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Show :-x-:-xz:-x-z:-z-Z':-x-:x-:-x-z-zx-:-x-M-:-x-x-:-x-:'XvX-x-:-xx-:-x-x-x- Women of Old Egypt Had Many Privileges When tlie Rosetta stone was found in 17U9 and historians were enabled to give the world a picture of ancient Egyptian life many were astounded at the station held by women in the time of Raineses II. The Egyptian daughter of that time inherited from her parents an equal share with her brothers; as a wife she was the real and very active mistress of the house. In fact, many records indicate that the husband was little more than her guest, a writer in the Kansas City Times comments. She went and came as she liked, talked with whom she pleased without anyone daring to question ques-tion her actions, went among men with an uncovered face and adorned her face and form with all the liberty displayed by her kind today. Her gown was a smart short frock cut decollete, her lips were tinted and her cheeks were powdered, her eye9 were coquettishly emphasized and to her hair dresser she went once every ten or twelve days. Lf she was the wife in a family in average circumstances circum-stances she rose at daybreak, prepared breakfast, sent the men off to the workshop or their business, sent those children more than eight years old to school and the younger ones to drive the geese or cattle to pasture and then occupied herself with household du-, ties for the rest of the day. The women of the higher social scale seem to have done little except to lavish time and attention on their persons that they might appear to advantage in their strolls and visits abroad. |
