. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, 1871. e. Absurd as the tail looks when worn byany except a Chinese or. Tartar, it certainlydoes seem appropriate to their cast of coun-tenance, and it is to be doubted whether theTartar conquerors did not confer a benefilinstead of inflicting an injury on the Chineseby the enforcement of the tail. The hair of the women is not s
. The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world; being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics. By Rev. J. G. With new designs by Angas, Danby, Wolf, 1871. e. Absurd as the tail looks when worn byany except a Chinese or. Tartar, it certainlydoes seem appropriate to their cast of coun-tenance, and it is to be doubted whether theTartar conquerors did not confer a benefilinstead of inflicting an injury on the Chineseby the enforcement of the tail. The hair of the women is not shaven, but,on the contrary, additions are made to itWhile they are unmarried, it hangs downthe back in a long queue, like that of themen; but when they marry, it is dressed invarious fantastic forms. There is a veryfashionable ornament in China, called the butterflys wings. This is a quantity offalse hair made in fanciful imitation of ahuge butterfly, and fastened to the back ofa womans head. Fashions, however, varyin different parts of China, and even in thesame locality the women are not tied to theabsolute uniformity which distinguishes thehair of the men. One mode of hair-dressingwhich is very prevalent makes the hair lo^kvery much like a teapot, the long tresa hj. MUTUAL ASSISTANCE. 1428 CHINA. being held in their place by a strong cementmade from wood shavings. Another modeof hair-dressing which prevails in NorthernChina is thus described by Mr. Fleming: Here it is dressed and gummed in theform of an ingot of sycee silver, which issomething in shape like a cream-jug, or anoval cup, wide at the top and narrow at thebottom, with a piece scooped out of the edgeat each side, and with bright-colored flowersfastened by, or stuck about with skewersand pins, that stand out like porcupinequills. Though their necks be ever sodirty, and their faces not much better, yetthe hair must be as exquisitely trimmed andplastered, according to the local rage, as thatin a wax model seen in a L
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