Shans at home . -ment. The father, if pleased, does not speak to hisson on the subject, though, if displeased, he gives hisopinion in a decided and forcible manner. If satisfied,he asks a friend—who is generally an elderly man—to visit the girls father in order to discuss the pro-posed marriage. A certain sum must be paid bythe father of the bridegroom to the father of thebride, the amount of money varying according to and wit of the girl and the wealth andposition of her lover. If she has many admirers alarge sum may be demanded for her hand. Thisis a survival of the old form of ma
Shans at home . -ment. The father, if pleased, does not speak to hisson on the subject, though, if displeased, he gives hisopinion in a decided and forcible manner. If satisfied,he asks a friend—who is generally an elderly man—to visit the girls father in order to discuss the pro-posed marriage. A certain sum must be paid bythe father of the bridegroom to the father of thebride, the amount of money varying according to and wit of the girl and the wealth andposition of her lover. If she has many admirers alarge sum may be demanded for her hand. Thisis a survival of the old form of marriage by a girl is determined to marry a man whose fatheris very poor, she may help him to pay the sumdemanded. A womans earnings are her own beforeand after marriage, but if her father and mother areold or unable to work and she has no brothers, sheis expected to give her earnings to help in thehome. Shans are very dutiful children, and treat anold father and mother with kindness and DIVORCE 77 When there is no question of poverty, a girl mayspend her earnings as she pleases. Any woman-even the daughter or wife of a chief—may weave hercloth, selling what she has woven, or become atrader without loss of social standing. Every womancan make money in some way. Plain white cottoncloth may be woven, then dyed blue for sale in themarket. Girls may also embroider the ends of pillowsand weave cloth of elaborate patterns in silks orwools of many colours. In some way, if a girl is reallyanxious to marry a poor man unable to pay thesum demanded, she can always help him amount asked is not large: usually one hundredrupees is at first suggested as the price by the fatherof the girl, but after much bargaining the half maybe accepted, twenty-five to be paid at once, theother twenty-five to be given on the wedding-day. If after marriage the husband and wife separate—with no fault on either side save incompatibility oftemper, the wife returning to
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