The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-24
How TURKISH WOMEN Daesa.
Neither Corsets Nor Stockings, but Mssy
Curious Articles OF Attire.

| Curious Articles OF Attire.
In not single respect Is a Turkish
lady's attire similar 20 that worn by the
women Of the occident. Amazingly little
Is known, In fact, about the wardrobe of
the womoa Of the harem, and the average
American woman has little idea regarding
1t, save that all Turkish women wear
trousers and a veil.
The two most interesting and Important
points are that the Turkish woman wears
no corsets and no stockings. She has
nothing whatever In the place Of corsets,
but instead Of stockings knitted wooden
socks. Often these are openworked very
skillfully and have mixture of silk
threads. Some are deliberately eubroid-
cred In cOlUrs and In gold.
The very first garment the woman OF
the orient puts on is a long sleeved chenise
Of broussa Grape gauze. This is made az.
actly like the seamless holy coat OF Treves
and its neck Is cut out and hemmed In a
close roll
The trousers are made most often of
chintz or cretonne and are vivid and star
Ting In pattern and color. They are put
on Immediately after the chemise and are
about four inches longer than the leg.
They are fastened by drawing string at
the waist, tied in front. and they hang
down over the ankles.
The entarri, "a garment taking the place
OF the trained skirts of the west, comes
next. 1t is OF cotton, wool, silk or satin,
perhaps Of rich brocade perhaps OF a bril-
liant tint, but OF whatever material IL may
be- made IL is bright and gay. 1t consists
Of four breadths.
Next in order come the sash and the
jacket, the latter being worn only In warm
weather. Ii is shaped like what We call
an Elton jacket and buttoned to the waist
line with small jewels OF gold buttons.
The sleeves are sometimes elbow sleeves,
always loose and often left flowing below
the elbow. The curious thing about this
jacket is that, while IL is we'll fitted In the
back, all the portion that should cover the
breast is cut away, leaving the entire bust
exposed.
While the other portions Of the costume
worn by Turkish women are wonderfully
picturesque the most pride of all IL taken
In this jacket. Velvet, silk or satin IL
the material used for IL. The wives OF
the richest Mohammedans have 1t en-
broidcrcd with seed pearls, turquoise or
coral and always with gold and silver
threads.
Exceedingly important, too, really the
most important article In this attire, II
the yashmak, or Turkish veil The Turk
ish woman wears no hat, but she never
theless Is not deharred from the usual
feminine prerogatiye, for IL is Invariably
in order for her 10 query whether her
yashmak is on straight. In fact, a woman
shows whether she Las style or not by the
way she wears this veil. IL is law OF the
prophet that Mohammedan women shall
never be without it when outside Of their
homes, and this law is rigidly adhered to-
One valuable use the veil has. II
etherealizes by Its folds the entire face, a
very necessary thing when tn feminine
custom of painting the whole countenance
Is taken into consideration. Without her
veil the Turkish woman looks rather
CHASTITY when she Is In full regalia. Her
eyebrows are blsckened with kohl, her
lips are crimsoned, her cheeks are dyed
carmine, and the rest OF her face Is whit
ened with arsenic paste or some similar
6ompound.-New York World.