor, and We find on clos,
examination, that
"Dlstancc lends cnchantm emit
on they are not 50 iine, neither arc
IIhcir colors rs bright rs our fancy had
painted them, and yet when spread out
they have II soft and rich though
| Perhaps somewhat sombre effect. \
row OF quaint looking figures in varied
costumes, extends down each side oI
the long transept, and MS we walk
through the room looking ut the arti-
cles 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,
quantity dressed figures staring tiNedly
mt US.
1t is q very good idea to display the
different costumes of the country upon
lifo-sized dolls, for it gives to them II
reality or Individuality that the clothes
themselves could not have. This work
man in his coarse, striped dress, with
shoes of undresscd leather, the soles
still retaining the hair of the animal,
is u person who has come from Persia
for our benefit; and this Arnaout from
Yania, with short, white full petticoats
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 Yania 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 prolusely decorated
with gold embroidery, as are also the
muslin underslecves. Her head dress
is red cap fez, that is, Il cap shaped
like tin basin, and its ornaments are
gold fringe and purple tasscI while
her feet are encased in pointed, yellow
shoes. lsnOt she a gorgeous rainbow?
This promiscu0us minsling of colors
seems to be the universal taste among
those who have means enough to be
able to consult their taste, and great
extremes both in brilliancy of colorng
as well rs in iineness of material are
displayed.
A Bedouin, clothed in coarse, black
and white, loose coat, worn over IA
dark green coat of somewhat fine ma
terial, IL leather purse hanging from
his grid and two coils OLA coarse black
rope wound round his head like u FUR
han, is contrasted with q Mussulman
woman in green silk short dress and
full trowsers Of the same, with pur-
ple velvet pocket, gold embroidered.
Her necklace il Of silver, about two
inches broad, and is made Of narrow
strips hinged together. Her head is
covered with AIRED cap, from which de-
ponds fringe made OF pieces of
money.
Articles ofluxury are quite profl,scly
In this ease we see small
with silver frames; brace
lets made of a number of gold chains
uniting two broad gold bands neck
laccs of chains with pendants Of thin,
fiat half moons of gold the chain is set
thicllly with turquoise. Broad girdlcs
of silver and gold iilagrce medallions
united into necklace with pendants
tipped with large pearls. Would you
object to taking coffee poured from this
golden cofiIe-pot into one Of these eX-
quisitc golden cups? Then if you are
fastidious you might sip ii
from one ofthese golden spoons, choos-
ing one witt. an ivory, horn, pearl, or
coral handle, as best suited your fancy.
But how would you like to wear
those shoes. / do not mean those
rough ones with wooden socs two
inches thick, and then set up on two
wooden supports still two inches
higher, having for tops only leather
strap to hold the soles on, Oh, no
Those would not suit with q golden
coffee service. | meant those made of
rich, dark wood suppose ii must be
sandal wood, as it is used fot sandals.
Those soles are rot more than an inch |
anu u Istli tliiChj anu arc liliiu " ltli
pearl and silver or ivory;6fd the
supports, one under tie heel
and one under the ball of It'd foot,
across the width of thA sole,
are also inlaid and carved, and a FLYER
band over the toes fastens IL on.
Would you like to walk against Wtton
the first time you wore those shkes?
What queer tracks they'd make, Mud
how awkward they'd be in going dtN I'm
stairs, but they might do good seryicHa |
some one else TO get downfif
they were in a hurry orwe were MN-
ious they should be! |
There is collection of musical r.
some very fine in make ott
FRS very rough. There are mandoline.
flutes, cymbals. tamborines and even
iulcimers and bagpipes. Why, wheit
have all the young mothers ofonrcom.
pany gone? 0, there they are gather-