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Show BOTH SEXES USED COSMETICS Expert of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art Finds That Fash-Ions Fash-Ions Changed Often In Nile's Highest Civilization. New York. The high wnlstllno In women's clothes, the fashion for tho summer of 11)10, was fairly popular In Egypt about tliu year lioOO IJ. C, 11 time when slight mustaches wero tho rngo among the young men, according to researches re-searches made by Miss IJ. M. Car-laudt Car-laudt of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sho discovered that cosmetics wcro much used by tho women favorites favor-ites of til 3 Pharaohs, and also found that tho men wero not uvorso to toning up their complexions when courts wero held along tho Nile of tho middle kingdoms. king-doms. In tho monthly Bulletin of the Museum, Mu-seum, Miss Carlandt has described the clothes of fashlonablo society of the Egypt of long ago. Her descriptions were taken from exhibits In the museum. mu-seum. Depleting tho costumes of the Old Kingdom, 'JOSO-iMTo B. C, she says : Sheathlike Garment. "The conventional sheathllko garment gar-ment worn by all women was of plain unplatted stuff, that hung from the breast to the ankles, so scant that It clung to the figure and clearly showed tho form, fastened by straps over ono or both shoulders or merely held up by a belt. It was often pure whlt,e, but sometimes It had a narrow selvage around the top, a fringe on the bottom, and braces that wero partl-colored. In the tomb of Btahhetep at Sakkara thero Is a sceno of ofl'erlng-bearers representing rep-resenting estates, where tho dresses aro alternately red and dark green. These women, according to custom, were adorned with necklaces, bracelets brace-lets and anklets of bluu and green beads. "Aside from white, green seems to havo been the color most worn, although al-though wo do llnd In reliefs red and yellow dresses as well. The fashions for women wero simpler and less varied va-ried than those for men, with slight deviations de-viations from the conventional nttlre, such as a short skirt worn at times by servants. The attire of dancing girls varied from tho regular long costume to a short skirt, or In the later period to a girdle of brightly colored beads. "Most women wore wigs or dressed their own hair long. It fell to tho shoulders or to the waist In the back In a largo mass, with a side-lock hanging hang-ing on either side of the face. Sometimes Some-times a colored ribbon was tied around the brow like a illlet, and often a circlet cir-clet of real flowers was worn. "Wo know that cosmetics and ointments oint-ments wero used by both men and women, and in tills connection it Is Interesting In-teresting to note a statuette In the flrst ISgyptlnn room, tho eyes of which are outlined with n green band. Green malachite was used for this, whether purely for adornment or for medicinal reasons wo do not knbw, and rougo and black paint were also employed as part of tho make-up. Shows Diversity. "Dress In ancient Egypt, as In every ev-ery civilized country, shows diversity according to the class or occupation of tho Individual and variety dependent upon tho fashion of the day. Tho king and his courtiers set tho styles, which wero soon assumed by subordinate of-llclals of-llclals until they forced their superiors to adopt new modes. The fluctuations of fashion would be dllllcult to follow, although there was a steady tendency to elaboration und luxury; but let us consider tho most distinct changes In the Old Kliigiioa (lil)S0-2H5 B. O.) the Middle Kingdom (21(10-1788 B. C), and tho Empire (IfiSO-Oin B. C), as shown In our Egyptian galleries. "In the tomb of I'erneb wo have costumes that are typical of tho Old Kingdom. Humble people were satisfied satis-fied with a belt, tied around the waist with tho ends hanging down in front, a skirt of linen, fastened loosely around the loins, or rarely they con-trhed con-trhed a rush matting. Even these, at times wero laid aside, and the men appeared nude when engaged in strenuous stren-uous uxorclso. The offering-bearers In the tomb chamber wore the .short white skirt, tho most common article of lothlng. It was a btralght piece of white linen cloth wrapped about their hips like a kilt, the ends being knotted in front or being passed under a girdle, and sticking up above tho waistline. "Men In the Old Kingdom almost In-variably In-variably clipped their hair close ami shaved their faces, although up to the llfth dynasty they sometimes woro slight mustaches, but shepherds occasionally occa-sionally allowed their hair to grow, a justom generally considered unclean. The upper classes woro wigs 'of two kinds either short nnd close-lining, with tight little curls In horizontal row, or long nnd bushy, parted In tho inlddlo and fulling well over tho shoulders. shoul-ders. Such wigs wero probably made of sheep's wool, and actual specimens havo been found, When 11 man wished to assume his full dignity, he attached a false beard of plaited hair to his chin by means of straps. Sandals, which wero mudo of reeds or leather with, a strap over tho Instep, connect- , . . I . . A - ed with another strap which passed between the toes, were worn Irrespective Irrespec-tive of class, except in tho presence of superiors, but the Egyptian commonly preferred to go barefoot. Adopt Plaited Kilt. "By the time of the Middle Kingdom ordinary Individuals had adopted tliu plaited kilt, which for a time, at least In the Old Kingdom, had been the peculiar pe-culiar property of tho king; however, It Is doubtful If the people ever wore It of gold. On a wooden statuette of Seostrls I, In the Eighth Egyptian room, this kilt Is represented as plaited all around, the two ends curving symmetrically sym-metrically In front up to the girdle. The king also wears the red crown symbolic of lower Egypt, while tho mate to this statuette, which Is now In the Cairo museum, wears tho white crown of Upper Egypt. . "Other statuettes, In the Sixth Egyptian room, show what a variety of skirts existed at the time. The old forms continued, although there was a tendency toward a narrower, longer skirt. The triangular projection, so fashlonablo In the llrst dynasty, became be-came subdued until It was quite modest. mod-est. Tho long skirt which has been described as typical of this time often had a high waistline. It wns at this time that clothing for the upper part of the body flrst appeared, and a curious curi-ous cape was sometimes pinned around the shoulders. A heavy cloak or shawl, probably of wool, worn In tho Old Kingdom ns an outer garment by both men and women, now became common. "Changes In tho costumes of women wom-en from the old to the Middle Kingdom wero slight, but there wero 11 few Innovations In-novations that showed the tendency toward elaboration. A plain white tunic was sometimes covered with n network of brightly colored beads In diamond pattern with a bead fringe at the bottom. A similar dress, exceptionally excep-tionally gay In color, dates from tho sixth dynasty. One statuette from Asslut shows a white tunic with a wldo border on the bottom representing birds' wings or a leaf pattern, tho latter lat-ter more likely, slnco It Is painted In green." |