Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-08
TURKISH VEIL IN AMERICA
MOha ned Women Drop IL and
Fair Ones of This COuntry
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THE laying aside Of the reS by Turkish
women will no doubt work a great revolu-
ton there said Emil Brandeis. who Wis
tied the orient last winter. EVERY Mo-
hammedan woman wears a veil on the
street and in public places. The veil of
the poorer women is black and made of
coarse cloth The yeil worn by the women
Of high class is Of fine silk gauze and
usually white
Mr.. Brandeis, Will in the orient, bought
a doll which in it's dress is an exact model
OF the MohammedRn women. The veil is
fastened just about on a line with the eye
brows. II is of such material that the
wearer can see out, though her features
are completely concealed from observation.
The back OF the head and the neck are
concealed by a heavier cloth fastened on
top Of the head and around the waist. A
blanket-like robe fastened around the body
somewhat above the waist aud reaching
20 the ground completes the costume.
Necklaces. bracelets and all sorts OF ban
giles and jewelry are much affected by the
Turkish women.
in all the time 1 was in the east I never
saw a Mohammedan woman without her
VEIL says Mr.. Brandeis. The Turks are
extremely jealous OF their women folk and
L cannot see lldl lut dGAloh u ~ NbhASAA
in dispensing with their wells could result
In anything but wholesale murder and sui
eide. According to the dispatches they
have thrown away their wells and are going
about with smiling faces!
Il presume, of course, this action is con-
fined to Monastlr, which is the storm cen
ter Of the revolution. And probably there
1t Is only a few OF the women who are
taking this radical action"
While the Turkish beauties, whose
charms have been hidden so jealousy for
centuries from any eyes but their hus-
bands, are throwing aside their wells
members of the fair sex in enlightened
America are taking up the discarded
countenance concealers. Those of the
feminine world who keep al eye con-
stantly to the kaleidoscope of fashion know
hat the double veil' is now the correct
thing. 1t is sweeping down upon the world
Of women with a force said TO be seven
times more terrible than that Of the merry
widow hat, which today is and tomorrow
is cut down and withereth. Indeed, the
merry widow bonnet has already withered
il has become a back number almost before
a cigar could be named after It. 1t will
not be so with the double veil. say the
fashion oracles.
At the up-to-dste shops Of Omaha, where
the latest Creation" and ''bonbons" ar,
displayed before the longing eyes OF the
dear creatures the double veil is alread,
on view. OF course. 1t is true that the
double veil Is designed for automobile
wear. A demonstration made by an accom-
modating young woman IN one Of The
stores showed her. when the veil was ad
justed a most charming creature. FRS
you put on a big broad brimmed hat. &c
course. girls, this is just between us)
then you place the veil over the top, draw
II IN loose. but graceful folds down an,
Eigzag across the face so that the fold
just rest against the bridge Of the nose
Now the triangular opening formed b!
the brim OF the hat and the folds Of IN.
ven disclosss a charming breadth OF brow
and two tsntaliEing eyes. leaving the othe
features In that mystery which abound
in chaup.
One Of these wells measures eight and
half feet in length by three feet IN width
They generally come in two shades sue
as brown ana tan. black and white. blu
and green or brown aud white.
Where did the double veil originated I
II is a Frenchman OF whom you ask thi
question II is his cue TO purse his lips
shrug his shoulders. throw out his hand
ana smile Who can tell the course Of
woman's whims7 What she wants she wi
have-is II not so? Yes.
The ven is useful as well as beautiful.
II keeps dust and gasoline smoke out Q
mouth and nose and p0rsA And II IN