The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-07-28
Parting or the HFsdse Bride and her
- - $1,000 Nnnllner.

Parting Of the Hisdee Brtde and hef
IHindoo girls are generally married al
the ago of five or six years, and remain
under the paternal roof till they are taken
away by their welded lord. The sassoorie,
or mother-in-law, is held in universal detes-
lation by the young Hindoo wife; for these
women have generally great influence over
their sons, are jealous of their affections,
and misuse their power, their ignorance
making them unleelng and tyrannical. As
the uneducated Hindoo female has few re-
sources, SO her love of external adornment
is greater perhaps than is generally ascribed
TO the fair sex, and jewels and silken sheen
constitute her most cherished day -dream.-
She dyes her feet with alkah, extracted from
the Brazil wood, lovely red. Gotten is
stepped in this, and dried in the sun in thin
patches like lint. and about the size Of a
dessert plate; in which state it is kept in
the bazaars for the toilet of the Hindoo,
whose delicate little feet, after being pared
and scraped with pumicatone by a pro-
fessional female barber, are very tastefully
painted with the cotton. The Hindoo Re-
males have generally fine long glossy hair,
which is neatly plated DIT the back Of the
head into knot; the front hair is parted
la Madonna ; and the toilet is not COM
plete without stripe OF sindOor, red pow
der, where the hair parts on the forehead;
and a ticca, or ornament OF tinsel, or tale
and gold.leaf--sometimes Characteristic Of
caste. The rich have handsome ornaments
Of gold or silver, which are fixed to the
forehead, and set off very much fine Hin
doc face, peeping out from under a white
transparent veil. Tenderness for her of.
spring is the characteristic Of the heather
mother: she lives for her children, and part.
ing with them s almost death.
The LuRaiG-bhoW, or surrof's daugh-
ter, also called Observation-Disclosures,
daughler.ln-law speak! )-from its saying
these words in mournful manner chiefly
during the lovely moonlight nights OF the
East, is, in It's own climate, as interesting
a bird as our 'vistant Of spring The
bunnia-bhow is Of the Oriole tribe; and its
yellow plumags, varied with sky-blue and
white, is greatly admired. The Europeans
sometimes style this lovely creature, the
mango bird, us it-makes its appearance
when that fruit is in perfection.
The Asiatic connects no romantic feel.
ings with the turtle-dove; on the contrary,
from the following conversation, it will be
seen how our favorits in all tender mat
ters is looked upon; she, too, is netamor.
Phosed into wicked penitent, doomed TO
proclaim her own sins, and to wander
through ages TO come over the wide world
THE HINDoo MOTHER AND HER DAUGHTER
CHANDIKA.
Mother. My dear Chandika, you lock
very dull today, and your fingers are very
slow. See, ! have finished for you the
wreath OF bokoOl blossoms | began; and
there is your string, and the little stick to
string the flowers with. Look how pretty
these champas will be in your black hair:
hey are like gold!
ChGndikG. Oh, mother, can do moth.
ing Must | not soon leave you? That
odious emissary from my husbands house,
is he not to be here this afternoon with a
doOtie! And then, my own mother, shall
be under a sussoorie!
Mother Dear Chandika, every Hindoo
girl is dlsgraced if she has not a husband
and home to 60 to. You must look to
your lord, Rajhissur, for protection. saw
him, and | am not deceivlng you; he is kind,
young, and handsome; and your mother.in.
law is not such frebrand as you suppose.
Chdndika | don't know: | hear all
the young wives who come to our tank for
water at noon, and every one is louder than
another In invectives against her sussoorie.
Oh wish never to leave YOU!
Mother. Come, let me see your feet.
Has the naptaRie painted them neatly with
dikdhf And are the flowers nicely done
on your instePs?
Chdndikd. oh dear, yes: she is the
handiest naPtanie in this village. See, nv
hair is all oiled and plated; and | have
gummed on my ticca, and tied on the front.
let oil gold; so there remains little else to do
10 my toilet.
Mother. Come, then, now. and pu, on
your gay new red saree Of rustling flax: il
has cost SIX rupees, and it is one of the
best. Your bracelets (cangoons) and arm.
lets (bdzOnbands) are all pure silver, and
your nose-ring is Rsihissur's most valuable
gilt: the pearls in it are Of a fine lustre, and
The garnets are sparkling.
Chandika. But my eyes are heavy. and
my spirits are dull. Last night, although
did not disturb you, | went under the
MEM tree; and there, as the moon shone
brightly, listened to the beautiful bunnia-
blow referring her sad notes. Was she not
once an odious mother.in.law? And did
she not cruelty knock her sons wife on
ne head Tor leaving an assigned task un.
The soul of the sussoorie should
have been put int an owl instead Of the
yellow bunnia-bhow. Well, | fell asleep
1t last and at sunrise I was awakened bv
he cooling OF the turtle-dove. Oh, il kept
Walling, Bow outtoo, poora poora'-I
,'kise, daughter-in-law; the measure is full
is iull!) She, too, was a cruel wretch.
md killed her young boic for not pounding
Ind filling certain measure Of rice fast
enough; and for that crime she has been
Transformed into dove, and can never for.
Jet her wicked deed. Oh these odious
Mother. Come, Chandika, my fair one;
'ome, forget all this: l shall come and see
'ou at the Doorgapoojah. How well you