. An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833, -34, and -35, partly from notes made during a former visit to that country in the years 1825-28 . must be handsome, if its other features bebut moderately well The nose is generallystraight: the lips are mostly rather fuller than those ofthe men, but not in the least degree partaking of thenegro character. The hair is of that deep, glossy black,which best suits all but fair complexions : in some in-stances it is rather coarse and crisp, but never woolly. The females of the higher a
. An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833, -34, and -35, partly from notes made during a former visit to that country in the years 1825-28 . must be handsome, if its other features bebut moderately well The nose is generallystraight: the lips are mostly rather fuller than those ofthe men, but not in the least degree partaking of thenegro character. The hair is of that deep, glossy black,which best suits all but fair complexions : in some in-stances it is rather coarse and crisp, but never woolly. The females of the higher and middle classes, andmany of the poorer women, stain certain parts of theirhands and feet (which are, with very few exceptions,beautifully formed) with the leaves of the henna-tree, j * See 2 Kings, ix. 30, (where, in our common version, we find thewords, painted her face, for painted her eves,) and Ezekiel, f Scissors are often used to reduce the width of the eye-brows, and togive them a more arched form. + Lawsonia inermis: also called Egyptian privet. 64 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. which impart a yellowish red, or deep orange thus dye only the nails of the fingers and toes ;. Hands and Feet stained with Henna. Others extend the dye as high as the first joint of eachfinger and toe ; some also make a stripe along the nextrow of joints; and there are several other fanciful modesof applying the henna ; but the most common practice isto dye the tips of the fingers and toes as high as the firstjoint, and the whole of the inside of the hand and thesole of the foot ;* adding, tiiough not always, the stripeabove mentioned alone: the middle joints of the fingers,and a similar stripe a little above the toes. The henna * The application of this dye to the palms of the hands and the solesof the feet is said to liave an agreeable effect upon the skin ; particularlyto prevent its being too tender and sensitive. USE or HEXKA. 65 is prepared for this use merely by being powd
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