The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1921-12-02
Letter From
Miss Bryan
In Persia

age here has doubled. SO | am go-
ng to have to double up my lett
ers on else | cant afford to write
20 many. Days are very much
alike here now for it seems | ac-
compllsh very little. spend me-
irly all my time studying the lam
yuagc and then it seems I don't
earn anything at all. The other
lay went with Mrs. Allen to call
IN a wealthy Persian lady, she is
I widow her brother is owner of
'illage. As we walked up the
ong drive to the house we saw
,wo maid servants awaiting us.
s'hey looked very pretty in pink
'Chudders" a one piece garment
hat covers them completely from
,ead to foot The younger girls
,huddar was quite short and re-
seealed pair of brilliant orange
olorcd stockings. Like the Jap
.nese. the Persians are extremely
ond of bright colors and hideous
combinations. ! was glad when
instead of taking us into the ho-
Use, they led us to a distatnnt, sc-
,luded part of the large garden.
fou know, don't you, that the Pc
sian women never unveil them
elvs where men might see them.
tere our hostess was already en-
ertaining several Persian ladies.
they offered to get chairs for us
put we preferred to sit picnic fa-
hon with them. The maids SER
ed tea in small glasses on individ
ial trays, on each tray was a xn-
Ill dish Of lump sugar-not domino
>r cube sugar as ours is, but it
:omes in large cone shapes and is
>roken into small pieces. The
'ersian custom is to take the SUI
gar and tea separately, besides
his we were served very poor
iarangi" torcignD cake and very
delicious native cakes, several XII
Ids of fruit-apples, two kinds of
rapcs. watermelon and musk mel
n. The melon they serve in lar
&C pieces having cut it down in
'llces and scooped it out so that
you take out a small slice with a
'ork and eat it with your fingers,
couldn't understand much Of the
conversation, but can usually
ct the drift and it was interest
& to hear those Persian ladies
iscussing the same general SUBJ
ects tnat ladies do at home, but
he details differ quite widely.
they discussed their children, hou
e keeping problems, servants, cx-
.hange receipts and at last but by
20 means the least, the fashions.
10 see Persian ladies on the sire
is, you would not think that fash
ons existed for them for they are
ompletely cnvelopcd in black
Chudders' made all after the
came pattern. but in their homes
hey are very fond Of dress, jew
AIRY. etc. Several years ago the
Persian Shah was visiting in Fran
e and was much interested in the
ballet dancers at theatre one
night. He was quite disappoint-
I'd when he found that he could
lot take the whole chorus back
with him To become part of his
haren. However, he did issue
decree on his return home that all
Persian women should wear ballet
skirts. This they do with loose
trouscr effects which come to the
ankle very much like the dress of
the Chinese women. Only the
Persian Women have skirts that
are very full and come to the kne-
es in true ballet style. So one
favoritc discussion is the length
Of the skirt. The 'Mellahs" (re-
ligious teachers) insist that the
old custom should be retained,
but many of the high class worn
en- are wearing long skirts and are
thus setting a custom. Many of
them wear very attractive head
dress with their indoor costumes
and this consists of piece of fine
white netting, probably yard 81
uare. This is worn over the head
and pinned together just under
the chin. A favorite form of je-
wclry is that made from gold col
ms in the shape of pins. necklaces
DR. bracelets. bright red stones VIII
ch look like rubies are very pop
llar in ear rings, necklaces, rings
,tc.