The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-28
fashions CONE
FROM TOMB
OF'TUT'
Style SIeuths Are Snatching
at Clues Revealed in Mon-g
arch's Grave.
By JULIA MCCARTHY.


NEW YORK, Feb. 2s-Fashion
sleuths are snatching at clues
found in old King Tut's tomb.
The Rue de Ia Paix looks to the
Valley Of the Kings for spring
tyles and Fifth avenue is examining
on Egyptian studies.
Pharaoh Tut-Ankh-Amen reigned
in q period unsurpassed for rich
ness and originality in artistic de-
sign.
Theben patterns, very likely, will
border spring frocks; the little ''in.
port" will be wickedly and tanta-
Tut"
Of Amen-Hotep w, seems to have
had paper patterns buried, though
the Kings robing dummy was
found in the earlier days OF Lord
Carnavon's and Howard Carter's
explorations. In Budge's book of
Egyptian antiquities there are IL.
Egyptian Styles.
Neither Tut-Ankh-Amen, nor his
Queen. Ankh- Ues-Pa-Aten, daughter
Illustrations showing the great
Pharaoh and his retinue. These
paintings have been reproduced
from the wall decorations Of the
tomb Of Huy, viceroy to Tut-Ankh-
Amen.
So it seems as if one who wishes
to be well turned out this coming
season must either accept the styles
of Egypt or do some digging of her
own. Margot Asquith, as her latest
photograph shows, has taken the
first and easier course.
Killed and knife pleated skirts
seem to have been the vogue in
Thebes, as well as side and direct
front drapery, the latter Margot's
choice. The slave, who, with a
single feather fan, shunts the hot
desert wind from Tut's royal per-
son. wears gown with either a
braided yoke or q forecast Of the
Elton collar. She. or he, has a
sleeve on one arm and q draped
piece with pleated edge on the other
side. Fringe edges her overskirt.
garments with loose panel swing
ing down. One female slave wears
a high-waisted gown-like the En-
bertha.
OnuSudl uO1IlSs
Centuries before pearls and
diamonds were considered necessary
to an elegant toilette, carnelian,
lapis lazuli and turquoise were
precious gems. Then maIachite
was as popular as 1t is now, but
more highly regarded. Gold,
silver and ebony, fashioned orna-
ments for men and women both.
Collarettes, wrist bands and brace.
let's, worn above the elbow, are
shown in old paintings and dis.
covered in the present excavating.
A favorite decoration was a fore
head ornament of a bronze or gold
cobra, with head uplifted, heavily
jeweled.
Faience. a variety Of earshen.
ware, made up a great deal Of
Egyptian jewelry in King Tut's
day. There was a great fad for It
in an odd shade of blue, even more
beautiful than the turquoise.
Scarabs-red, green and blue-have
The "pectofar Of faience, some
times deliberately painted, cor.
respond to the modern lavalliere.
From alabaster vases, traces of
King Tut-Ankh-A men's favorite per.
fumes gave forth a breath Of
ancient Egypt. 1t would not be
surprising to learn one of these
days that some enterprising per-
fumer has reproduced the scent
that made Pharaohs dizzy 5000
years ago.
A black veil studded with gold
crescents-what visions Of ancient
Egyptian romance that conjures up!
And little wreaths and clusters of
flowers, likewise buried thirty
centuries. These floral collars were
given to guests at banquets-those
that met the exploring eye of Lord
Carnarvon were made of roses,
corn-flowers, blue water lilies. and
some sort of berries.