se dresses
served to deck the statue of the goddess herself. Most of the garments
are the _chiton_ or tunic, flowing to the feet; the _chitoniskos_, a
shorter and more ornamental garment worn over it; and the mantle,
_himation_. Pieces of cloth or rags are also mentioned among the
entries; these were probably the remnants of cast-off garments
dedicated by their wearers. Some of the dresses are described as
embroidered with the needle.

In the worship of the Artemis Brauronia, certain Athenian girls
between the ages of five and ten were solemnly dedicated to the
goddess every five years. In publishing the inventory in the British
Museum already referred to, Mr. Hicks remarks, "It may have been the
custom sometimes to dedicate to the goddess the garments worn by
children at their presentation, just as we know that the garments in
which persons had been initiated at the Greater Eleusinia were worn by
them until threadbare, and then dedicated to some god. If so, the
number of children's clothes mentioned in our inventory is easily
explained. Or were these the clothes of children cut off by Artemis in
infancy, such as bereaved mothers nowadays often treasure for years,
having no temple wherein to dedicate them?" Mr. Hicks further remarks
that it was usual for the bride before marriage to dedicate her girdle
to Artemis; and at Athens the garments of women who died in childbirth
were likewise in like manner so dedicated. It is probably on account
of such dedications that Artemis was styled Chitone--the goddess of
the _chiton_.

Another list of vestments is preserved in an inscription found at
Samos, and published by Carl Curtius in his "Inschriften u. Studien
zur Geschichte von Samos," pp. 17-21. The garments in this list were
dedicated to the goddess Here (Juno) in her celebrated temple at
Samos. The entries relate chiefly to articles of female attire, but
some few are dedicated to the god Hermes. Some of these articles were
doubtless worn by the deities themselves on festive occasions, when
their statues were decked out. The toilet, _kosmos_, of goddesses was
superintended by a priestess specially chosen for that purpose. She
was called _kosmeteira_, or "Mistress of the Robes."

In the Samian list of garments, those which are embroidered or
ornamented with gold are specially noted. Some of the tunics are
described as Lydian. Curtains or hangings are also mentioned in this
list. These must have been used to ornament the i