. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . l takes place aseries of negotiations and giving of presentsbegins, which ends with the the tattooing of the girl is the signto the prospective father-in-law that thetime has come to conclude the bargain, tomake the final payments in compensationto the family for the loss of the girl, andto claim the bride for his son. ChildBetrothals. In New Britain, wlun a boj is about fmir-teen, his uncle buys a girl of eiglit from hermother to be a wife for his nephew; andlater on the marriag
. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . l takes place aseries of negotiations and giving of presentsbegins, which ends with the the tattooing of the girl is the signto the prospective father-in-law that thetime has come to conclude the bargain, tomake the final payments in compensationto the family for the loss of the girl, andto claim the bride for his son. ChildBetrothals. In New Britain, wlun a boj is about fmir-teen, his uncle buys a girl of eiglit from hermother to be a wife for his nephew; andlater on the marriage takes place, with thegiving of feasts which form the necessaryaccompaniment in all orthodox weddings. In the New Hebrides a girl of seven oreight is almost always married to a man of eighteen or twenty, wholooks on her as his wife. But she does notalways view the mattrr in the same light,and as she grows older she may run offinto the bush with the man of her choice,leaving the families to wrangle over thefinancial complications that ensue. In New Caledonia the marriages are all. Iholo^rnplt by G. B. Xtl/tiitg, NEW CALEDONIAN WOMAN. In ordinary dress. arranged by the relations, and we are toldthat the children are rarely consulted,and always obedient ; but tlie girl of awealthy family is allowed a free choice,which she exercises according to local 100 WOMEN OF ALL NATIONS custom in a dramatic manner. If there areseveral suitors, they all come to the girlsvillage, and the men stand in a row on oneside, with the girl facing them. Betweenthem is placed a leaf piled up with pieces ofcoco-nut, one piece for each man. Eachman takes a piece, and bites a bit off it,and lajs the rest down again on the the girl likes a man, she takes the piecewhich he has bitten and eats it, and the manpays the money demanded by her relationsand takes her away. Should none of themen please her, she remains unmarried. Among the presents of the New Caledonianbridegroom to the bride
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