Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence . anaor allowed their liberty, greatlyenjoy. Another pleasure connected withthe wedding throughout India is the presenceof the dancing girl and her musicians. Asthe Hindu finds the astrologer indispensable,so he considers the accompaniment of musicequally necessary at every function. Noceremony, joyful or sorrowful, can proceedwithout it. Marriages, funerals, religious HinduDancing. NORTH INDIA 593 music rises and falls, the nautch girl swaysher body, lifting her arms, extending herhands and treadin
Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence . anaor allowed their liberty, greatlyenjoy. Another pleasure connected withthe wedding throughout India is the presenceof the dancing girl and her musicians. Asthe Hindu finds the astrologer indispensable,so he considers the accompaniment of musicequally necessary at every function. Noceremony, joyful or sorrowful, can proceedwithout it. Marriages, funerals, religious HinduDancing. NORTH INDIA 593 music rises and falls, the nautch girl swaysher body, lifting her arms, extending herhands and treading on her heels, that, likethe base of the palm, seem rooted to theground, in spite of the slight locomotionthat must of course take place in the Hindu women do not consider itrespectable to dance themselves, although some time with curiosity and that the dancers were perform-ing solely for his benefit, he cried out,That will do; let them stop. Of quite another character is the dancingof some of the jungle tribes. These per-formances are of a religious nature. They. m S* HojTtnann, A HINDU NAUTCH GIRL WITH HER saree is of muslin heavily brocaded with gold. they have no objection to looking on ; norare they permitted to sing. They are con-tent to leave such accomplishments to thenautch girls whose profession it is, added toanother calling that is not respectable in theeyes of a European. In former days, whenthe English first held their dances andmoved through the figures of the quadrille,the native gentlemen who were honouredwith invitations could not understand themeaning of it. They imagined that it wasdone to amuse the lookers-on. It is toldby an old historian that on one occasion,at a ball at Lucknow, the Xawab waspresent. He watched the evolutions for75 JungleDances. are executed at the sowing of the seed andthe harvesting of the crops in the belief,that the earth will be gratified,and will yield her fruits. Thewomen of the tribe ta
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