WOMEN OF MANY LANDS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 643, 21 October 1909, Page 4

WOMEN OF MANY LANDS.

MB, FOSTER I'RASER'S LECTURE. ' It 'OTS perliap3 owing to .the violence, of tho weather 'that there was. not a larger? attendance at the lecture given, yesterday afternoon by. Mr." Foster Frtisor on. the Women of. Many Lands,' anil this wns'-muclv to be repotted, for perhaps' never -before has such a scries -.of such uiaghflicent pictures ' been', exhibited, showing ;the women of more countries that one 'can remember. ' Lady Ward was to have presided, but Was'unfortunately and .unexpectedly delayed at the.vory last uiiuiite. The pictures had been : and 'gave 'a' very interesting rapid \view. of many, types, of womenhood, from the North American Indian to thewcmion ofi' Java.'' Amerioa,:. Asia, -: Europe, Africa, anil jslaiid 'countries,'' till- were represented. Prom North '< America ' one • quickly; ; travelled to Tunis,! tbon to Italy 1 , Spain, India, Burmah, and, after a quick look at Central Africa, ilew off to Persia, Hollahd, Germany, Iroland, and France. There was no method, unless, porhaps, in tho author's inomOry of tho way in which Jio had himself travelled backwards and forward and back again. . ; From tho hundred pictures show Ait would bo very. difDenlt to., selcct any for special mention, . but they. nearly; all represented. ■ particularly fine specimens of womenhood from their iesMbtivo countries;- 'and': .'some''perfectly exquisite portraits were shown; -There were also sbm4 exhibiting, in-essence, the freakishness of certain -national ideas of -beauty. The enormously plnmp.boauties of Northern Africa, the belles of savago tribes' who inlaid or pierced thomselvos with various beauty dovices. .and the, Chinese women with their lily' feet,' are familiar subjects for satirical comment when the question of vanity is raised, and .inoro uncommon were the pictures of Persian Women, concerning whose ofiams Mr:-Fraser is disillusioning.'. JMost /English poople get their , ideas of./Persitf'from' 'Jjalla Rookh he said,' "and : so thov think-it is a-beautiful romantic land full of.'Joso and exquisite women- with' languishing eyes. If ever in a future oxistonce l meat" Mr.. Thomas Moore, authoi: of 'Ltilla ; Rookh,' I Shall have': something to say about tho way 'he deluded at least one. man. Half Persia is desert with'salt, the othor hnlf ,'doserfc .'without any salt and you may search in vain for. his beauty and romanrce." : . ;/ t