currence. THE TOLET OF A POMPEIAN LADY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2570, 29 December 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)

currence. THE TOLET OF A POMPEIAN LADY.

« Splendid clasps of gold for the outdoor tunic, a long, wido mantle, often richly dyed, one end of which was thrown gracefully over the shoulder ; silken veils of flimsy texture embroidered with gold, and a profusion of jewellry, rendered the toilette of our Pompeian an intricate and serious business. On the table lay for choice the earrings and rings, the bracelets, armlets, and anklets, of gold and silver, and precious stones, in designs of the variety. .Fine cameos were usually employed for the rings ; the earrings took the form of hoops of pearls and other stones, or little figures in gold, Cupids being a favourite design ; and rows of coral and malachite, beetles, ami pendants in arabesque patterns, and ornaments of the Etruscan style, formed the necklaces. The bracelets were often in the form of serpents twining many times round the arm, or were thick circlets, either plain or embossed with precious stones or pearls. There, too, lay boxes for rouge and other cosmetics, with numberless ivory combs, perforated in graceful patterns, and small tools, as pincers, nail-polishers, and the like; numerous vases and jars of perfume, hairpins twisted and ornamented in

various ways, safetypins of all sizes, and in all kinds of metal, from iron to gold; gold ribbou for girdles or fillets, and nets of the finest gold-tliread for head-diesses ; mystic armlets of every sort giving the finishing touch to the varied collection.—From the Woman's World.