The Democratic advocate., 1890-11-22

is not drawn closely at all in the Orient
This Turkish bath is lighted from the roof
and through stained glass, and the colored
light falls upon the forms laid out beneath
with beautiful effect. A large fountain
with a deep basin stands in the middle oi
the room, and numberless little pipes throw
off sprays OF perfumed water above the
slabs on which the ladies lay like animated
snow flakes, kicking and squealing when
soap gets in their eyes or mouths, or when
the attendants tickle them unexpectedly.
WASHING OFF THE LATHER.
A little silver basin stands at hand, and
after the ladies have soaked in soap long
enough they take quite hot entirely
too hot for anybody but Turkish woman
who is used to it-and pour it gently over
them, not dashing the water, but softly
emptying it, so that it soon washes off all
the lather, leaving the flesh rosy and
fresh. This pouring of water is continued
sometimes half an hour, and rubbing, roll
ing and kneading of the body, after which
the lady is at liberty TO plunge into the
basin, if she wishes, among the other
laughing and frolicking women, black and
white mingling indiscriminatcly.
Words can not depict the utter aban-
donment to fun and sport that takes pos
session of these women, and children, too,
for after a girl is nine years old she is ad-
mitted to women's society unrestrainedly.
The young girls are all plumper than our
young girls, and they have in the main
fine figures, though the knees are always
big and prominent, which is probably
caused by the habit of sitting crossed
legged as they do. Their skin is very
white and pure, in spite of their unwhole-
some diet and indolent habits.
When they have sported about in the
basin to their hearts content, the servants
bring in their lunch baskets, and the
women squat fat on the dripping floor,
and, without other garments than their
trickling hair, eat until, as Sam Weller
says, they swell visibly, and play all man
ner of pranks with each other, after which
the remnants of food are carried away, and
the women return to the water again and
splash about there for a short time longer,
and then proceed to their dressing rooms,
the bathing gown for the first time being
produced. Then they go and seat them
selves on stools, after short lounge on a
divan and cigarette or so and coffee, and
the professional beautifer takes charge of
5l.ssa
THE PROFESSIONAL BEAUTIFIERS.
First, the hair is thoroughly Tried and
picked out free from tangles, and smootnol /
with the hands only until it is soft and
glossy as silk. Then it is braided in two
long tresses, though some affect other
styles of dressing it. The hair is
most always banged in scallops. The
hair dresser passes to another, and the
tooth polisher comes, and, with brush
and charcoal POWDER makes the teeth
glisten; and these women are quite ex-
pert dentists, pulling bad teeth and fill
ing those possible to save. After her
comes the painter with her little box.
She begins by first bathing face and neck
and arms with balm of Gilead, which
makes the skin appear like marble and
emits a delicious resiRY fragrance, and also
preserves the skin from injury by the
paints applied later.
Then the eyebrows and eyelashes are
dyed with kohol, which makes them
glossy, brownish black, and enhances
greatly the beauty of their eyes and makes
them look larger and more expressive.
After this kind of pigment, made of
zinc, is laid on thickly and mOdulated with
a soft cloth, and then the cheeks are paint
ed vivid crimson and the lips as red rs
paint can make them. The hands are
bathed in balm of Gilead and the nails are
trimmed and dyed brownish red. The
feet receive the same treatment, with the
addition of the services Of a pedicure, for
loose as these women wear their shoes,
they have corns, buniors and very severe
chilbIains,
DRESSING For THE STREET.
When this is all done they are ready to
be dressed for the street. The first gar
ment is broUssa Grape HndershlFt, OF
chemise, with long, loose sleeve and made
V-shaped at the neck. Then the panta-
looms are put on. These are made long
enough to fasten at the knees and still fall
down to the ankles and over the feet, and
wide enough to appear almost like skirt.
These trousers are made of large and
gaudily patterned chintz, or silk of the
brightest colors in foulard, or brilliant
tinted satin. 1t requires two breadths of
satin for each pantaloon leg. Above these
is sort of skirt of four
breadths of cloth, satin, silk or gay colored
chintz, though this is usually plain.
These breadths are one and a-half to two
yards long, and they are not sewn at all
in front, and only short distance down
the hip and in the back. The rest is left
loose to train behind like a trained dress
while in the house. They are tucked up
under the girdle while in the street. The
sash or girdIe is usually shawl wrapped
around the waist three or four times, and
one end only is left to hang down. The