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- Ukrainian Woman - Tet i ana Shevchuk HE HAS RISEN . . . In days of dark, primeval past When soul lay bound by sense of sin, Entombed by fear of pain and death — Deprived of life within. Then, suddenly, a Ray of Light Pierced darkened walls of earthly tomb, And setting free the captive soul, Dispelled the dream of doom. Awakened soul, set free at last, Rejoicing, knew she was re deemed, From sense of punishm ent and death— From all th a t she had dreamed. The risen sun, The brisk west wind, Unleashed the dorm ant life w ith in, Awakened all it shone upon: It was another spring! The earth rejoiced, burst into bloom, The birds arrived upon the wing, The forest sighed, began to hum And all began to sing. The steeple bells picked up the song, Proclaimed th at C hrist rose f r om the tomb. “Yes, He has risen!” quote the throng En route to church on E aster Morn. Praise be to Thee, the Risen Son, Of inner realms E ternal L ig h t! Acept this too, our joyous song: Praise be to Thee, the Risen C h rist! “Historical costumes of the Ukrainian woman” which was presented by Branch 64 of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America at the UNWLA Jubilee Convention in New York made a lasting im pression on many viewers and confirmed the old proverb th at “a single picture is w orth a thou sand words.” Many of us have at one tim e or another turned to histories and costume books in an attem pt to satisfy our curiosity about the styles and costumes which were worn by our ancestors, but even the m ost detailed descrip tions and the m ost perfectly re produced illustrations left some thing to be desired. Now at last the costumes and ornam ents worn by our ancestors could be viewed “live” — on models. Granted, Branch 64 was not the first to present a historical costume show on the stage. The members of the Ukrainian American Youth League of N orth America hit upon the idea in 1948, when they presented a show called “Beauty of Uk raine,” which, in addition to a musical program , featured a showing of women’s costumes from the Cossack era. The show was directed by Melanie Myla- novych, a civic leader noted for her work in the League. A rtist A ntin M alutsa served as fashion consultant. The costumes which were shown were truly beau tifu l! The intricate headdresses, sable- trim m ed coats, and brocade dresses spoke of a well-to-dp and fashion-conscious people. The show gave us a better under standing of the fashions of later periods — the rich dress of the gentry, the “corsetka” and plach- ta of the region of Poltava. The ladies of Branch 64 delved even deeper into U kraine’s past — the princely era of Ukraine- Rus, when Ukraine was one of the w ealthiest nations of Europe. Goldsmithing and enameling had reached a high degree of a rt in Kiev, and the costumes and or nam ents of this period reflected the genius of the artisans. The nobles dressed in rich jewel-en crusted brocades in the fashion of the Byzantine court. The elon gated silhouette of women’s a t tire was not unlike th a t favored in later centuries by the women of the Pokuttia and Bukovina re gions. The princely per i od of Ukrain- ian-Rus is well researched. How ever, until recently, little was known about the earlier centu ries, when various tribes mi grated through Ukraine, and some of them made their perm a nent home in the Ukrainian steppes. Even before the birth of Christ, the Scythians, _ an Iranian tribe, settled in Ukraine, НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — БЕРЕЗЕНЬ, 1966 15 U k ra in ia n tow nsw om an of th e 17th cen tu ry Historical Costumes
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