. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . Arab Love ofJewellery. KABYLE CIRL. by heavy copper bangles above the wristsand elbows. As the more heavily bejewelled womenwalk along one hears the faint jinglingmusic of the rings and bangles with whichtheir wxists and ankles are loaded. TheArab and Moorish women of to-day woulddoubtless incur the invectives of Isaiah, whoso sternly refers to the tinkling of thefeet of ancient Jewish women. By theKoran the women are expressly forbidden todisplay their jewels except to other womenor near relat
. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . Arab Love ofJewellery. KABYLE CIRL. by heavy copper bangles above the wristsand elbows. As the more heavily bejewelled womenwalk along one hears the faint jinglingmusic of the rings and bangles with whichtheir wxists and ankles are loaded. TheArab and Moorish women of to-day woulddoubtless incur the invectives of Isaiah, whoso sternly refers to the tinkling of thefeet of ancient Jewish women. By theKoran the women are expressly forbidden todisplay their jewels except to other womenor near relatives. They are also enjoined not to make a noise with their feet, thattheir hidden jewellery may be SOUTH ALGERIAN a considerable admixture of negro blood. FkQt>^^ir- ^y 7 ^^^^f Algiers. NORTH AFRICA 227 The life of Arab women proper is of afreer character than that of many other Oriental races. In marriageArab Marriage ^j^jg jg decidedly the case,Customs. ? as women very frequently have a distinct voice in the matter ofwhom they shall marry, and after theevent they enjoy much more personalliberty than most Eastern women. Honey-moons and wedding tours, however, arequite unknown, although as it is rather thecustom — and considered luckier — for thebride-to-be to journey to her future hus-band than for him to come to her—a girlvery frequently makes a considerable journeybefore her marriage. It is the practice withmany wealthy Arabs living in the largertowns to send their sons to reside withtent-dwelling Bedouins, so that they maygrow up hardy and full of those qualitiesof daring and skill with the matchlock andsword in which the Arab takes so great apride. Thus
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