The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-09-07
HIGH WAISTLINE
WORN IN25OOD.C.
Dressmakers Of Pharaoh's Time
Made Gowns Like Those
of 1916.
BOTH SEXES USED COSMETICS
Expert Of the New York Metropolitan
Museum Of Art Finds That Fash.
Ions Changed often In Niles
Highest Civilization.

New York.-The high waistllne In
women's clothes, the fashion for the
summer OF 1910. was fairly popular In
Egypt about the year 2JOO B. c., time
when slight mustnches were the rage
among the young men, according TO re-
searches made by Miss b. NJ. Car
landt OF the metropolitan MuSeum OF
Art. She discovered that cosmetics
were much used by the women favor
ties Of IN, Pharuohs, and also found
that the men were not nverse 70 toning
up their compilations when courts we're
held along the Nile OF the middle king
doms.
In the monthly Bulletin Of the Mu-
scum, Miss Curlandt has described the
clothes OF fashionable society Of the
Egypt OF long ago. Her descriptions
were taken from exhibits Ia the mu-
scum. Depicting the costumes OF the
Old Kingdom. 29S0-247j Il. C., she
says:
eheathiike Garment.
'-The conventional sheathlike gar
ment worn by all women was OF plain
unplalted stun, that hung from the
breast to the ankles, 80 scant that II
clung TO the figure and clearly showed
the form. fastened by straps over one
or both shoulders or merely held up by
a belt II was often pure white, but
sometimes II had narrow selvnge
around the top, a fringe on the bottom,
and braces that were parti-cOlored. In
the tomb VI pnhhetep ut Sakknra
there Is a scene Of OfIering-benrers rep
resentlng estates, where the dresses
are alternately red and dark green.
These women. according to custom,
were adorned with necklaces, bruce
lets and Rnklets Of blue and green
beads
ASIDE from white, green seems TO
have been the color most worn, al
though we do find In rellefs red and
yellow dresses as well. The fashions
for women were simpler and less va
red than those for men, with slight de-
viatlons from the conventional attire,
such ns a short skirt worn at times by
servants. The attire Of dancing girls
varied from the regular long costume
20 short skirt. or In the later period
to a girdle OF brightly colored beads.
"Biost women wore wigs or dressed
their own hair long. II fell to the
shoulders or to the waist in the back
IN large mass, with a side-lock hang
ing on either side OF the face. Some
times a colored ribbon was tied around
the brow like a fillet, and often cir
clet OF real flowers was worn.
ave know that cosmetics and oint-
ments were used by both men and
women, md in this connection u Is In
terestlng TO note a staueyte In the first
Egyptian room. the eyes OF which are
outlined with n green band. Green
malachte was used for this, whether
purely for adornment or for medicinal
reasons we do not know, and rouge
and black paint were also employed as
part OF the makeup.
Shows Diversity.
-Dress In ancient Egypt, as In ev-
cry civilized country, shows diversity
according 10 the class or occupation Of
the individual and variety dependent
upon the fashion Of the day. The king
and his courtiers set the styles, which
were soon assumed by subordinate Of
ficials until they forced their superiors
70 adopt new modes. The fluctuations
Of fashion would be difficult 10 follow,
although there was q steady tendency
TO elaboration and luxury; but let US
consider the most distinct changes In
the Old KingdC- (29SO24T1 B, c. the
Middle Kingdom (2lGOlTSS b. c., and
the Empire t1jSO-94j b. c., as shown
IN our Egyptian galleries.
In the tomb Of Pcrneb we have
costumes that are typical Of the Old
Kingdom. Humble people were satis-
fed with a belt, tied around the waist
with the ends hanging down In front,
skirt of linen. fastened loosely
around the loins, or rarely they con-
trived a rush mating. Even these. ut
times We're laid inside. and the men
appeared nude when engaged IN siren
uous exercise The Offering bearers 90
the tomb chamber wore the short white
skirt, the most common article OF
clothing. II was a straight piece Of white
linen cloth wrapped about their hips
like a Kilt, the ends being knOtted In
front or being passed under a glrdle,
and sticking up above the waistline.
Men In the Old Kingdom almost In
vuriubly clipped their hair close and
shaved their faces. although up to the
fifth dynasty they sometimes wore
slight muStaches, out shepherds occa-
sionally allowed their hair TO grow.
custom generally considered unclenn.
The upper classes wore wigs Of two
knds-either short and close-fttlng.
with tight little curls In horizontal
row, or long and bushy, parted In the
middle and FILLING well over the shoul.
ders. Such wigs were probably made
Of Sleeps wool, and actual specimens
have been found. When man wished
to assume his full dignity, he attached
a false beard Of plated hair to his
chin by means Of straps. Sandals.
which were made OF reeds or leather
with strap over the lnstep. connect.