Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-19
TURKISH COSTUMES.
The Peculiar Robes Worn by Wealthy
Turkish Ladies'.

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Turkish Ladies.
The costume of Turkish ladies is as
peculiar as their personal appearance
1t consists OF two parts-the entdrTy
and the shairdr. The entdrry, or dress.
is long robe, trailing about a yard be-
hind the person, and resembles much
the morning dress of a European lady,
only the entdrry is composed of three
skirts, as it We're, open in front and on
the two sides. the latter openings ex-
tending to the hips. The front skirts
are not thrown open, rs is the Euro
pean fashion. but brought together and
buttoned up. the ends gathered between
the limbs and thrown back, which,
pressing upon the skirt behind, serve to
form the train. When the ladies are
under no restraint of etiquette, the
trains of their dresses are either tucked
up to their girdles or held in their
hands. and thus they walk about the
house in free and easy style, whether
rollicking, chasing each other, dancing.
strolling in the garden. or engaged in
household work. These trains are.
however. Immediately dropped in the
presence of visitors. aS European lady
might drop her pinned-up skirt. As no
one enters the house in the same shoes
as are used in the streets, and their
dwellings are scrupulously clean. there
is little or nothing 10 soil their trailing
robes. The gentlemen always wear
galoches, or oycrshoes. which they
take off at the threshold. and even the
European physicians who visit the
harems profess ionally are obliged
to provide themselves with light
slippers, which they slip over
their boots The Shdit'ar. or
trousers are made very amply. and are
not fastened about the ankles. as rep
resented on the stage or at fancy balls;
but being made much longer than the
person, they are secured Just below the
knee. and the extra length is allowed
to fall about the ankles in graceful
folds, assuming the semblance of
skirt. The upper part being gathered
about the waist. serves the purposes OF
a hustle. giving the wearer a graceful
tOurnure. A belt or scarf encircles
the waist, coquettiSh cotfure sur
mounts the head, and embroidered
slippers adorn the feet. These slippers
are worn slipshod to facilitate their
leaving them on the floor when they
ascend and seat themselves on the
sofas. Their movements are graceful,
their forms being under no artificial re-
straint, as that instrument of torture,
yclept the corset. is never worn by
them. Their gait is also peculiar
They do not move about on tiptoe. or
walk in measured aud firm steps. but
glide about softly in a dignified man
her. As if .,skimming the earth in
sort of gliSSdde. which is considered
Iady-like in their estimation. Some
times the hair is worn long, then again
cropped short; sometimes braided and
hanging like that of a young girl in
this country; at other times allowed to
fall over the shoulders in flowing
tresses. The bang ia purely Turkish.
having originated with them. Is is the
square cut of the neck of dress
known as the 'Pompadour. which
style that lady had doubtless borrowed
from the Turkish bellies. Sometimes
the entarry is worn high-neck. and at
Others decollete, exposing much of the
bust. but never the shoulders.
Francisco Arg0ndga.