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Volume 2 38 |
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WILES AND WAYS OF THE MOORISH WOMAN |
CAMEL-BORNE PALANQUINS FOR ARAB WOMEN IN THE DESERT |
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| To increase her charm the dark eyes are made more lustrous and almond-shaped by the application of antimony, and hands and feet are stained yellow with henna, for a Mahomedan woman's place in life depends entirely on her personal attractions | Arab women of the better class travel in palanquins resembling square tents erected on the humps of camels. Gaudy striped cloth is stretched round the framework of the tent, giving an odd cage-like effect to the contrivance viewed from a little distance. When on the move over the desert, servant women walk beside the camels, and men on horseback guard the caravan |