, 1881-11-22

The luxury and grandeur or the costumes
wurn by EcGetlGA ladies' trilcG tholr nrigtn etl-
tlre1y to Venctiun crusat1ers md commerce. tn
tuc East. Dcforp 1071 tho Tcnetiuns were
comparatively simple In their nttir9; In ttlat
year their DoxR, Donicnicn spivo, married
Constantine Ducas. shu brought with her
Eastern custunls and iuxurus, which tnIao
drcp impression upon hor slinplc.uiInded coll
tcsnporArts III VcHGc: she wAs wont tu wnsh iii
sccntGd wMtur. tn cuvcr bur hody with perfumes
nnu rieh anEnGnts, an1 To bAtao hcr f9cv livery
Tier slaves. The chrontclcrs contsnlEt.lullsly
sspeak OF ths urange watcr sau .pro-
] ska vesss, @ u and r, ot sha soI stisk she 81 mild
use Vi tu cunsey her fond 10 her mouth. and
they attribute 10 tho Judgment OF God u,i l,lsa
death. Yet, could they hui have witnessed. a
lew eeslturIes later, tho holl stlnso lux-
y vcSe. eax' Eli % uSSp sba s ey
wunh With reason huvr ruakci for tho we'll.
being q thelr republic. Tho rich Itrrsses
tho c.',lsnses Of 'rltIan. Paul vcroncsc. ana
t,taers; thttr iowluE sleeves, their Juwcc,l
hun1'drcsses. the rtrhnuss Ut tl,U!r silks atiA
ut which cristoturo Noro goMplaIl1s thus:
" sarr,tt women hHvc uxere.!tux 1nIlx tgIls Ia
1Se .ass tx / "SSea ti fF Se o shS x
Ut wotnen iii iheir jewglry and .iruss brought
rnln IN s,n,y llollsehoId, and from tho aunlr-
u which tho ey!t hull run. AZ III instance III
female ecccntsleity In vplltcc, we may tien lion
tho ul4h. hectctl bouts lhey wure livpItetl fiEl.
aiiy tu Keep their dresses utll ut tho tnu tust
th'ots Eruw into sttef. an eSceHstst stxu ttNt
the au!es 1n1 hee,s wGru frequently over Il
tuOk in hight, consequently fttiutjutl Iatly hu
RreNt difficulty III nGtlnufis'. ann required two
IhAtd.StrSnntK nu ttVt nttil-xersanta ~ Ascut,1r
ttii'y her utl her walks w n support from iAttt
lug, atlsl IL prnvnAt tls tatly uni unnecessary
expenditure frequent Rtntltcs wore Iussc.., hut.
BMSH AN, GurUthtitnk tletEIe. - tlB lAIuk Ut
tentco my hui Itttls he@l 10 our nr,ltrs. -
}uflt Fnn1r hufhH 1nRnG} tif
wUuI thrnw Milsk, un.lcr, nlnos, ,nyrrt!, c..t.Ir
Leaves, lntcnAtr. mint, efc.; their paso choeka
tAgy wuni.l rtil'ae with InlInt and tatiriny thu
niAht thoy .wUnld p!Mco ylccs Ut rnw yuIl
tnrlt'ent on ttiaatpatluu IN sn.,rt. halillrc'1s
Ut strAnKe tccpca 4rH exlubt fur .llrt5Elris:
NnHuun!s tu !nnke their hands uni tcot snft, ~
1'nko their l'alts rosy aud their sktn glossy. lt
gHtp uHl!ch tlno IL iatsir, nn9 I'll tic singing Ut
IAn.lrlgnER; they lux but Hl1Eo exrIuisp. except
~ Kona0tns; luoy .!cltghtnl In chess. A'l esuti
In This motlcst ansltHIt thutr extrltTMHanro was
slisvr ,ar,,, ~ sct %I.h el.a!ctsl,,', jasM'r.
uuI j9wuls, nr Vi tho tinusl cryslnl,
wtnld nl<'no aattsfy tho,r tastu poarly tlkl thty
l0se all ssuos Of CHANGE, fur llaiIr Authnfttiea
turocchl was TUG ia,art ga.n't, ior which cle;:
sanll,.tiesixuel cards wsru executed h!.tt
slammed. us tho law demanded. With tho
Senatorial permission. y "As nut long
shs,isclsss, fsr ,ocroe ot ~ Council u 'ron,
III lid. prohibited 4a!los 81 si'alsuv, the Aa!o VI
cards a.ld tlcG, A,l otligcd seryana tu duluulIco
their nAsters who had ynHiGns liaEtles III tl0lr
fur nawherc al' 9nt!l.l'ng w IT, .rcater ioagst.s
Ghntt Ut ytItre IN lAttr ycHrs; thu leIdplln ana
EAAn uf f,ilpo wUrs fur grpater bells li,at. uyGu
Autaco md tlosnburx,-ffdssrs 4IuVasttt.