. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . , among people of high rank, infantbetrothals were made for political reasons. Age ofBetrothal. 50 POLYNESIA 51. By the courtesy 0/Mi: J. J. Lister, SAMOAN GIRLS FROM costume and ornaments. the girl spent all her time within doors on a small platform, in her parents house, and she was guarded by some member of the family night and day, and never allowed outside the house by herself. Marriage is not a matter of sale or barter, though, as usual, it is an occasion of muc
. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . , among people of high rank, infantbetrothals were made for political reasons. Age ofBetrothal. 50 POLYNESIA 51. By the courtesy 0/Mi: J. J. Lister, SAMOAN GIRLS FROM costume and ornaments. the girl spent all her time within doors on a small platform, in her parents house, and she was guarded by some member of the family night and day, and never allowed outside the house by herself. Marriage is not a matter of sale or barter, though, as usual, it is an occasion of much present-giving onMarriage ^^^^j^ ^j^j^ ^^^ ^j^g g^j^^j. Customs. ^ , . ,. , often mgratiates himself with the parents of his beloved by means ofwell-chosen gifts. Marriages are usually arranged by theparents, especially among the higher classes,and the individuals are passively acquiescent;but among the lower ranks the young mangenerally chooses for himself, though heselects a friend to act as go-between toconduct negotiations. Women of rank had the right to makeproposals to men of equal or inferior grades,and in Tahiti, if the wife was of superiorrank to her husband, she was at liberty totake as many other husba
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