Life in the Roman world of Nero and StPaul . t there exists a prejudice against theseas being somewhat effeminate. At this decision four,six, or eight tall fellows, slaves from Cappadocia orGermany by preference, clad in crimson liveries,thrust two long poles through the rings or thecoloured leather straps which are to be found onthe sides of the litter, and place these poles upontheir shoulders. To all intents and purposes thelitter is a couch with an arched roof above it, of theshape here indicated, but covered with cushions, whichare often stuffed with down. Its woodwork is decoratedwith si
Life in the Roman world of Nero and StPaul . t there exists a prejudice against theseas being somewhat effeminate. At this decision four,six, or eight tall fellows, slaves from Cappadocia orGermany by preference, clad in crimson liveries,thrust two long poles through the rings or thecoloured leather straps which are to be found onthe sides of the litter, and place these poles upontheir shoulders. To all intents and purposes thelitter is a couch with an arched roof above it, of theshape here indicated, but covered with cushions, whichare often stuffed with down. Its woodwork is decoratedwith silver and ivory. The litter may either be carried 212 LIFE IN THE ROMAN WORLD open on all sides, or with curtains of coloured stuffspartially drawn, or it may be enclosed by windowsof talc or glass. In the days when litters were inpromiscuous use, persons who did not possess one, orperhaps the slaves to bear it, might hire such a vehiclefrom the rank, after the modern manner of hiring «;>===3= i/|f~\^*MJg^^i^s. ^--<^ ^^^^^^^^i^ i«Vrr. Fic. 62. — Litter. a cab. In this receptacle Silius is carried amid thesame procession as before. He will wear nothing on his head. On a journey,or when the sun was particularly strong in the rooflesstheatre or circus, he might put on a broad-brimmedhat, very much like that of the modern Italian of the hat it was cdmmon, when the weatherso required, either to draw a fold of the toga over thehead or to wear a hood closely resembling the monkishcowl. This might be either attached to a cloak ormade separately for the purpose. The hood was also SOCIAL DAY OF ARISTOCRAT 213 employed when, particularly in the evening, thewearer had either pubhc or private reasons for con-ceaUng his identity as he moved abroad, commonlyissuing in such cases from his side door. But onan ordinary day, and when attending a ceremony,the Roman head is bare. So also are the hands, forgloves are not yet in use. On arri\dng at the palace — outside which
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