. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . kes place i84 WOMEN OF ALL NATIONS in the house of the brides parents : food is served to the guests, and the walian or officiating priest chews some ^^^ l^ betel-nut and siri, and thenof a Bride. , • j hands the quid to the bride-groom, wlio finaUy hands it on to the bridefor further mastication ; the young couplepartake of food from the same dish, andthe ceremony is at an end. On the fol- in colours on it ; yellow is the colour re-served for those of high rank, and the dyeis obtained from the
. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . kes place i84 WOMEN OF ALL NATIONS in the house of the brides parents : food is served to the guests, and the walian or officiating priest chews some ^^^ l^ betel-nut and siri, and thenof a Bride. , • j hands the quid to the bride-groom, wlio finaUy hands it on to the bridefor further mastication ; the young couplepartake of food from the same dish, andthe ceremony is at an end. On the fol- in colours on it ; yellow is the colour re-served for those of high rank, and the dyeis obtained from the saffron-Dress in yellow cuticle of certain orchid-Central \ „, , ^,Celebes. stems. Ihe caps are further ornamented with plumes com-posed of fowls feathers, to which are fas-tened with resin the scarlet breast feathersof a species of Pitta or ground-thrush. Thejacket, of some dark coloured ma-terial, is short and ornamented infront with a lozenge-shaped breast-plate, made of differently colouredmaterials and resembling a patch-work quilt ; with the more wealthythe patchwork is replaced by an. JAVANESE LACE lace pillow and bobbins are very like those used in Europe, and it is probable that the industry was introduced into Java by the Dutch. The lace is made of silver thread. lowing morning there is another weddingfeast, after which the walian takes the brideand bridegroom to the boundary line of thedistrict, sticks a piece of bamboo in theground, and says, Here is a mouse: mayyour riches be as numerous as the hairson the mouse. In Central Celebes there is a -considerablevariety of tribes, and the dress of the womenis sometimes very striking. The Badawomen for full dress wear on the heada sort of diadem, shaped like a pork-pie hat, and a simple pattern is worked ornament of brass filigree. The long petti-coat, reaching to the feet, is very wide,and when gathered in at the waist a largeflounce of material is left above the cinc-ture, and stands out all round, giving
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