Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence . the ears were large and in-clined to stick out. This type is a blendbetween the Mongol and the Persian, andit is from the latter that they have theirlong curling eyelashes and their fresh, clearcomplexions. The Tajik women of Bok-hara and Samarkand have small oval facesand dark Persian eyes. All Sart ladies wear trousers, and overthese their high boots are drawn; stock-ings are unknown. The soleof the boot is of soft leather,and there are no heels. Goloshes are wornover the boots out of doors. The
Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence . the ears were large and in-clined to stick out. This type is a blendbetween the Mongol and the Persian, andit is from the latter that they have theirlong curling eyelashes and their fresh, clearcomplexions. The Tajik women of Bok-hara and Samarkand have small oval facesand dark Persian eyes. All Sart ladies wear trousers, and overthese their high boots are drawn; stock-ings are unknown. The soleof the boot is of soft leather,and there are no heels. Goloshes are wornover the boots out of doors. There is aspecial kind of boot for riding ; it is wornby both men and women: its long heeltapers away till it is the size of a thimble. Indoors the ladies wear many-colouredsilken tunics over long silken robes, or loosejackets with wide sleeves. The ladies of Bokhara wear a stiff bandof coloured silk over the forehead, but theusual thing is a silk handkerchief tied overan embroidered skull-cap. The cotton tunicand trousers worn under the silk robe areretained at night. Sart Dress. TURKESTAN 649. Photos:*?: - M. B. Meatin. SART SCHOOLMISTRESS WITH HERPUPILS. Mohammedan law allows four wives,but rich mullahs often have five. Aman may change his wives as often as helikes, but a woman may only have onehusband at a time. The first wife keepshouse, and the other wives must obey the death of the first wife the favouritewife takes her place. When a man has his property scatteredin several places, he generally has a wifein each, and in this way there is a housefor each wife to keep. Sart women sometimes dread prosperityfor their husbands, because that generaUymeans more wives. I have heard of caseswhere their jealousy has led them to poisontheir husbands with aconite. Nothing will induce a Sart bride to lifther eyes when she is introduced to a visitor,for pretended shyness is considered goodform. All through the feasting and herwedding she sits alone in a darkened room,while hired d
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