. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. ;; I . t h THE LAST CRUISE OF THE MIIIAXDA. 1U9 women, tlieir lithe bodies clad in garments that give freedom to every movement ; they do not appear to think tiiat tliere is any credit in being jolly at a dance. How they fling and swing themselves about, dancing in perfect time—dancing all over, from tiie tip-top of their waving, nodding top-knots to the ti[)s of their energetic little toes I 1 should like to witness with what wonder
. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. ;; I . t h THE LAST CRUISE OF THE MIIIAXDA. 1U9 women, tlieir lithe bodies clad in garments that give freedom to every movement ; they do not appear to think tiiat tliere is any credit in being jolly at a dance. How they fling and swing themselves about, dancing in perfect time—dancing all over, from tiie tip-top of their waving, nodding top-knots to the ti[)s of their energetic little toes I 1 should like to witness with what wonder, with what laughter, these little ladies would. A FAREWELL GLIMPSE. look upon the sadeyed swains at one of our fashionable balls. They make the best of their surroundings, despite their hard environment. Verily, verily, an Eskimo missionary might teach us a few things. 'Die Eskinu) dances are not national. Euro])ean and American wlialers have been the dancing-masters, and so the Eskimos can waltz and polka, but the reel they love best, and m m. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Walsh, Henry Collins, 1863-1927. New York; London : Transatlantic Pub. Co.
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