The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-26
How The Red Warriors Of the
Plains Alorn Themselves.
The Latest StyloH III the Harharjc Art
in Vogue with Various Tribes
Painting aud Decoration Of
the Braves Interest
ing Costumes.
lCorresponlanoa Cincinnati G,zotte.


making thoIr toleia. II was queer apoota-
Gle Tho first camp visited was The Usage
Those gigantic warriors. whn. Wy the way
| realize ones Ideal of tho typical Indian more
than any tribe represented. II we may except
the Gheyennos and Arapahoes, Ind evidently
| tt,fst l>4,galn thnir work henLed nhout Ii Va
rlo,ia attitudes. md utterly indifferent 10 the
gaze of tho curious spectators surrounding
Thorn. thny proceeded IN decorate their
tawny persons in tho highrst style Of
barhnrle nrt Painting thelr fnfas hi
tho prevailing fashion of the tribe was the
frat thing done. and took procahanGe Of put
ting on thNt lpggius. As n consequence of
this reversed order If things. hn hereueau
Usage brave Rtalked about before high hea
ven, clad only In n ralirn skirt or MI nlDhre
Waited pattern. ana perfectly md" VI u IT,
remainder IT tho body, In civilized society
such u pattern pf unuroRs would. doubtless,
create soma CONSERVATION. but In ln,lHn
| Territory ii EanmnI IT, he n n,nttNr of course,
| md excited no particular continent save tU
| the proportions mud Inward and outward
brnd III ihr braves legs, Ana II II. perhaps
| only Justice TO shy that tho great majority III
| tha4r lnninhala wore exceedingly straight and
| we'll proportional. n bow logged or ,nformad
| Indian hnng an infrnuilenh srnetacla. Tho
| Oaagcs began Their toiet with Il plentiful MI
| lutiun. nitar which two rel stones
were rubbed together producing u
| thin paint, which was beaten in
| both hands and smanrrd thcIly On tine nntira
| face Tho face Of nm Indian covers q good
deal Of aparn IT, IN large ~ begin with. aud.
| Ill addition, hns u fashion 81 shnvluE the
entire head savta narrow ridge commencing
nn thn forehead. running hack nvNr hrcrpwn.
and terminating In n long queue behind. On
this ridges tla lNir hi fnt short until H. rnaNnl-
bltsa cocks comb standing ercCt ant hrst!y,
No straaks ~ burning suns ara added ~ Lh9
rod. the Usage rnnI,tenanee presenting only u
generally inilamei appearance. The nuxt
process was u grease the hair with Unpipu4
auplcatiousu Of beoi's tallow. nttrr which the
lrHgiua. the bends aud trttsntH and lastly ihr
rcd blanket. were dunnri.
In the Cheyenne and ATapnhpn camps the
snmo order III thinga prevailed, lhe foimH.
were particularly attentive 70 the nlcrtiNs 81
tha tpint and devoted fully All hour III tho
decoration of their PERSONS. lheir tlnlnga-
tiuns aro composed mostly pf young men.
which perhaps accounts for such attention
md detail Nothing san exceed the vanity of
u young Indian. Take him from tie age Ut
seventeen to twenty-five, and tho world may
be challenged to produce his equal III
spends unlimited timo III the decoration of
Ills person. he piles ornaments on every avail
able spot. With the yulnger women IL ID
quito different. They nra the hnnsts Of bur
den. and entertain n worry humble opinion nf
themselves. intensified by the fact that any
buck she may meet IL privileged 10 boat and
abuse her.
Tho order of civilization la reversed and
the brother or the family wears all tho
good clothes. Tho Uheyennos aud the ARA
pnhoes All began their toilets With the paint
Ing Of tho faon. Instead of n general app
cation uf nne color, however, different hunS
were usad-yNlow on the forehead. rcd on the
checks and green ur blue on tho chin afh
mock. These culOrs were changed according
to individual taRtcs, thNrN being apparently
IN general fashion. Next came tho nrrarg
ing of tho hair, worn In Two long queues at
"ithcr side. the dangling ends usually GOV
ered with iurs or parLiCplored Ribbons ana i'll
some instances bound round with shining
coils of brass wire Tho scalp lock, u single
bunch ~ circular form picked out from tho
centre of tho back part Of the hoad. was Sim
ply braided and allowed hang straight over
the shoulders. Next came tho Iunning of Or
naments. In tho shape OF necklaces. medals.
strings 81 wampum and heavy pendants
nearly tho Bile or brcnstpiates. made pf
long colored beads Of glass and metal aatd
to ho very vnluahlc. Tho OsaKes use tho
bears claw Necklace In lieu Of them, with
perhaps. " moro bArbarc but less artistic
effect. Lastly came tho leggins of tine Cloth
or dyed skins aud Of vnIiegated coors.
reaching half way above the knee and the
universal blanket. During the progress Of
the toilet frequent recourse was had ~ tho
looking 4 lass. with ono of which every brave
seemed u bo supplied No vain woman
could take more satisfaction in viewing her
own features, III the effects 81 contrasting
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