Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence . ensue in such cases, end notinfrequently by one rival removing theother by means of poison, while the husbandhimself may fall a victim to the jealousy hehas stirred up. The Persian sayings, Itis easier to live with two tigresses thanwith two wives, and Two mistressescannot be at peace in one house, pointvery clearly to the disadvantages of poly-gamy, and indeed the more thoughtfulPersians are beginning to be dissatisfiedabout the status of their womenkind. Iremember one man exclaiming in a burstof
Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence . ensue in such cases, end notinfrequently by one rival removing theother by means of poison, while the husbandhimself may fall a victim to the jealousy hehas stirred up. The Persian sayings, Itis easier to live with two tigresses thanwith two wives, and Two mistressescannot be at peace in one house, pointvery clearly to the disadvantages of poly-gamy, and indeed the more thoughtfulPersians are beginning to be dissatisfiedabout the status of their womenkind. Iremember one man exclaiming in a burstof indignation, during a discussion with meon the subject : It is all the fault of ourcursed religion, which binds us in chains aswell as our poor women ! This is not the place to write aboutMohammedanism, but it always seem tome to be one of the most petrifying ofreligions, holding its followers in a gripthat admits of no progress or , how can a nation go forward incivilisation if the mothers of the race arekept in slavery and ignorance ? Of course I do not mean to say that the. PERSIAN WOMAN. Drawn by C. PERSIA 641 Visiting. life of a Persian woman has no brighttouches. There is a good deal of sociabilityamong the well-to-do, who arefond of having their friends tostay with them; in fact an acquaintancetold me that by the skilful use of luckyand unlucky days a lady could inflictvisitors upon her husband, who is obliged capacity of providing finery for his is an elaborate etiquette observed at these parties, each ladyPersian exchanging the most polite Etiquette. salutations with her hostess, who advances to meet herjust the distance which her rank demands. Your place has long been empty,
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