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TRIPOLITAN MODESTY STEALING TO THE MOSQUE |
BEADED BEAUTY OF THE DESERT |
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| Virtually the only excursion abroad that the town-dwelling Tripolitan women make is to the mosque, and even that is almost furtive, as heavily muffled, they steal along in the shadows of the walls to the screened portion of the building set apart for them. Decorum requires these harem women to enshawl themselves in the manner observed by the second lady in this procession | Beneath her loose head-veil she is wearing a kind of turban or cap elaborately ornamented with beadwork, and with long plaited tassels, while around her neck is a rich profusion of the beaded necklaces beloved of the Nubian women |