The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25


b. Prank C oarp~nter.
took range uil They dress 81
white garments OF cotton o. Woal
which cover tAe Whole % their per
black Grape. In which TAO nolo@ are
cur out for the eyes II the distance
they took uh tho blacksst % ncEto0a
with features wrfuklsd X = wash
sons. excepting their facsA The La
ter are wrapped around with q fhtcA
board As they come closer their
wells are MASKS and their black eyes
may be seen shining out OF the dAFA-
ness.
The Woman OF AlElers wears a wide
white band across her face 70 coz
ceai II. sometimes a veil of white Is
fastened tightly over the bridge or the
nose. the upper part OF the face being
hidden by the hack or hianhei-lke
shawl which is common al oFer that
ountry In Morocco and ia western
Aigiers the woman holds her hAicA
tight over her face leaving = little
th~ree-cornered hole not much bigger
than a nnger ring out ~ which one
eye peeps as she goes waddl4ng alonE.
Where the women Wear Breechcs.
1t Is Impossible TO see how the fair
sex is dressed in Morocco when they
go out into the streets they bundle
themselves up tn biankets 20 tina; they
look like bags walking on slippers In
Algeria and Tunisia nearly every f.
male wears trousers OF n KIND or
other, and their overgarrnents are 20
arranged that these can be easily seen
1t takes fourteen yards OF stuf t.
make a pair OF breeches FOR an Alse-
rian lady. They are worn onormouKlT
full. and are 50 tied in at tive instep
"a -. 49, A..- IAnrY. tFtsA harW 1En
hack OF head shawl does me- fal far
below the waist. and these enormous
trousers are one OF the feature of the
afternoon parade in the Isue Hah
Azoum. The breeches Of the women
here in Tunisia are somewhat more
hidden. but those Of the JeNesses arc
always in evidence.
1t is only when upon the streets that
the Ara ~pman wears these very ful
trousers. They are rernove as soon
as she comes home and other panta-
looms AXE their places. The latter
are made Of silk or China crepe, they
are loose at the bottom and reach only
to the knee. In addition she now
wears a chemlse which f. tucked into
her trousers. and above thes" a Jacket
of brocaded silk. she wears a sillS
sash about her waist, and
may have several vests or gay coloTs
fastened with bright buttons. Her
~rleaddress consists Of a small velHei
cap. which comes 10 a point over the
crown. and on her feet are slippers
embroidered with gold.
They Lik Jewels.
All African women are fond of jew
elry, and the well-to-do Mohammeian
girls have necklaces or pearls. earrings
of precious stones and bracelets and
anklets Of gold. The poorer wear sill
yer. and those who have nothing VIII
load themselves down with brass and
white metal.
Indeed. am surprised at the num-
Der OF ornaments which even the COM
mon Arab girls wear. Little tots ~
six and seven have heavy silver rings
on their ankIets, and gold rings as big
around as an after-dinner coffee cup
saucer, not only in the lobes Of their
ears. but also in the rims all along 10
j.. the top. This IS especially so Of iha
Bedouin girl. who often carries the
wealth Of her whole family on her per
son. The Kabyle woman covers her
breast with jeWelIy. and wears enoTr1-
Gus earrings and anklets and pins.
which VIII weigh a pound or more
each.
During my trip down into the wes-
tern desert / had TO spend n night IN
a frst-cIass car with a rich Arab chief
and his wife and their two little glrls.
When the woman came in size was 81
rundled up that n could tel. nothing
a. to her clothes. AZ the night went
on. however. her overgarmcnts were
thrown back and / observed that she
was dressed like the QIHeen OF Sheba
I'm her glory. She had q half dozen
bracelets on each IF her arms. Her
fingers sparkled with diamonds, an
she wore great gold rings IN the side
and l0bes II her ears She had a lit
tie ~cornucopia cap on her head This
was OF red velvet embroidered win
, gold. and she wore q spangled shirt
waist over a white cherniFe II bne
wool. She was tattooed on chin. fore
head and cheeks Her lips were
painted with rouge, her fingers stained
red with henna. and her eyelids black
eued with kohl.
The Pretty kabyics-
l had a good chance 70 see some
thing Of the kabyle women when ]
!, made my journey through Their coun,
try in the Atlas mountains Of eastern
Algeria. They are mach faiTer than
either the Moors or the Bedou!ns
5 They belong 70 the same race az we
do. n have blue eyes, rosy cheeks
; and red hair. They are Nohamme-
; dams. but they Do cot yell thelr iacNs
; and as q ruIc the kabylc husband haa
but one wife. The women are allowed
+ TO go about as they please. They
sometimes work IN the fields. and
5 saw many Of them walking along the
2 roads with their children. ana some
] times carrying wate7 from the veil
z into the villages. These k1Ebles &Tf
2 clad very plainly with the exception 81
5 the jewelry with which they are load
z ed. The ordinary dress ~ q goHr
! which reaches from the neck 10 the
I feet and Is fastened al tho shoulder
with a great pin OF silver or whit
, metal on ceremonial occasions the5
wear gowns or red and yellow stripes
strapped in al the DIN with a I'll
Of brlght-coIored leather. They sose'
times wear a headdtess Or black silk
: Their feet are usually hare.
among these people wives zr'
: bought. and from $50 - 800 i q higl
: price for a good-looking girI Th'
/. men usually STICK 10 their wives. and
, a. they are very jealous. il is by n