Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-12
The Bellies Of Early Ages.

The Bellies Of Early Ages.
Undoubtedly there is much idle talk
about the wonderful extravaganza OF the
ladies of the present day, their pursuit
Of constantly changing styles, and the
Injuries demanded by those who can,
or think they can. afford the expense.
One would be led to suppose, in tho
absence OF knowledge to the contrary,
that these were things of modern growth.
But just look at the ''style'' they used
to put on in early ages, and their enor-
nous extravaganza.
We are told that the ladies Of Lesbos
slept on roses whose perfume had been
artifciaIy heightened. And in those
times court maidens powdered their hair
with gold.
Marc Antony's daughter did 9ou
change her dress half dozen times
day, as do the Saratoga graces, but she
made the lampreys in her hsh-pond
wear ear rings.
The dresses of Lolita Pauliua, the
rival Of Agripina, we're valued at 50, 664,
4S0 This did not include her Jewels.
She wore at onesupper 81, 562, 200 worth
Of jewels, and it was plain citizens
supper. The luxury of Popp@a, be-
loved by Nero. was equal to that of
Lolita. :
The women of the Roman empire in
dulged in all sorts of luxuries and excess
ses, and these were revived under Napo-
! leon l. in France. Nine. Tallien bath
ed herself in a 0oeh of Strawberries and
raspberries, al had herself rubbed
down with sponges dipped IN milk and
perfumes.
Ovid says that in his days girls were
taught to smile gracefully.
The beauties of ancient. times were
just as vain as modern bellies, and spent
the greater part of the day at their
toilet. The use of cosmetics was un-
iversal among them. Aspasia and Cleo
patra Cmodels of female beauty, it is
said) both used an abundance of paint,
| and each wrote treatise on cosmetics,
Cleopatra used bears grease to keep her
hair from falling out. Romans ladies'
were so careful of their compilations
that to protect them they wore masks.
The Athenian women of antiquity were
very studious of their attitudes and ac-
lions, and thought hurried and sudden
step certain sign of rusticity.
We have certain stlyes Of beauty now
adays: so had the Geeks. They we're
wild over the ''ideal chin"-neither
sharp nor blunt, but gently undulating
in its outline, and losing itself gradual
ly and almost insensibly in the fullness
of the neck. The union of the two eye
f;rows WIS esteemed by the Romans q
beauty, 1t is said they admired the air
! OF .ugnity it gives to the face. =
| An Albanian belle of to-day presents
a rather striking appearance. She is
as rule. gaily coifed with seed pearls
and coins and enveloped in black
serge pelisse. She uses paint on her
face profusedly, and her taste runs to
cherry lips and cheeks and jet black eye
brows strongly drawn. An Albanian
bride discards paint for while, and if
wealthy wears a suit something like this:
Rose colored under-robes, with an over
robe of dark green velvet, the idea being
taken from rosebud half folded in it's
leaves. Thus arrayed the girl of hand.
some features is said to look really be-
4 witching.
| The Tartars despise prominent nasal
appendages, and the woman who has
the smallest nose is esteemed the more
charming, but to the outside barbarians
she is a perfect fright.
The women of Split, in India. wear
tunics and trousers of wooden stuff, with
large boots, partly of leather, partly of
blanket, which come up to the knee,
and which are fond OF lacking off at any
time. In order to get greater warmth
they often put quantity of flour into
these boots beside their legs. Their
taste in regard to ornaments runs much
to all sorts Of rings, including nose
rings.
A typical woman in the interior of
Africa is thus described; "Her naked
negro skin was leathery. coarse, and
wrinkled; her figure totteringan knock
kneed, her thin hair hung in greasy
locks, on her wrists and ankles she had
almost an arsenal OF metal links of iron. ;
brass, and copper, strong enough to
bind prisoner in his cell. About her
neck were hanging chains of iron. st-;ns
of leather, strings Of wooden balls, s,i :.
heaven knows what lumber more" :