Zurich Herald, 1920-07-22, Page 3COPYING MODERN
FASHIONS
FROM THE MUMMIES OF
ANCIENT EGYPT.
The Styles of "Three Thousand
Years Ago Are Up -to -Date
in Twentieth Century.
Fashion news from Paris is to the ef-
fect that the, latest styles in costume
are copied from ancient Egyptian
mummies.
This is a rather striking way to put
it, but the fact seems to be that some
of the very newest designs from the
dressmakers' ateliers are taken from
statuettes iu the Louvre, which date
back from 3,000 to 4,000 years. Mum-
mies in ancient Egypt were not pre-
served witli their clothes on; but val-
uable hints are also obtainable from
mummy coffins, the lids of which are
in many instances carved 'and painted
to represent the occupant as iu life,
fully attired.
In the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
in New York, the visitor may behold
a coffin that once contained the mum-
my of the Princess Iounofirte, who,
judging from the full-length carven
portrait of her on the lid, must have
been a very beautiful woman.
One sl.ituette in the Louvre repre-
sents a young queen of the twenty-
second dynasty. It is wonderful how
modern she looks. Her short sleeves
are of the latest twentieth century
style; her sheath skirt is of the brevity
which fashion now demands and so
tight as to suggest difficulty in walk-
ing. The corsage, cut low in front, is
distinctly up to date.
The only thing not modern about
the ancient lady of the stutuette is her
remarkable headdress, which seems
to be a sort of helmet of fluffy wool.
Ancient Headdresses.
Women's headdresses in the days of
the Pharaohs were exceedingly ela-
borate and often very beautiful. Some-
times they took the form of a cap
which covered the head, falling at' the
rear upon the shoulders. Sometimes
they were lofty structures of linen or
cotton fabric, embroidered. Some-
times they were light and dainty,
adorned with artificial flowers and
perhaps with a butterfly bow and
streamers of silk ribbon at the back.
Usually the ears were covered by
the headdress or (somewhat after the
fashion of to -day) by the hair.
The Egyptian ladies of old took
great pains with their hair, devoting
hours every day to its arrangement.
Sometimes they divided it into many
small locks, which were separately
curled or formed into little plaits. The
latter were commonly built up into a
series of terraces, regular and com-
pact.
Wigs were extensively worn by
women of all classes. For the poor
they were of wool; for the rich of
human hair. Some of these wigs,
thousand's of years old, are even now
preserved. in museums.
A favorite decoration was a fillet -
band worn around the head, with an
ornament in front—an asp of gold or
perhaps a flower imitated in meal. The
only authentic portrait of Cleopatra,
(who lived, however, at a much later
period than the age here spoken of)
shows her with an asp fastened above
her forehead, It is a very striking
and• beautiful item of personal decora-
tion.
The fashion report from Paris states
that a fad newly introduced is the
wearing of gold bands on the legs.
Sometimes these take the form of
snakelike coils extending from ankle
to knee.
This' again is reminiscent of ancient.
Egypt, whose lege were commonly un-
clad and adorned with gold hoops,
sometimes set with jewels. Always,
and even to the present day, there has
been in the Orient a harked taste for
such ornaments.
Fashions Then and Now.
The dresses worn at that early epoch
to the land of the Pharaohs were of
all colors, some of the dyes being ex-
ceedingly brilliant, and the fabrics
were not surpassed in delicacy and
beauty by any that we know to -day.
Most of them, however, were white,
the climate being hot: Ladies when.
indoors frequently disguised their
charms with nothing more substantial
than a veil-like gown of transparent
muslin (a material probably imported
from India), which fell to the feet,
though liberal in its revelation of neck
and boson,.
:Ancient sculptures and frescoes
show them wearing kimono sleeves,
exactly like those now in style; also
frocks made perfectly straight from
neck to hem, corresponding to a pre.
"tient fashion, and loose, dangling 'lilts,
which are the newest things in the
way of belts to -day.
The ladies of ancient Egypt wore
necklaces of pearls, of gold, of coral
and of steel curiously inlaid with gold.
They pursued the arts of the toilet
with as eager a zest as any modern
woman of fashion, improving their
complexions with white and red and
touching up their lips with carmine.
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Royal Perquisites.
The King has some very strange
perquisites, many of which have most
interesting histories attached to them.
Few know that he can claim the head
of a whale, so that "there may be no
lack of whalebone wherewith to stiffen
the Royal garments," although it is
more .commonly known that every
sturgeon caught in British waters be-
longs to him by right.
What a remarkable collection the
King's perquisites would make if they
were all duly claimed! And what pos-
sible use could his Majesty make of
some of them? A. tablecloth of the
value of three shillings; a coat of grey
fur; a horse and halter, and even a
silver needle, contributed by the Court
tailor, might conceivably be welcome;
but he might willingly dispense with
"a nightcap of the value of one half-
penny," a pound. of cumin -seed, a cata-
pult—which might be a temptation to
some young Royal Prince --a curry-
comb, a pair of scarlet hose, a cross-
bow, a pair of tongs, and a falcon.
And yet the King is by law and
ancient custom entitled to this strange
assortment of perquisites, - and to
others of greater value and usefulness,
such as the costly and beautiful Cash-
mere shawls which are so much trea-
sured as wedding -presents.
At the Coronation of a Sovereign
perquisites come in showers, and some
of them are very quaint. From the
Lord of the Manor of Addington the
Sovereign can claim a dish of pottage
concocted of "chopped chickens, ca-
pon -brawn, spices, sugar, and almond -
milk"; while the Lord of the Manor
of Hayden must make a solemn pre-
sentation of a towel for his Sovereign's
use.
In olden times the Chamberlain
claimed the furniture of the room in
which the Sovereign had slept on the
eve of the Coronation, in addition to
forty yards of crimson velvet and a
silver ewer and basin.
"Why did you strike the telegraph
operator?" asked the' magistrate of
the man who was summoned for as-
sault. "Well, sir, I gives him a tele-
gram to send to my gal an' he starts
readin' it, 'So, of course, I ups and
gives him one."
British Columbia is making plans on
a large scale to kill sea lions and use
their skins as material for shoes: a
project that the fishermen of the
province welcome, because a sea lion
eats on an average of fifty pounds of
fish a day.
Buy Thrift Stamps.
VACATION CLOTHES
7,02 9432
7792—Girl's Bathing Suit (bloomers
attached to underbody, or to be worn
separately). Price, 15 cents. Ip ti
sizes, 4 to 14 years. Size 8 requires
2% yds. 32 ins. wide; contrasting, 1
yd. 18 ins. wide.
9482—Girl's' Dress. Price, 25 cents.
In 5 sizes, G to 14 years. Size 10 re-
quires 2318 yds. 36 ins, wide; collar,
cuffs, 2 yd. 36 ins. wide.
These patterns may be obtained
from your local McCall dealer, or from
the McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto,
Dept. W.
Ask for Minard's and take ro other.
A Neat Scheme. •
From a pile of brirlts in front of an
unfinished building a boy about twelve
years old picked up a single brick.
The watchman saw him, and called
out:
"Here, boy, you mustn't take: any of
those bricks away!"
"I want just one," replied the boy.
"Well, you can't have one! What
do you want of a brick, anyway?"
"Why, a lady who lives near. ,ns
wants a bath brick, and she gave ane
sixpence and told me to get her oefe."
"Well, why don't you go to the shop
and get one? That is not a bath brick
you have there."
"Look here!" said the boy, a,s lie
came closer, and spoke in. tones -it :ti'n •
,,Hence, "I want to ease that sixpeiree.
I'm going to take this brick home, "and
put it in the bath -tub and make a bath-
brick of it, and to -morrow I will take
it to the lady."
The watchman looked at him in a
puzzled way, and then said:
"Boy, you can have the brick. You
are what they call a genius, and, if
you live many years longer, you will
be a millionaire or hi prison."
Possible Planets
Suppose that a new planet, a fresh
addition to the sun's family, were to
appear one of these fine nights in the
sky. What a sensation it would make,
to be sure!
Astronomers do not.regard such an
occurrence as impossible, though as-
suredly most unlikely. The sun's erup-
tive forces are so tremendous that it
might conceivably throw out a flaming
mass of gas that would cool and con-
dense into a planet.
Not long ago, at the Yerkes Obser-
vatory, an eruption was observed (and
photographed)) on the rim of the sun
which threw up material to a height
of '500,000 miles. One cloud of it,
which appeared as if floating detach-
ed, was reckoned to have some thous-
ands of times the volume of the earth.
We are accustomed to regard great
volcanic explosions on the earth as
the most appalling of natural pheno-
mena, but they are feeble and .rifling
disturbances compared with the out-
bursts which are continually taking
place all over the body of the sun.
When an eclipse occurs, we can see
with the naked eye, through a piece of
smoked glass, gigantic flames darting
out from the edge of the solar disk.
Very likely the little planet on which
we dwell was originally part of the
sun and was thrown out from the lat.
ter as a mass of burning gas. The ro-
tation of the sun on its axis started
the mass whirling, helped perhaps by
the vortex motion of the eruption.
The same eruption may have
thrown out the moon, a smaller mass
of gas, which fell under the control of
the embryo earth, becoming its satel-
lite.
Possibly the four little planets—
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars—
were thrown out at about the same
time. Greater eruptions may have
given birth to the four giant hot
planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and
Neptune.
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St. Helena's New Value.
Before the opening of the Suez
Canal, says the London Times, St.
Helena was a very important posses-
sion of the British crown, as it was a
station on the outward and homeward
long sea route between England and
India. But from 1370 to the time of
the Boer war the population dwindled;
its industries and its usefulness to the
empire decreased.
Since the beginning of this century,
however, it has been regaining value.
Its climate is admirable, its rainfall
sufficient, its 200 springs of pure water
lend themselves to irrigation and
make the interior, away from the pre-
cipitous barren cliffs that face the sea,
"an emerald set in gray lava."
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had treated him without doing him
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Prop. of Grand Central Hotel,
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Russians Deeply Religious.
The Russian people, from the most
remote time, have been deeply religi-
ous by nature. In every public estab-
lishment, in every office, railroad sta-
tion, postoffice, bank, tavern, store,
and in almost every room of a private
dwelling, there is an ikon (holy pic-
ture) placed in a corner, with an oil
light before it, steadily burning. These
ikons look like basrelief; only the
head and hands of the image are
painted on the background; the rust of
the picture is composed of engraved,
gilded metal, very often of real gold
and silver incrusted with diamonds
and other precious stones, according
to Constantin Emboli,, writing on re-
ligious customs in Russia in Current
I-Iietory.
The Russian believes that the ikon
has a protecting and healing power.
Some ikons are believed to be inira0n-
lous and are brought m procession,
with great solemnity, from one town
to another, followed by many clergy-
men and a crowd of devotees.
Only the mean who is in the wrong
must win at Once. Those who are right
can afford to wait.
ED. 7.
ISSUE NO.
NOM HERE & ESE
Open to Persuasion.
While touring in the Highlands, a
motorist was stopped by a local police.
man. While he gave his name and
address readily enough, he hinted
broadly that he might pay to be let
off.
"What, 'sir!" cried the constable,
"Dae ye suggest that I wud tek a
bribe? Dae ye dare to insult me, sir?"
"Oh, excuse me," said the motorist,
quite abashed. "I really----"
"But, now," put in the constable,
"supposin' I wis that kin' o' man, how
much wud ye be inclined to gie me?"
A Word Omitted.
The curious effect sometimes pro-
duced in telegrams by want 02 punc-
tuation or the omission of a single
small word cannot fail to have struck
everyone.
A. London lawyer had a woman re-
lative in Scotland from whom he had
"expectations." She bad been piling
for some weeks, when one morning
came a telegram asking the lawyer's
wife to go at once as she—his aunt—
was much worse. His wife according-
Iy went.
During the evening of the following
day the husband received this an-
nouncement:
"Aunt Matilda went to heaven at
330; returning by 11.50to-morrow
morning."
MONEY ORDERS.
The safe way to send money by mail
is by Dominion Express Money Order.
Australia has cows enough to give
each pian, woman and child in the con-
tinent three each; while Argentina can
do even better. There are five cattle
to each inhabitant in the South Am-
erican republic.
If we are not afraid to face our
duties and shoulder our responsibil-
ities without hesitation or reluctance,
we shall always find our strength
equal to what is demanded of us.
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This treatment is
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For every purpose
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and nursery the
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to cleanse and
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and heal.
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Incendiary Bullets.
The incendiary bullets used during
the war, mostly fired front machine
guns carried by airplanes, were in ef-
feet miniature high -explosive shells.
Those supplied to our armies were of
brass, hollowed out to hold a compos,.
tion of which the principal ingredient
was barium nitrate. To set this off,
each bullet had a priming charge of
magnesium and reel lead.
An ordinary rifle bullet, of course,
is solid, The incendiary bullet is of
wholly different construction, thougb.
of the sante calibre, being' meant to
carry flame. Its discharge sets fire to
the explosive stuff contained in it.
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