OF TH E DESERT, W IT H H ER CH ILD .
T his maybe consideredas the companion Of . the last plate? The
dress, though- not elegant, is-; notunintetesting. The Arabian
women of the desert wear a nnmbeif of singular ornaments; large
# e ta l rings . in the ears, othersof the same hind upon the ankles
and arms, pieces of cOral hung about them, 'and also necklaces of
all sorts. They sometimes even hang small bells tp their hair, and
the girls fix them to their feet. And R ||f not an uncommon
custom amongst the Bedouins, as 'With the more civilized Arabians,
JO punOtuBC different parts ftff the body and insert a blue dye.
