women of the better class is magnificent; consisting of a silk shirt of many colours in stripes, a highly embroidered waistcoat, silk trowsers, and a Barracan also of silk or fine cotton of the most gaudy colours, which is so put on as to form a species of petticoat, as well as to hang gracefully oyer the head and Shoulders. A cap of cloth of gold is worn with many rich ornaments on the head. The eyelids are stained with Antimony, which gives an enlarged appearance to the eye, and increases its brilliancy. The brows are plucked so as to be quite straight, and squared off at each end. Much rouge is used; and gold and silver ornaments of great weight are worn in the ears, and suspended from the head, as well as large bracelets and anklets of the same metals. The garb o f the Jewish women varies but little from that of the Moslems; their full dress is exactly the same, but their walking dress, instead of showing one eye, exhibits both. They ean wear only black or yellow slippers, and boots are prohibited. The coin, which is now and has for some years been current in Tripoli, has only fourteen per cent, of silver in it, and is daily decreasing in value. Near the sea gate arC the remains of a fine square Boman building, which now has its arches filled up, and is used as a storehouse *. The Tripoline Marriages are, I understand, (for no man is * The inscription, which is over the northern face, is in a perfect state, and is as follows: IM P . ChES. AVRE LIO . ANTONIN . AVG . P P . E T . IM P . CAES . L . AVRELIO . V ERO . AMENIACO . AVG . S E E . S . O RFITVS . PROCCOS . CVM . V T T ED IO . MARCELLO . L E G . SVO . D ED IC A V IT . C . CALPVR- N IV S . CELSVS . CV RA TO R . M V N E R IS . PV B . M VN ERA R IV S. I IV IR . Q . Q . F L AM E N . PE R P E TV V S . ARCV . MARMORE . SOLIDO . FJ3CIT.
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