Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile Costume
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Now's your opportunity to play the seductress with a costume that will definitely make you be seen. Of course, that's why you'll choose to wear it in the first place.
Queen of the Nile Costume will dazzle your friends with a jeweled headband.
This Queen of the Nile Costume includes the collar, belt and arm cuff and pleated dress with gold rope wrap.
Queen of the Nile Costume
$ 76.99
Story of Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile
March 19, 1916
Cleopatra is described as a “drama choreographique" in one act by Leon Bakst, the story being one of Gautler's exotic romances. An amorous Egyptian youth having seen the Queen of the Nile renounces his humble mistress Ta-or and has offered his life for a sign of Cleopatra’s favor. The queen is amazed by his emotion and she succumbs to his passionate devotion, while her dancing maidens cover her gilded couch with rose leaves.
But his triumph is short. Swift death by some rare poison follows it. The, vast hall la deserted, and as the royal gallery carries its burden down the sacred stream the faithful Ta-or falls lifeless on the body of her faithless lover.
The Story of Cleopatra
June 21, 1914 by Staff Writer
The well-known, story of Cleopatra and Mark Antony has stirred students of history and human nature in every generation since the famous drama and its origin. Mark Antony's triumphing over the fleeing assassins of Julius Caesar, at Phillipi, made him the greatest man In all the world.
It remained for Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt to end his glorious career. Heedless of the inevitable" consequence, Cleopatra had abandoned herself to the luxurious extravagances and riot us living of the times.
The advent of Mark Antony threatened her ease and happiness. Consequently, she sat about to save her crown by practicing her seductive charms upon the victorious Antony. The hitherto invulnerable warrior was immediately enslaved. Dreams of power and ambition were ruthlessly disregarded to make room for his new and overwhelming love for the Egyptian sorceress. 'Mark Antony for the first time. found something that rivaled in his affections his wonderful devotion to his country. Octavious caesar, realizing the situation, sought to save Mark Antony from himself; but Mark Antony was not the man to listen to suggestions. Consequently octavius determined to vent his wrath upon Antony for deserting the Roman cause, excited the people against their former idol, and in a short while an army was ready to avenge Rome even against their once beloved Marie Antony.
So busy and so happy in his lovemaking was Mark Antony In the palace of Tarsus that 'the possibility of a plot against him never entered his mind, until he was called upon to defend himse1f. He fought with all his old time valor, but he was fighting Romans now and soon the tide of battle turned against him. A messenger hurried with the news to Cleopatra.
Cleopatra read the evil tidings and immediately ordered the messenger poisoned. Embittered by his disgrace Mark Antony made his last effort to prove his love for Cleopatra. He returned to the palace of Tarsus and ended his life by his own hand at the feet of his charmer. Unwilling to survive the triumph of Octavius, Cleopatra bares her breast to the deadly sting of a serpent.
