Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-01-02
SOW rpRNsn WOMEN DRESS.


Curtons Articles OF Attire.
In not q single respect Is q Turkish
lady's attire similar to that worn by the
women Of the occident. Amazingly little
is known, In fact, about the wardrobe Of
the women 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
20 oorsets 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 elaborately embroid-
cred in colors and In gold.
The very first garment the woman of
the orient puts on is a long sleeved chemise
of broussa Grape gauze. This is made ex-
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
tling 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 brill
liant tint, but of whatever material it may
be made 1t 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 1t is shaped like what we call
an Eton jacket and buttoned to the waist
line with small jewels or 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 it 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 is taken
in this jacket. Velvet, silk or satin is
the material used for 1t. The wives of
the richest Mohammedans have it en-
broidered with seed pearls, turquoise or
coral and always with gold and silver
threads.
Exceedingly important, too really the
most important article in this attire, is
the yashmak, or Turkish veil. The Turk
ish woman wears no hat, but she never
theless is not debarred from the usual
feminine prerogative, for 1t is invariably
in order for her to query whether her
yashmak Is on straight. In fact, a woman
shows whether she has style or not by the
way she wears this veil. 1t 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. 1t |
etherealizes by its folds the entire face, a |
very necessary thing when the feminine |
custom of painting the whole countenance |
is taken into consideration. Without her
veil the Turkish woman looks rather
ghastly when she is in full regalia. Her
eyebrows are blackened with kohl, her
lips are orimsoned, her cheeks are dyed
and the rest of her face is whit
ened with arsenic paste or some similar
York World.