Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-08-24

Egyptian men of all ranks shaved then
heads and their entire faces, except some.
times Q portion of their chm, from which
. snort square beard was allowed to de.
pend. The barber was in attendance on
the great lord every morning, to remove
any hair that had grown, and trim his
beard, II he wore one. The lords wig
was also under his superintendence. This
consisted of numerous small curls, fastened
carefully to q reticulated groundwork,
which allowed the heat of the head free
escape. The dress, even of the highest
class. was simple. 1t consisted, primarily,
Of the shenti. or kilt, short garment,
folded or futed, which was worn around
the loins and fastened in front with Cir
die. The material might be linen or WOOL
len, according to the state of the weather
or the wearer's inclination. Over this the
great lord invariably wore an ample robe
OF fine linen, reaching from the shoulders
to tbs ankles, and provided with full
sleeves, which descended nearly, if not
quite, to the elbows. A second g;rdle,
which may have been of leather, confined
the outer dress about the waist. The arms
and lower parts of the legs were left bare !;
and in the earliest times the feet were also
bare, sandals being unknown; but they
came into fashion at the beginning of the
fifth dynasty. and theEceforward were or
dinarily worn by the rich, whether men or
women. They were either of leather lined
with cloth, or of sort of basket work
composed of palm leaves or the stalks OF
the pspyrus. The shape varied at differ
ent periods. Having dressed himself, with
the assistance RI mis- valet, the Egyptian
lord put on his ornaments, which consisted
commonly Of collar of beads or chain of
gold round the neck, armlets and bracelets
of gold, inlaid with lapis lazuli and tur-
quoise, round the arms, anklets of the same
character round the ankles, and rings upon
the fingers Of both hands. Thus a;tired,
the lord took his baton or stick, and. quit
ting his dressing -oom made disappearance
in the salon or eating apartment.
Meanwhile his spouse had performed her
own toilet which was naturally somewhat
more elaborate than her husbands. Egyp-
tan ladies wore their own hair, which
grew in great abundance, and must have
occupied the tlre-wOman for considerable
period. A double-tOothed comb was used
for comblng it, and it may also have been
brushed, though hair brushes have not been
discovered. Ultimately, it was separated
into numerous distinct tresses, AID plated
by threes into thirty or forty fine plaits,
which were then gathered into three mss
ses, one behind the head, and the others at
either side of the face. CT else were allowed
to fall in single continuous ring round
the head aud shoulders. After it had been
thus arranged, the hair was confined by
fllet, or by head dress made to initiate
the wings, back and tail. and even some
times the head, of q vulture. On their
bodies, some females wore only single
garment which was petticoat. either tied
at the neck or supported by straps over the
shoulders, and reaching om the neck or
breast to the ankles; but those of the up
per class had first, over this, colored sash
passed twice round the waist and tied in
'front.' and secondly, large, loose robe,
made Of the finest linen, with full, open
sleeves reaching to the elbow. They wore
sandals from the eame date as men, and
had similar ornaments, with the addition
Of ear rings. These often manifested an
elegant taste, being in the form of serpents
or terminating in the heads of animals or
of goddesses- The application of cohl or
stibium to the eyes seems to have formed
an ordinary part OF the toilet.