The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-11-27
TURKTsH LADIES.
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In nersonaI appearance Turkish women !
present a type as peculiar and remark
able as any nation under heaven.
Their complexions are generally fair,
and Of the most delicate softness, owing
Ao,,h+less To the constant use of the bath,
as well as the protection OF the yashmak,
or vel, without which they never go
abroad
Rxu,1isitely arohed eyebrows are 30
A-aential to their ideas of beauty that
they are never contented till, by repeated
apDIication of artificial means, they raise
their brovs to lofty semicircle.
The tips of fingers and toes are fire.
oueutly strained with henna, producing
the roseate 50 much a la mode.
Beauty-spote or nSoles, are considered
Of great value, and if nature has proved
nig1ard IN this respect, art Is brought
into reputation to produce the same
contrasting effect between the tiny cir
che of lefty hue and the surrounding
fairness
They are not backward in the matter
of toilette. Indeed, they are perhaps
more fond of adorning themselves by
dYes.4 than all their sisters in Chrlsten-
dom
Their costume is as peculiar as their
personal appearance 1t consists OF two
partE-the entarTJ and the shalvar.
! The entarrJ, or dress, II long robe,
trailing about a yard behind the person,
and resembles much the morning dress
Of a European lady, only the entsrTy is
composed of three skirts. as II were,
Oren in front and on the two sides, the
/ latter openings extending to the hips
- 4, - NOT g-E1 flTRQT
( !. the European fashion. but brought
! together and buttoned up, the ends
/ gathered UP 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,
i whether roIicking, chasing each other,
dancing, strolling in the garden, or en-
gagged in household work. These trains
are, however, Immediately dropped in
the presence of visitors, as a European
lady might drop her pinned-up skirt.
As no one enters the house in the same
shoes a. are used in the streets, and their
dwellings are scrupulously clean, there is
little or nothing to soil their trailing robes
The gentlemen always wear galoches, or
overshoes, which they take off at the
threshold, and even the European ply
sioians who visit the harems profession
ailY are obliged to provide themselves
with light slippers, which they slip over
tAeAr bootEL
The shalver, or trousers, are made
very arzple, and are not fastened about
the ankles, as represented on the stage
or at fancy balls; but being made mucf
longer than the person, they are secured
iust below the knee, and the extra length
Is allowed to fau ebout the ankles II
graceful folds, assuming the semblanc'
Of skirt. The upper part being gather
ed about the waist, serves the purposes o
. hustle, giving the wearer graceful
hournure.
A belt or a scarf encircles the waist,
cnuuetish coiffure surmounts the head
and embroidered slippers adorn the feet
| These slippers are worn shpehod to ia
cfIitate their leaving them on the foo
when they ascend and seat themselve
ON the sofas
Their movements are graceful, thei
forms being under no artificial restraint
- that instrument of torture, ycleped th
corset, Is never worn by them
Their gait is also peculiar. They d
not move about ON tiptoe, or walk i
measured and firm steps, but glide al Ou
softly in a dignified manner, as if " skin
ming the earth" IN sort of glissad
which IL considered lady-hke in their ow
estimation.
Their costume, according to Orients
taste, always consisting of long hOwin
robes, may be supposed to admit Of n
change But on the contrary, the ladie
- having little other occupation. deli ght
{ A.. I hair Il
} Pashion, therefore, is as prevalent in I'll
East as IL is In the West; and as it is
all other countries regulated by tt
court, so at Constantinople 1t is controlle
by the ladies Of the palace.
. Sometimes the hair is worn long, aga
!. cropped short; sometimes braided ar
z hanging like that of q young girl in th
: country; at other times allowed to Z;
, ever the shoulders in flowing t-esse
= The bang rs purely Turkish, hsviI
) oxfRtnated with them. "a Is the squa
|. cut Of the neck of dress known as Il
II Pompadour," which style that lady h
&ouhtIees borrowed from the Turk
= bellies
:, :, Sometimes the entarry is worn hig
% neck, and at others decolete, eKposil
q much of the bust, but never the shoulde
Ic A fess mot fez) with flOssy tassei is %
8 day the mode, and fantastic turban
II adopted the next morning.
= The sleeves Of the dress are long q
wide, hanging from the elbows; a
again this drapery is dispensed with, a
they are confined at the wrist
re- Sometimes a heavy cashmere sha
IL | entwines their waist, and at others
Sc iInple sash or belt with clasp encirc
the ceinture.
10 The sides of the entarry are some6n
- lef0 open to the hips, to allow the hes
% embroidery on the shalvar to appear, a
'e agsin they are closed down to below
i knees.
&. Sometimes their dresses are laden "
TO heavy embroidery, passementerie, q
gold lace, and at others all trimmings
ii, dispensed with, and they appear il
he naive simplicity VI tHarper's Bazar.
" She Appreciated It,