Costume: fanciful, historical, and theatrical (1906)
Aria, Eliza (Davis) 1866- · London Macmillan · leaf 199
d with bracelets at the wristand again above the elbow. Ankletswere worn, and occasionally bigcircular ear-rings. The treatment of the hair wasextremely elaborate and difficult,calling for the exercise of consider-able skill and patience. Cut straightacross the forehead, it was arrangedwith… … AN EGYPTIAN JF.ASANTWOMAN. i6o COSTUME CHAP. classes of society had recourse to wigs, the richemploying natural hair for the purpose, and thepoor, wool. A typical example of a fashionableperruque took the form of a densely-braided masswhich covered the head as efficaciously as a mat,one large plait…
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