Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-15
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Fashion of WooinE and We'd
Young Squaws.

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t...rfou of WooinE and We'd
.a- Young sguaws.
lv sarah Winnemucca Of
-.aIenz were wOOed and won
r.-..l. says the san Iran
a- thc strictness Of that
a-s ODD the mingling Of the
rs daughter gave the
..-ut no g. PiuJe courJship to
-..-. w days ago:
-. reaches wOmanh0Od and
-.-- rl Indicate 10 tire tribe
-l-.r has reached the mar
-le makes her debut. as
Eu-I. bGt the PiuJe girl
.. au entirely different way
...r-.j bT her white sister.
-.. reaches WOmauhOOd her
haas especial charge Of her.
.dv. whose years are sup
Brought wisdom, the girl is
l1lls her in domestic
explains % her the nature
80 the wifely relation.
-.rs with two older female
teep.e. which is a small
le she remains with them
.r- -aiS time she performs
supposed to be strengthen
--,- CHIEFLY If pilIng wood.
l.tt. 40 morning. noon, and
STACKS uve piles OF wood, max
day. livery five days her
By. ler On the river 10 battle,
. .i tle time she gives her
attendants and returns TO
f--. Very frequently the
she presents her female
guile extensive, and Is re-
.-.u AS VAiu tpi- present.
...-- -Ir. has spent - days IN
size has made her debut into
... l.- tribe. and that is COnsid-
q. announcement that she Is
pretty, shapeiy girl is in
ul just as belle Is m your
r. with a handsome face
AuFu> and flowing hair as
.-~r as a ravens wing, and
..lui form. is the object Of a
.. attention from the young
... and often Cf the ulder
lNely Indian girl IS as
after u her circle As a great
l London drawing room.
different tIr tEo Kinds OF
Ne have no parties M the
Vl..I young folks 20 and
.....I and court. The young
-.r.- have mo- theatre 20 attend.
.- walks home after the play Is
I... l.TCr go riding together nor
through the woods along the
.s Ta.v never idle together III
tIe water, plucking lilies
.e-~. Although they seem TO
as.l greater liberty 90 roam aud
raltI.r-1tNer their fancy may
ye. tley are kept as close as
rute C0uItship lacks freedom,
-..f HuEurH d. that rwfs-u 80
emit t-It attends l0ve-making the
ter.
.l nav suppose that the girls and
men would steal out % their lodges
uull-bt nights and have ciaudestine
rtu--. and WOO IN tlat way, but they
nr.r dare to 10 Dc. Indeed, tney never
s..k together. s. word never passes be-
tIeu. But still girl very soon
when a Young man Is interested in
De- tr.s % catch her attention by
F nrr-. uItUslip. OF his skill with the
o. his athletic accomplishments.
.r- y her az furious speed. and
I-1-u and again. In this way be
her attention and informs her,
- le doe, not speak q word. that
her and would like % marry her.
.~ does not comprise all OF MS
At night, when the Indians
-ed % their wIgwams and are
r- ant skins and goes TO the
ad Dr. the girl he loves. lie
-ulE and sits down beside her
lodge Is circular i'm shape, and
r-. Dltu the inmates 20 20 bed,
ruShw0Cd aud logs on the fire
20 the tent. and then lie down
..et toward the fire and their
.frI tuc outside oT circumference
V5u. The Indians sleep en-
a 4 -
-. skins As the young man
lodge DE can see by the fire.
-- tle young girl is sleeping.
-- directly % hsI side, often
Hvr other sleepers. and sits
.- bed. To rs customary for the
-1 sleep near her grandmother,
-ei CD rest lightly after the
made her debut. As soon as she
young man enter she awakens
rises and goes 10 where her
arIu-- and lies down beside
IS -..u IS She does this the Young
arI goes out as silently as he
w-ri IS spoken. He does not
-iri while he is sitting by her
Sleeps Her grandmother does
Nur- % announcement to
does her mother Indicate
O. Ue.c0 me- suitOr. The next
comes again and takes up his
beside the girl, and keeps this up
-ue. During all the time he
Ills way be is treated as
stranger by the girls rela-
.-.E NAV have entertained him
Pa. -1-an his attention 20 the girl;
-- NAV have hunted with him
t-e zane with him, but when
Begins % WOO the girl all
ana friendship ceases. He is
t-d COB eat Of focd prepared by
4. Che girl, and her brothers
l.m anything on the hunt.
Is wholly ignored. If the
- IKE him she tells her grand
when the young man comes
--. that good old lady rises
ne. takes a handful OF hot ashes
MA ANA throws them in his face.
--t-au- ii be persists in his
and continues 70 come again
-- The whole family unite in
entities upon him, but the girl
party On this. Her brothers
rrt father and mother throw
llm. d0Wse him with water.
--u win stout switches, aud
f-'m the lodge. Sometimes an
PERSISTS On spite Of such assaults.
a-ain and again 10 the tent
cir. IS sleeping Sometimes
.A.4'' WINS AeE uedELs Out not
likes him and is willing to
t-en she tells her grand
informs the girls father. Ii
-'uS 30 is a suitable match,
invites the young man 10 the
-s- aim in tae presence of the
yes her and Will take good
Then the father asks the girl
tl- Young man, and tells ner
twif-. Ifb0th say they love
Che Two become engaged, but
-it rley 10 not talk together,
t1y I'D about together. A
t.r she wedding. \ great
r-i. The relatives of the
ENuug man. sit around a
together, the young man
sitting side by side. Toe
BASKETS. The girl has care
aa basket of fool FOR her in
ri. aEi as she hands it u
t - wrist with his right
--,-- Tie basket with his left.
. marriage ceremony. The
t--l pTonOunces them man
--l they 80 % a lodge, where
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