The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-02
FEEJEE STATE DANCES.
NOW THE DESCENDANTS or THE CIN-
MEALS dMUSE THEMSILVEs
Geography Set to Music-The Flying Fox
Dance, the Club Dance. and the Wave--oC
the-sea Dnncc-The Poetry OF Motion.

Dance. the club Dance, and the Wnve.-or
the-sea Dnncc-The Poetry OF uo,ion.
FSon Ne Lo'da Dr7y N,pa
The following extracts from nrivate lot
tor, which has been forwarded To us. drscrihe
some ceremonial dunces i'm Fnnieo. w
II was amusing in tho morning to ,vn,ch ,h,
country people streaming into the town in inr,,c
and small pntties-in canons or nlont, Tho notTa
on the bank OF the river Thrvhnd tL"lr un,ns
dancing dresses iini mn in Lundics s,,,, I'M
their laccs nlrcniv nointnI anh M, 1, Ell Mi1I
up in tappa in tho oldest wnv nossihle iii thc
time tbs Tails tnativc hrr a., ,. ,,uo
max Ing a great row in t9,g square. and when all
the people were assembled we wont and sal
down under canopy Of mots which had been
put up 90 screen us from the sun.
FIRST came the school children. They passed
us IN single file. and passing inside the atlvanc-
ing ne coilcd themselves up in tho centre of
the square. Each child us it passed halted and
road "a verse from the Bible. Then ihcy nm
wound themselves and came M i'm Tho sniun
fashion with their writing ON states Then
came d, dance, on the "mekc" They retired a
little, divided into bands and then came for
ward in sort " dance, turning FIRST 10 ono side
and then the other. moving in the most perfect
time. and chanting Hs they came. All thcir
movements were graceful. and the wayin which
the tune. II one can So call IT, was first of ali
tnird lower. 10y those behind. was very cifcctiyc
III have TINA ! Will translate the mckc" for
you. II was comp, -cd Tor the occasion.h
When they lad como clos, enough on a signal
they all sat down and hciat a geography lesson
Tho native teacher caileu ont the name of n
country us Icritnnfn" fIlriininl mil ono az
the children in low n, nor knv h,.,,,n T., 1hnni
"pcritanin su mntn, ~" fnr,,ai,,' " l f"n
doml Thnn =, tI,irJ hi,b.r s,,n,, ., To-, ~
saying where Britain H. g. and then with "A
swaying motion of their bodies and "A rVtI micni
clappug OF hands, sometimes bpntiug tho
ground. sometime pointing ON one side some
times the other. aud sometimes joining hunds
overhead. they all Joined I'm n chant d. ritfiyo
~ the extent government g.. 81 fho british
Empire: IN fact school geography turned into
a rather pretty -lu. In thie' w.tv tIrv went
through nearly all the countries i'm Euroun
After which. and the singing of " God Save tho
Queen in Inslish cNrunt ths seh,nl Children
dancing.
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a nTm H,Iv WY l' sderlii.Is OF nuimln.ty
S om i'u ,n,',t % nVh,neu %, pain,nu Dirk
elaborate way win win. tauraf Garimrts -,
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tbev bnI 1rt.r Ell ni,.s'u s,f ~, aid
t an.s on .h.if arins ana i,ss, 10 dss ripe me
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nhihs pun III H. re iWu parties, hpproach,i
XIV, , ,si',t III .''n uSH hVke iUrnn' an Qua
MiNtur' "l hiaIth aud uah'c, ana after various
HNuiutivns Try man tuteW away thc mug" inin
the end Of IN" ilrsi act Ia the next part the ny
inE i"N'S rp,t''H lo rnn a banana tree. tole
MI -, up, iu tl' ln .'lile ot me slHare ana on
III. ~ ~ y, vl u q u"uHht punt WIN uunch ol
Dl,. he wv" nHhdS hhNhh'"d' hhd seemed To-
sunsuil anu lIon ln'Ss'h.c Were sent ont
n I'M 'rrn'r i'I,F So -nl Pose 'hlt an WIS
tir ,,.,, W -, i'' '''- ,ui i W. si""I'i WIN
,l'lI arms N ,h'l CUT. mdking nous" Ike
~ iiE lvN. ilh 4 Sr,At l"al OIL IAN ing IN"
iit,' "il ''l iii', 'i,'' uili ON" ~ utni
',, ~ ,Ml.ii ln' Hllr lylhE lpN.s rlr'ri
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tn- WIZ NC4'~Ht ~ thr si',il "i lAr ifulL me
.N 3" vi ~ "HH- "f az ~ ahl utlprh ms
trh- VIM ht tii'l 'iilhhl ali "r MIN. ana they
bt aud scratched and squalied just a. big bats
VI, 3h' VIZ uist t1tl.t W. turned OUT. Inc
49, WI y :, - .. "uiul nal "a Il our. ana tc-
linn. "a, " ~ a. wa" ~ u, ltu7, c
. Voc ~, @ sWl7u "i !,it mus
NIT IN unison, ,in. Nul '.'y wore most ,leN'r IA
n."i,,uN y, s,NeS 10 my h'luhllN IA vac
- nti. r,, NJ a. n & , hi "a ''il pthlil'ht
NJ, -a' i,i 'SS,u "'' f',i.'eiivh. -
s,,rr-,',,,, -, -" you" ' n' Ssil'Iv WIS
,ha ,,'.ni cb,rcb b v' L,,, W.T., WI, s,nn
u unl frrcn frit plahtt,Dhs 2i tahanas
nrenoraiin, an 10 Io1' W 7tm nJen,ns 81 ,.o
dan,,,.rs h,.,,,,. H. can, - I'M. . a. ~.
mains Prom e,,Iar sibc ,d,nnsot nm nv
each about eighty strong marcbine tthrces
ahr"ost nr,nod u, ~ & n er, -, ~ i,ro
iNn "uf intn f,rtasfi9 sbnls a., ~ ." ,
the shafts nainia,i nr e"v.,i ,y,th 4" ~
reeds A. thr twn t,,rtias annrcanh,.i e,rh
swung their la,ttas from sie T., si.i,, tn.
and l,nrrvins With th.ir s,.nrs which w.,
held overhead every huul ami o,'arv fnnt ,,,,t-
inc .xn.tiy f,,.tL~r Wien ii,,,t ,,nI,,. ,aris
Us and Wa sn,y ndNaurina, L.t,v..n tl,,,,v f-,,,
soma ii stance. annfh.t Is,lv 81 mon ~ ni,,,,,
tho same strength M, hoth Inc ,fb.r- I'M
twelve nNr,ust and armed with cluLs This
mex" in which over 900 men were dnncinf,
gas Wild and pi'turrspur and The mon Nrc'
well-mn fellows as they were AN chiefs ar
men of high birth The dresses i'm This Inn.,
were even more hrilliantthan IN tie iasl. Ta,h
unu Ind "A ku of strile 81 I'an,innus i.af tv.J
black yellow and red I'm sirius Thnir h,di.s