Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-05

embroidered in silver OF gold braid. III
is worn low on the forehead and over it
a square of lace chiffon hanging down
over the shoulders to the waist either
embroidered or trimmed with edsing all
around. Th9e is as much difference In
the quality of the veil as there is IN
the incomes of the wearers.
But II is the principal feature of the
costume and the effect is studied accord
ingly Some of the wells are OF Venetian
point. others Of Brussels lace, and YOU
often see very fine examples. but most
of them are from the local lace maker,
OF made at home.
Hair Is Her Glory.
The hair is dressed in four curls. two
hanging down in front of the ears upon
the breast and two down the back. Az
the glory of a Georgian woman is her
hair, her curls are usually conspicuous
and kept with great neatness. Some
times they reach Sbelow the waist.
The rest Of the costume is q jacket,
either sleeveless or with slashed sleeves,
q frfil of lace silk handkerchief en-
broidered in bright colors around the
neck and crossed upon the breast as
Quakeress would wear 1t. and from the
waist in front hang two broad ribbons
or strips of silk edged with a different
color like an apron.
The costume varies as TO the quality OF
the material and the amount of enlbroid-
cry according to the means Of the wearer.
The entire dress Is notable for its refine
ment. Although we have seen very few
of the beauties for which Georgia has
always been famous, it Is probably our
own fault, or rather our misfortune. The
best-iooking women in any country are
| not in the habit of coming to the railway
stations or promenading in the parks.
We have seen several ladies with beauti-
full and refined faces in the shops and
have passed them driving-sufhcient to
have heard about the clear olive COM
plexions, the regular features, the Egyp-
tian eyes and the midnight hair which
are the gifts OF nature TO the women of
the Georgian race.
every Georgian is nobleman and that
your porter or droskey driver is certain
to be a baron or perhaps count. 1t Is
undoubtedly true that titles were once
bestowed with lavish generosity by the
Georgian kings who paid their debts.
as we'll as rewarded merit. by comforting
rank promiscuously. A gentleman re-
only title worth taking off your hat to is
that of q prince. Every large landowner
lis a prince. I do not know that 1T is
necessary for him to have any given area.
dresses the part much more naturally
than Russian or other European dukes
and princes
Proud of Their Pride.
The national pride is equally amusing
uride of ancestry, pride Of race, pride Of
costume, pride OF children. and. az John
G. SAKE wrote of a similar case. they
are proud of their pride. To this charac-
teristic we are indebted for much pleas
IRE. 1t induces them to cling to their
national costumes and even to the gilded
dagger at their belt
striking illustration of this is found
in a Georgian shrine opposite the Hotel
d'I.endres at the principal gateway to a
pretty little park In This. There you
can see q mosaic icon. representing
fnII-lensth figure of the Savior in the most
rorseous variety Of the Georgian costume.
He ia dressed in q long bowrka, or over
coat faced and lined with ermine: under
this q scarlet tunic and loose blue trou-
sers tucked into high-topped leather boots
yolyer and a dagger with beautifully
nameled handles are thrust; upon his
breast are silver kilebi. the places where
| cartridges are usually carried, and on his
az black Persian lambs wool-Jesus of
Nazareth in the raiment Of a Georgian
| dandy.
The peasants seem to approve Of it,
notwithstanding the incongruity and we
| love to watch them from our windows,
much frequented by workingmen at the
noon and evening hours of rest. Every
one who passes invariably kneels and
crosses himself and murmurs a prayer
| feet of this Christ, who is clad according
| to. the peasants dream of what Re-
deemer should be.
Tifis is growing city. 1t already has
| a population of 10000 and is climbing
the hills in all directions. There are