The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-03-17
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rp 10 The age q .srrsasied with ses child 10
stae1 intn,nr. ard II ~ se'Sv ~ garment, ex-
80 ssar.ar the Smallest levels, sometimee. oH
cspt 90 days o. ~ put 90 yonne Gnu S ~ she
very sres. ,1ssr cissshs gt.t a" - sns chaius
sc 20 twelve, wear .axe,, NJ tiuas, all differ
sometimes tos' .,,ns some amulet or ctnameAs ~
ont and eseh ns;r ~ allowed to grow long on the
tsehea of the head, bat the rest y Ssgs s',.
,ssssns this circular ps'sh - hs long q aasssu.
snet os,eu a ~reash OF the white iesssa'ns a
ris q, closely about this knot, and the J. :,
:. .rst,v. Bsth boys aud gris are asess Ia
sae,y .cant weasurs OF eiosu'ns my ..r 20 dIar
,lrcssl exactly alike, &c inat " - "
Hsrnish them. s,,,.,,, az leaving
A he sSe OF Ia theiock Of hsir ~ .n,sii
a raleh which bears astrong resenosaees ra,nh.s
aIaek hair brush. This. 10 ,ne Hangar than ia
syark. and allowed 10 grow deSrea 'ouss snssasa
~ ,orse a, nsf go mach 90, however, ~ eass
- res3sed difference 20 stranger; . nm.
ssn ,Aas- Looks carefully oiled, eomoea; 81. 49,.
med. 20 sand rpssss. s nrsS smooth As velvet
.1 ssI I.xsss lair 10 held to be IN pesseet ofSet
Sh., she can plunge into tue f.Ne', a. 80. a..
No. many times under wuhos, osa 80
sectbress sad upr'setnss. ~ of tSs ,ocs Of
$500 80, x,,h entertainnepts aud rfJoicsass-
~. g. .rsat event in Jour ssmese i,ie ano re-
.e,e.les the coming out amongst young Iaoies q.
other eoanisies for IN sam .shs, ssrlr
a. re,eh years Of discretion fathef earl.
49, rtfl rperries, she gives M the Wearing
.n.rs,eens, aei trinkets. These are set sside
ana reserved for her children 10 thef turn. coys,
AZ i have mentioned before. nave au oppo,.
80 lsarniug 20 read. by enssing tneMss,ss:
,.n,..a,tsr or Attendants on the priests: whetust
,trls hsSe any schools or persons sutnotLeu W
zach them do not know; out ~ ~ ~. uus e.,a
mon In siat to fud women aoie % reaa LII. %
met with three or four myseif, Nnd these were
q . rs low
~, s.,,.,as are various and far less circunsciioeu
,tsn In .nv othsr parts Of the hast IN iaot, the
women 10 s!aa, occnpy moral pos.'ou aSaS,or.
80. snrerior 10 that Of their sistersin oeieopo'
-. ~n1rsYia. The wife Of o Stamese mas TO un-
Mt voice In the domestic arrangements VI
the family. She IL cash.keepef; snu SEEMS "
nosssss the right TO claim all her husoans s COZ
s,g. The women, as @ race, are very iItoh'sou'
"a xery ohseryaut; those belonging 70 tbe
bi.hsr classes seem to have pleasing ahu nloeess
-seuuers The head wife OF the prime nihIs'e ~ =,
a very interesting woman shs u NY ysI,;o -
I. Nv no p,eaps wanting In persooai attfac''ous
ssshss M children; but that does not seem W
sisturb her husband's affection, or her innueuoe
oyar him She came with her attenoanS, py ~
xitatiou TO lunch With us, ana ai1noufa n,.irs
,y.. l;mited for lack of words, she couid contINe
o. ,,aL. harself agreeable. IL was tue nrst ti"e
ma S;amess lady Of rank had ever visited on
.aaal terms foreign family, but IL Wouio nave
been difficult TO guess this from ne.
cna cuiet dsneauor She sat at tue iuncheo1
,.bio 9th the gentlemen; and, although sue h"o
,'rSb,bis never before used a knife and FORK, OIL
nv az the appliances OF al English tap'e, soe &c
q7,t,Hl herself with periec. propi'e ivy, of taEius
L,.edius. even to the Overwhelming act OF taklrt
r;ns with her host. Her step-son tue ciamess
sImirsD acc 1mpanied her, aud sue was atse"u u
by about thirty Inaidens, two Of whom were ne,
Younger sisters, very pretty girls inc tese wes,
s,ar., .Tha whole body of attendants remained
snra Cling OH the ground during her WISH.
An sbsurd iitis incident will serve TO shos
how diligently these people observe tno ou'sou
talp
visit tho sleeping apartments. in order 20 se
how English people arrange rooms, sac ~a' az
reraingly taken up Stare, followed py Tue on.ii
body Of maiens and her s'eP-son VINO a,u aos
eli ace why he should not have the benent OF
neep as w ell She expressed her satlsfaction
all the arrangements, and especially her deIeu
alta small. iron crib belonging to my child whic'
sasraei to strike tbem ali as device OF iuAur.
snd yes mem, ant not to bs elualled fDsiiy, whe
avarvth,ng IN the room bad been duly haudie
aud ex TANNED, abe irq aired, III 8 perpexea man
uer where We kept our money, as ehe couiu no
see a strong box of any kind 1t should De men
tjorot that on a previous visit TO her own house
had bsan shown over her private spartmen''
and 10 the sleeping room saw -FOUR large TO
safes, which she pointed out as seeming 70 au'
uuch to the honor OF the family. There nap
named to be box Of mine in a corner, however
covered over with the usual arrangements OF cuSn
ions and fris; this being SHOWN her, sue seethe'
greatly relieved TO mud 0udgDg iiouA tne ~ 10. y
.he box which, however, was empty at ihe tine'
INA. rs had, or appeared TO have, some worldly
prIf aud delighted at such charming way o
ryysrfuR it up. AS she was about to oesceho
,he ,tair, comulotion disturbed the whole bevy
of dsnossls 90 whom il appeared suddenly to oc'
chr that by going do wn hrst, their mistress wou!c
rtgce herself beuearh them thing not TO DE to-
isrsted for q moment. Accordingly, With SUD
dsn rush, the young ladies passed her, on thei
hands aud knees, Just as she was aoout to descend
and the whole twenty scrambled down stairs mead
foremost, With hurrying and seurryiug, laugh
ing and glggling, that was as amusing az It wa.
sufpTisn2. -
The Siamese women as we'll ss men. are terribly
dist cured by the -Scts of constant and excessive
betat chewing. II liz carried 10 g disgusting extsn
amongst people of ell ranks and ages. Even little
children NAV be sseu with their lips dyed red and
she crimson lice running out at each side Theii
months sts never, by any chance empty; as soor
es one quid ie disposed or another takes IL place
20 that a Siamese always speaks as with pebble
in his mouth, and that DO small one. The effect Of
the incesssn, chewing Of large quds, is TO enlarge
the lips considerably, to dye them sort of black
rcd and entirely to alter the shape Of the lower
DART OF the face. The siamese say that the chew
Ina Of bstsl acts as q continual etimulant, and
thai they cond not eyis. With91t 1t. It is highly
injurious to the teeth, bat think IL does not de.
stroy health to any great extent. Smoking Is
another habit carried to an extreme In siam; mep,
women and children seem to live upon cigarettes
snI tobacco relied up in palm leaf. was told as
fact by lady, that she had seen q nursing child
Of two years old, taking uhifs of Its mothers
gar, alternately with its own more natural nou'
rshment. For this, however, will not vouch -
But have frequently watched very pretty little
cir, of I've Years old, smoking cigarette, whils
smokers carry reserve cigar stnck pehina eecf
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