Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence . thegarden. But the blos-soms are nipped off with-out stalks, and are strunginto garlands upon threadsof cotton or fibre. Bunchesof jasmine flowers pulledfrom the calyx androlled into a ball arethrust into the strandsof the chignon. Thebride and bridegroom,shewn on p. 616, areloaded with wreaths, and many traits of the bride in addition has a headdress madeof white blossom. Xautch-girls wear some-thing of the same kind. The Mohammedanbridegroom tosses flowers to his unseen bridebehind the curtain.
Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence . thegarden. But the blos-soms are nipped off with-out stalks, and are strunginto garlands upon threadsof cotton or fibre. Bunchesof jasmine flowers pulledfrom the calyx androlled into a ball arethrust into the strandsof the chignon. Thebride and bridegroom,shewn on p. 616, areloaded with wreaths, and many traits of the bride in addition has a headdress madeof white blossom. Xautch-girls wear some-thing of the same kind. The Mohammedanbridegroom tosses flowers to his unseen bridebehind the curtain. The Hindu husband,who may not speak to his young wife exceptwith the permission of his mother, throwsa wreath into her lap on his return from hisdaily occupation. This little attention sendsa warm thrill through her heart, but shemust not give a sign that it has influencedher. Flowers form the gift when ordinarysocial visits are paid—it is impolite to comeinto a house with empty hands. Flowers de-light the living and flowers cover the dead asthey are carried out to their last raph by A. T. W. Penit, Ootacamuud. TODA WOMAN OF THE NILGIR1 MOUNTAINS. 624 WOMLX OF ALL NATIONS All Indian women love jewellery. Ifthey cannot afford to buy gold, silver,copper or brass, they content themselveswith glass in the form oi beads and their husbands are absent they layaside their ornaments and put on an oldsaree : they use no flowers for their hair,and refrain from cosmetics, especially from
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