Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-28
RACE PECULiARITIES.

A STRIKING salutation of the South Sea Islands is to fling jar of water over the head of friend.
 IT is death to any person in Sian to men, tion the Kings name. This is & custom that many other tribes rigidly adhe re to. AT marriage ceremony in Japan neither the bride nor the groom wears any clothing of a purple color lest their marriage should be soon dissolved, purple being color most liable to fade.
 THE Burmese believe that the ruby ripens like fruit They say that a ruby in it's crude state is colcrless, and, as it natures, changes first to yellow, then to green, then to blue, and lastly to a brilliant red, its higheststate of perfection and ripeness.
 THE Maoris of New Zealand, while at war with the English, invariably sent notice when they were going to make an attack, as II they were coming on a friendly visit and desired things to be ready for them. They thought it very strange thas the En- gllsh did not give them similar notice.
 WE are informed by an English journal lst that in Paraguay "the lady of the house, as she comes, clothed in soft raiment and flashing gems, to meet the stranger travel Ter with mouth upheld for the formal kiss of greeting, removes from her cheek the quid she spends her days in chewing''
 
 streets of Honolulu writes of the native Sandwich islanders that they have the brown skin of the Indian-not the black of tue negro-bright, intelligent faces, and straight, black hair; generally with good forms, easy gait, and graceful in movement. The men have generally adopted the usual English style of dress. The vahues, or women, dress with the loose holoku, or, as 1t would be called in this country, the Mother Hubbard, but close-fitting around the throat. They generally prefer light colors in dress and wear flowers in pro- fusion.
 THE Indians of British Guiana have a game which resembles the civilized college rush Or an old-time ''hold-in." It was wit messed by the author of ''Canoe and Camp Llfe." In the afternoon the youths and boys Of the place played game over which they made good deal of noise, and which they evidently enjoyed, as boys of any race do. They formed line across one of the wide approaches to the village, while one Of the strongest of the number made an eff fort to break through, by rushing against It at his greatest speed. Any man who ap- preached the village had likewise to break through before he could enter the place.
 ACCORDING to the customs of Chinese so- ciety, the wife of the Chinese Minister to this country will comb her hair up from he forehead to show that she is married. Her tresscs reach to her feet, and so ifficult is the task of dressing them that one arrange ment lasts several days. For the preserva- tion of tho colffure she lies while asleep on willow pillow as finely woven as an im- ported bonnet, shaped like a loaf of bakers bread. The maids dress their back hair in cue and arrange q bang one and a half inches deep from ear to ear. A bit of CO., quetry is displayed by allowing single lock to float loosely in front of the face and over the shoulder. The hair of the Chinese girl IS never cut, and as a result of the splendid care bestowed it grows luxuriantly.