Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-08
1ne Women Of Burmah.

Uhn NOlQcU "a 1WA lAAeA4e
o,r,nese women are noted for
Y 10 wyell-proportioned though small
r 10 one accustomed to seeing
res, ,lar features so prevalent among
many pretty Indian girls, the
,anl.like features of their Burmese
ns soLk ugly and repellant, but after
a this impression wears off; the
h an ofthe country have many pretty
p le ways and they are very clearly.
Y E, Tha,nds and feet are small and we'll
ell Ii arms symmetrical, the head
Es sr,t ou the neck; their carriage is
u they allow no hair to grow any
es v, WV on their heads, where it is
e ! nlnxrriant. and is taken the greatest
II tied up a Ia chinoise, with q
E,t III or garland of flowers entwined;
|. ''d disfigure their ears, which are
E,rolly small and pretty, by boring
ulI holes in the lobes, and wear in
\ either gold or amber cylindrical
nod earrings; they cover themselves
with necElets, bracelets, rings, etc.,
the burmese gold and silver smiths
aaarlv as good as those in Cuttack,
chinopoly or Delhi.
burmese girl who wishes to kiss
.ses her nose up against a face and
ssl She is a born coquette, and
spend hours in adjoining her per-
Their dress consists of a tight
ler.iacket to support the bust, and a
50 and flowing jacket over for show,
andy scarf hangs down over the
mldcrs; from the waist they wear
ber q many-colored silk thamine,
;ch exposes the inside of one leg
+ way up the thigh, or a .tloongie,h
(ich IS more decent, being a sort OF
ticoat, fastened round the waist and
nosing no part of the person. All
women smoke and chew betel-nut,
I have nice, white, even teeth; they
\ swim. as a rule, and delight in
hbling in water, and invariably battle
&c, perhaps oftener, during the day.
Ehe Burmese seldom have more than
wife, and she reigns supreme in the
use. and conducts the purchase
sale of all n~ecessaries. A girls
eat ambition is to keep a stall in a
Ear; it is her introduction into society,
lis equivalent to our own girls be-
brought out. They I a merry,
Pasant race, and many of the fourth
ikhs, when they returned to the
Ipiab. took back with them Burmese
Ills, prefering them as wives to their
IN far comlier women.
There is not a prettier sight in the
brld than a crowd gathered round
pagoda on a gala day, with the
En- respondent in gorgeous ap-
rel, the women and chill
len in their best, pretty, plump,
I'll made figures, smiling faces,
nners streaming, flags flying, backed
the beauty of the scenery and the
land proportions of their numerous
(godas. On these occasions the people
as merry as crickets, are constant
on the move, and thoroughly enjoy
emselves. The women cannot as a
lie either read or write, for their
tests are not allowed to teach them.
few have been educated by well-mean-
} missionaries, but whether from
ming in contact with native children,
some other reason, these girls too
len are not as conducted as their more
Forant sisters.
Every Burmese girl is a born actress,
bd delights in taking a part in a poey,
! national drama. There is no stigma
tached to women who take a part in
ese performances, as there is to dane.
g girls in India, and they are inva,
ably we'll conducted, modest girls
Eke the men. the women are inveterate
bmblers; at boat or pony race the
zen and women bet together freely,
bid. often a girl, after losing all she
bssesses, will stake herself agains'
hat she considers her value, and if she
bse, she follows the winner, and be
ones his wife. On the slightest prov
cation q woman will commit suicide
enerally by means of opium, which
hanks to a paternal government, cal
purchased without restriction in ever,
azar. wallpapers Bazaar.