Show bewitching or the damsels of abe A correspondent of the washington star has been doing the holy land and is filled with admiration for the damsels of bethlehem in a recent letter he writes dont wonder that boaz fell in love with ruth alie bethlehem girls are among the beauties of the east and yon will find more pretty girls in the hills of andea than in the same amount of territory anywhere else the world over A shipload of these bethlehem maidens if they could be transported to the great northwest would capture the bonanza farmers of the dakotas just as ruth captured this great land owner ioaz and when they came back to washington as senators wives they would be the belles of the capital these bethlehem maidens are fair skinned and bright eyed they have straight well rounded forms which they clothe in long dresses of white linen so beautifully embroidered in silk that a single gown requires many months of work this dres is much like an american comans womans nightgown without the frills and laces it falls from the neck to the feet and is open at the front in a narrow slit as far down as a modest de collette dross over this gown they wear sleeveless cloaks of dark red stipes and the head they cover with a long shawl of linen embroidered with silk each girl wears her on her person in alie bhame of a necklace of coins and the forehead of each maiden is decorated with a crown of coins some of which are silver and others |