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Above—An Egyptian woman's
costume showing the thick,
non • transparent underdress
which fitted the figure closely
and Mimewhat concealed It.
On Right—Mrs. Asquith wear
ing the first ''King Tut ankh
amen gown" seen in Ixtndon.
| The great source of inspir
ation for women's fashions is
no longer 1 or London or
New York. It Is the grim
“Valley of tho Tombs,” where
the archaeologist* have lately be* n
•ringing to light such a wealth of
^interesting evidence of the life that
' was lived there 3.600 years agu.
To l*e truly fashionable this year
a woman must be truly Egyptian in
the way she dresses, the kind of
jewels she wears and the way she
does her hair. The more authentic
hints she gives of the colors and
forms that were popular In ancient
Egypt the more in style will she b*.
To be strictly up to date she must
L dress in the mode that was set on
" the bank* *>f the Nile 1COO years lx
fore t’hiist.
All this is a result of the amazing
revival of interest In things Egyp
tian that ha* followed the recent
opening of old King Tut ankh
ainen's tomb and the discovery
of ^the millions of dollars' .
worth of precious relic* that '
flit It lo overflowing. **•
(Milliners, modistes ana too
creators of everything that women
wear have fallen under the spell of
ancient Egypt as completely as the
archaeologist and historians. They
are ransacking the Egyptian col
lection# in the museums and poring
over the cabled descriptions of the
treasures found in King Tut-ankh
ynen's burial place to secure au
thentic motifs for their creations.
And scores of designers, not con
tent with the Information they can
obtain in this country, are already
in Egypt or an their way there to
gather first-hand Information that
will help them to transform every
modern woman Into a creditable im
itation of a Pharaoh's queen.
Fabrics dyed In the peculiar
Shades of turquoise, red and yel
which the ancient Egyptians
^flred best of all are sweeping all
athers from the market. Silks print
ed or embroidered with long forgd
fen designs copied from strange
symbols that played an important
part in the religion of the Pharaoh’s
are in grcat**st demand. The jew, lry
shops are filled with cosily bauble#
of gold, silver and precious stones
wrought in the curious way which
Egyptian women admired venturi* -
before Cleopatra's day.
Of course, many things that are
being offered as truly Egyptian by
unscrupulous or ignorant dealers
*rv nothing of the suit. But nv
I woman who wants to date her
styles hark 30 centuries or so need
worry' about going wrong if she
will only avail herself of some of
the great mass of Information
which Egyptologists have long boon
gathering about the daily life, dress,
art and religion of the ancient
Egyptians
Prof. Jane I a lea of the
merit of Household Arts at Colum
bin university, who is an authority
on fashions for women in both an
cient and modern times 1ms made
an Interesting summary of Ju*t
L what Egyptian women of SO or
I more centuries ago were What
I she has to say will be found very
helpful toy every woman who wants
to l>o sure to get Just the pr«*|H*t
touch Into her Imitation of ancient
Egyptian styles in dress, jewelry
ami coiffure*.
NEgyptian dress, according to Pro
i
led by fashion as is the dresfc of
more modern nations. It was un
like modern dress, howrver. in that
i he costume of tl»e men allowed
more changes than did that of the
women and seemed of greater ini
porta nee.
For a period of about 1.300 years
*1 Egypt ion women, whether prig
Just What Styles a Woman Should Choose
to Make an Authentic Imitation of One
of the Old Pharaohs' Queens
On live Right—
A n elaborate
Egyptian head
dress bearing a
vulture and an
asp to indicate
wearer's rank.
Ou the Left—
A very old pic
ture showing
the extremely
simple coo
tomes worn by
Egy pt's women
in the seclu
sion of their
homes.
Bathing beauties of 3,<H<0 years ago wore many more clothe- than
those of today, according to this motion picture view of a royal
princess and her attendant* bound for a cooling dip in the Nile.
Miss Kuthelm* Stevens wear
ing a silver “moonbeam shawl”
and earrings copied aft
er those worn by a
queen of Egypt.
cess or peasant, old or
young, wore one garment.
& Simple dress. It was with
out folds and so narrow that
the form was plainly visible.
This garment reached from ?
just below the breast to the 9
ankles and had few variations \
in atyle. \ <
These were generally in the »
arrane-ment of the ahoulder
straps or braces which served
to hold the dress In place.
These straps were straight
bands and were usually worn over
both shoulders. They were, how
ever. sometimes arranged to form
a V shaped neck.
Occasionally only one or even no
strap was used, In which case the
costume was made sufficiently nar
row to keep it in place. The usual
ornamentation for the dress was a
little embroidery at the hem.
Improved commercial relations
and greater intercourse with for
eign nations affected Kgyption
fashions. The same narrow dress
was first arranged to cover the left
shoulder and leave the right one
uncovered and the arm free. Later
there were various changes, such
as the addition of fullness and the
Use of a short sleeve for the left
arm.
Over the dies* a wide, loosely
flowing cloak or mantle was worn.
It was fastened oveg the breast
and hung straight down to the feet
The dress and the mantle ware
made of fine, transparent fabrics
Many other variations appear'd
from time to time, the most im
portant was an additional thick
non transparent underdress w hich
fitted the figure closely and some
what concealed it. The outer dress
was given even more fullness,
which was frequently arranged In
plaits. There were also drosses
with two sleeves, short mantillas
wtih fringed borders short aprons
and gildles*
lloth linen and wool were na«d for
lht »'Oetumcs Th* \ s<t* spun an-l
woven by Kan >3
and dyed in vari
ous colors, such
a s red, saffron
and blue
While the gar
meats worn b>
Egyptians were
simple In texture
and arrangement,
the accessories
with which they
completed their
costumes were
elaborate in de
sign and rich in
coloring and offer
many suggestions
tor the decoration
o f modern cos
tumes. They in
- luded ornaments,
headdresses, etc.
In the early pe
-iod» women seem
•eldont t o hare
worn sandals,
though they were
adopted later
They were chiefly
of one form, fair
ly heavy in the
won sttajis but they were
n a»1e of a variety of materials.
In Egypt the rare of the head was
especially Important. It was a hot
country. where covering was
evidently needed to protect Jhe
head from exposure to the sun The
hair of the Egypt ion woman was
well cared for and elaborately
dreaaed. Wigs were evidently fre
quently if not generally worn.
At first the fashion of all class- >
w-a* a heavy coiffure of straight
hair hanging in two tresses over th.
shoulders Later the ends of these
tretueg w»rr made into a fringv an.
still later the full length of tlte hair
was divided into a number of look*
and braided or curled
In addition to the elaborate ha'
dressing there was the headdress
representing a lotus bud. a vulture
an asp. according to the rank and
position of the wtvarcr
Ornaments were tisevl throughout
all period* The most valued of
these were evidently the .'olore-1 cm
br*> dered necklets or collars, w hioh
w e e - a.I,. of leaves of paOY lie
w
On the left—Mm Billie Burke's in
teresting adaptation of anrirnt
Egyptian styles to a modem danc
ing costume.
of fabrics and were embroidered in
a great variety of interesting de
dfc-r,« in gay-colored wools. There
were also bracelets earrings and
anklets. which in many cases
matched the collars In design, and
color.
Of course there will be fashion
- • - - .
lions of the glories that were
Egypt's. London already has a "tea
rave.' where everything is Egyptian
to match one's gown, and New York
has started plans for several
Egypt-an supper remiervous. So
seiety w:H revel in Egyption dinners
and t-alls in miration of the gti:**r
uyt courts c-f the Fharoaha
The fashion exhibition of the
minute is not really* up to-date if
three-quarters of the costume* are
not authentically Egyptian. At a
recent ‘spring'' evening in New
Vnrk the new gowns were shown on
girls made up to look like dusky
Egyptian slaves
Among the bewitching creations
showing the Influence of long-dead
pharaohs at Ih s exhibition was a
wrap whose bright colors were said
to be exact reproductions of those
f >und in some of the hangings in
Tut ankh amen's tomb Its urn
lining was of the peculiar Egyptian
.lay shale The deceptive pattern
was carried out with bends in the
design of a scarab reaching to the
bottom of the wrap. The scarab was
a beetle which the Egyptians held
sacred, and before the present
Egyptian craxe is over is likeness
will doubtless be as familiar to
American eyes as the common
housefly.
The all-gold or the all-ailvei wo
man will he seen frequently as a re
-ult of our eagerness to spe the
fashions of el-1 King Tuts" day
The Egyptian lady of fashion wore
• laborate w.g* and even pa.rs'.ak
ing strung beads on her own hair
The fashionable beauty of lift w-H
gild her hair and mar a gilded
cewr. w th golden shoes and g
terii'g stockings to match
There'll be Egvpt in her dreamy
e\,s. whether they are black as they
really should be or Nue or hand,
and shell have to be wovd with
enamel Jewelry after this Every
Vng trim reek of ‘be «l,er>' V r
and the mysterious pyraa......
The heroine of r-p: r.ur.ers
novel Will appear in ’be second
chapter tall, lithe and dark, with
elongated eyes, t'r.fai hamabiy ir.vs
ter.ous, she will move about :n a
gown of gt id laroee. distinguished
by partly Egyptian dee. cations,
closely swathed. <rr*Flapping hip
draperies held with a jeweled pr- •
die of antique des gn Jeweled pan
els win hang frc-rn each -. ie of 'he
front. Ear.ng at the hem of ’he
dress.
This creation in g id and jew
els is Egypt's last word in evening
gowns, unless one prefers the him
gold laroee ornamented w-.th tha
fashionable all-over scroll design f
turquoise blue stones.
Soeicty Drops Stillman
Family from Register
( MtlNKi Ktwto r«f ftl» >
She Mere the most exp~r.sive crea
tions of modiste, milliner and furrier
and grUsu-ned like a Christmas tree
with diamonds. When she went
shopping or cat.-tig s.;e rude ;n a
Umov sine of her own with a : r —1
chauffeur.
In rhs apartment n Sep-ember,
1J1S. Fk> Leeds gave birth to a son.
The birth certificate listed the child
as Jay Leeds,” son of Haroki and
Florence Leeds But later on many
different pers> ns have sworn that
the man known about the apart
ment house as Harold Leeds was
none other than James A Stillman.
Two months later, at the Si.iimia
city home, Mrs Stillman gave birth
to a son. The child was christened
Guy Stillman.
In the summer of lift Mr, Su-S
mar. started secretly an action for
divorce, denying the paternity of
little Guy and naming Fred Beau
vais, a good looking Ir.dian «”anA3
ian guide, as co-respondent. Beau
vais had been In Mrs Stillman's em
ploy in the Canadian woods ar.d had
visited her and the chiMrrr »t her
home in PocaitUco Hills.
The hanker asserted that t * in
tunarjr had beec going on for thr»»
years. !n spite of his efforts to scop
:t Anocrmottt inters, which Mrs.
Stiltman admitted had been st vu
from her home, were published.
They contained many affectionate
terms of endearment, as well as
many phrases well kn-wc to the
Canadian trails
Mrs StfCtwac r*i : ed to be *
hand s suit by charging that r'o
Leeds had son his h-urt at - «t
he was the father of her sor.
Ever since then the case has heen
dragc ng it* weary was through :fc«
court* making at e*er> op • w
Ud more serious la e w
Stutruan fortune P. - -c h* f 1
dec**; >n Mrs S; 'm. — a - granted
liberal alimony
Only a few weeks ago (V l.e> As,
who bad beet* keeping her where
alv>uts careful1* hidden ever anew
the storm broke s- Uni for Europe
with a woman One-- t There arw
rumors 1 ho* she and VI St in- *
an no longer on good terms—that
•h-- tit" sons ts :-artnet fee'