Costume: fanciful, historical, and theatrical (1906)
Aria, Eliza (Davis) 1866- · London Macmillan · leaf 201
neck. The texturesemployed for such purposes were cotton, linen,and wool decorated with stripes or embroidery. The men, as well as the women, glittered withbracelets, anklets, and other jewellery of a massiveand showy type. White was preferred to coloursfor their clothing ; and the habitual costume… … AN EGYPTIAN PEASANT. i62 COSTUME CHAP. XIII short ends in front. This skirt or tunic reachedto the knee or calf, and sometimes even as far asthe ankle ; the legs, arms, and chest were bare,and the face clean-shaven. A great warrior is depicted wearing a tightly-fitting shirt of mail composed of…
Costume
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