The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-08-04
THF BEDAWfu.

In person the Dedawy is well-bullt.
muscular, often tall, though thin, with
regular features, slight beard, and q
complexion bronzod by heat and ex-
posurc His raven looks, long and
glossy, are often shaven around tho
temples, in accordance with the Mo-
hammcdan requirement. His eye Is
black, piercing, and restless. His
dress simple, consisting OF cotton
shirt, sometimes white, but Oftener
blme. whose loose folds descend to the
ankles. and Which Is confined with a
ioatllcIn girlle about the loins. Tho
SHIRT, tunic. or robe is open in front
iown tn the waist, and serves as o
splcicus and most convenient pocket,
rc the wrHror stows away all man.
tr Of things This arrangement Of the
garment is common to all Orientals.
and is call"l "thc bosom" and wc
have an example OF 1t In the case OF
Moses IN thc desert. Besides the
Girdlr. however, both sexes wear from
infancy lcathcrn girdle around the
naked waist, adorned with amulets,
and also with shells (cYT0ea). Neither
scx wear drawers, either under or over
the shirt, which usually constitutes the
entire wardrobe OF both and they are
ridiculed by their ncighbOrs for "go,
ing naked" This is also the custom
among the poorer class III Egypt 1t
would seem to have been the practice
OF the Hebrews during the Exodus, II
we may judge from the urgent repeti-
ton Of the command that priests wear
''lincn brooches to cover their naked
ness, reaching from their loins to their
thighs, when they come into the tab
ernncle, lest they die" A wooden
cloak, generally Of calnels hair, in
broad stripes. brown and white, Is
thrown loosely over the shoulders OF
the desert Arab, and Is his only COW
cring ut night With it he also i'm
provises tent, while travelling under
tho burning sun; be stops, painting
with the heat, and spreads his clouk on
tho points OF his spears stuck into the
ground, and waits for the evening.
His hcad-dross consists OF Il gay hand.
kerchief Of cotton, or OF silk mixed
with cotton, striped red and yellow,
whose border is ornanented with a
long braided fringe and tassrls, worn
In such u manner that one corner
hangc loose on the back, and two
others fall on the shoulders, while the
folds Of Tie fourth shade the forehead
and face. This handkerchief is bound
around the head with II thick cord of
brown ramcls hair, considered the
best safeguard against a sun-stroltc,
and thus floats in the wind or its
folds are wrapped about the face to
protect it from the sun or conceal it
from an enemy. The Bcdnwy generally
goes barefoot, but, when he can afford
it, buys from the towns. VI strnl- from
passing traveller, IL pair Of red mo.
rocco shoes or boots, usually very
large, and with the toes turning up
like skate, Or he makes hims',:
pair OF sandals, generally OF calNsA 8
skin, which he binds with thongs
around his foot. These suiiduls are
always made after one model, and np-
pcur TO derive their form from high
antiquity. We have abundant evi-
dcncc from the Bible narratives that
this identical form Of sLndal WAS long
worn by the Hebrews. The word mai,
signifying sandal, is translated shoe IN
Exodus ill.,, $; Deuteronomy INV. .;
King H., $; Isaiah XX., .; Ezekiel
xiv. -. The word Mtchet also indi.
Gates the sandal wherever it occurs,
as in Genesis xiv, %; Isaiah ", ~;
Mark l., 7. All Of the foregoing ds
scription of the Arab costume is not
applicable To the poorer class, whose
sole garment is the loose cotton shirt,
or tunic already mentioned, generally
the worse for wear- Bible Lands, Fan
Lenner.