The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-09
QUEENS OF OLD EGYPT
Were Peroxide Blondes. and Men Did
 the Family Washing.
Prom the Brooklyn Eagle.

| From the Brooklyn Eagle.
 Many queens of ancient Egypt were peroxide blondes of the most golden hue and gloried in it. Worse still, the aurora of beautiful hair was generally false, and to cap the climax, if anyone talked about it the result was sad but fatal And the men, that is the real high potentates who walked about with 1700 slaves lowing every time breath was drawn, were no better. The fact is that these gentlemen ! of huge fortune used to wear false whisk- CTS and wigs without the slightest shame and compel their servants teN say nice things about the borrowed appendages.
 All this false glory of by-gone days was exposed by Prof. w. Max Muller. Ph. U. or Philadelphia, who kept people laughing in a Brooklyn institute lecture on Life in Egypt 1900 B. G." at the Academy of Music last evening. lie said that Fashion Is sign of civilzation," and the Egyptians were highly civilized at that period. They had shaven heads and wore wigs, some of which were of monstrous size. Frequently also the men wore false boards. In recent microscopi- cal examination of some mummies the VIE Of queen came under the glass, ana great many things were revealed.
 The decorative ornament which sur mounts the headdress, so often seen fin pictures is suspected to be an arrange ihent Tor holding preparation of oil, probably mutton fat which could melt in the sun and trickle down over the locks and down the shoulders This is a guess from finding an African people not far from Egypt, who today follow this custom in way that looks remarkably like the Egyptian headdress. Amounting the head With oil was always attractive in early times in the Orient, the lecturer explain ing that 1t served sanitary purpose, perhaps, as well as being an honor"
 Every woman of those days had her eyes painted exactly as now" said pro- lessor showing painting sticks, and ad- ding when he heard the laughter, "Ah! You laugh! mean in the Orient. But painting the face was unknown in Egypt as it is in this countryl"
 Here he returned to the subject of oil and said that once the workmen of Rameses. III went on a strike because eiiSJ oid lOl nave tiiSiI udlly nalT OH.
 The lecture was fully illustrated and besides there were pictures of the ex- quisite jewelry, perfume boxes. etc. The perfume eases led to the study of the toilet
 Professor Muller then quoted from an Egyptian version of the story of Cinder- ella, he found on very ancient papyrus, where the Kings son picks up her scarf. or whatever it is that takes the place of the traditional slipper lost in her flight. puts it to his nose, and declares that the lady with that delicious smell shall become the Queen of Egypt"
 Patent medicines by the dozens were used and recipes were found for no end of hair remedies, so certainly some peo- pie did hot shave the head. In all the pictures found there is no evidence that women ever did the washing for the fam fly. That was performed by men
 The Egyptians were great drinkers. It was recorded on one slab that the de. ceased could drink more than any other man. ''The idea that the Egyptians were a mysterious, thoughtful, serious people is not correct" said Professor Muller in closing. They believed in living for pleasure, were gay. light hearted. and had just as good a time as circumstances would permit"