. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . ger incumbent uponhim to wait to be pressed,so the man replies To-morrow, if you like, andthey go home and telltheir relations, whopromptly celebrate theoccasion by a generalmelee. The coming of the mis-sionary has changed much of this ; buteven now the proposal often comes fromthe girl, and the tender missive, singularto relate, does not always take the formof a letter—stationery being scarce on theislands. A school slate has been pressedinto the service of Cupid by an impatientmaid, and if th
. Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence; . ger incumbent uponhim to wait to be pressed,so the man replies To-morrow, if you like, andthey go home and telltheir relations, whopromptly celebrate theoccasion by a generalmelee. The coming of the mis-sionary has changed much of this ; buteven now the proposal often comes fromthe girl, and the tender missive, singularto relate, does not always take the formof a letter—stationery being scarce on theislands. A school slate has been pressedinto the service of Cupid by an impatientmaid, and if the messenger is not marvel-lously discreet there must be a certainpublicity about tlie love affair. Among some of the rude tribes of Indiathe womans courtship is a far less agreeableexperience. If the man of her choice doesnot respond, she takes a jar of rice beer,and sits down in the mans house. Thewomen of the family know what the ricebeer means, and if tliey dont want themarriage to come off, they are allowedto use any means short of personal violenceto eject the fair wooer from their They may put pepper on the fire, drenchher with water, or load her with opprobriousepithets, but to gain the man of her clioicethe lady has only to hold out some two orthree hours, and tlu^ bridegroom is hcTs. In the bazaar marriage of the Santalswe have an instance of a similar practice on the partof the the girlis shy andhe dips his Marriage byMark. Photograph by R. Shel/orii, Esq. TANJONG GIRL, BORNEO. Showing ear-lobes distorted by heavy ornaments, VariousMethods ofWooing. of his heartstand-offish, fingers into red paint orearth and waits liisopportunity to slip unob-served to her side, andmake a mark on herbrow. If he is prudent heloses no time in makinghis escape, for her malerelatives will otherwisegive him a thrashing;but the marriage is valid,and the girl can onlyescape by getting adivorce in due form. African princessesapart, whose wooings andweddings will be de-scribe
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