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] saw rings worn by Indian Rajahs which were
worth thousands of dollars and | called upon
the Sultan of Johore and shook hands with
him. making two gold bracelets which he had
on his wrists, each as big around as q clothes
line, jingle. This Rajah had rings on every
one of his fingers, of diamonds and emeralds
alternately. Some of the most curious iewelry
| saw was that in the Himalaya Mountains,
where the women wear their fortunes in their
ears and on their breasts and where some of
the women had rings Of gold as big around as q
twenty dollar gold piece. In Greece / found
women wearing great crowns of gold and silver
coins, and having their breasts covered with
the same custom prevailing. In these coun-
tries girl carries her dowry with her, and a
fortune hunter can size up her possessions by
her clothes. FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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In India only the lowest class of women do
any work. A high-casto Hindoo will never
allow his wife to be seen by mon, aud the re-
suit is that she is kept behind the purdah, or
curtain. She is generally married when she is
q baby, and she learns nothing but to cmbroider
and sew and cook for her husband. The Chi
ncse women do little outside of managing their
household affairs. The better class have too
small feet TO enable them TO go about from
place TO place without maids to assist them,
and many of the women I saw could not walk
without someone to hold them up by the arms.
Among the lowest classes of tho Chinese the
women are rs hard laborcrs as the men. They
work in the fields, they row the boats they
pick the stubble for fuel, aud they carry bur-
dens Very few of them, however, do any
skilled labor. and the fine ombroiderics of
China are done by the men.
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All Eastern women like iewelry, and the
tastes OF the sex are much the same the world
over. They wear their jewellery. however, very
differently. Tho Japanese girl never has "a
brooch. If she has a brooch shc pins it In her
belt, aud this belt which Is about q foot wide.
and which Is tiei In great bow at the back, is
the most costly part Of her apparel. II Is call
ed the obi, aud some OF these belts frequently
cost hundreds Of dollars The Corcau woman
wears the most of her jcwelry IN her hair, aud
big hairpius arc among tho queer things Of
China aud Corca. In South China silver hair
pins are used at least foot long. and ! have
seen Chinese waterfalls " which bristled all
over with these big pins like porcupine's SIX in
bristlcs with quilts. Other Chinese hairpius
are fat aud as wide as paper knife. aud in
Corea there is a hairpin in use rs big around rs
your finger and As long as a rolling pin. The
Siamese wear bracelets OF their legs aud chains
on their necks, and very common piece of
Jewery Of "a young Siamcse boy Is woven
silver belt. The Burmese girls wear great pings
in their ears, aud have seen in the lobe OF Il
Burmese ear a ring as big around as a napkin
ring. The holes in the lObes arc stretched by
putting tho roll Of silver or gold in them. aud
gradually unrollinR this aS the wound heals
very common ornament IL u gold plug as big
as the lighting end of Il cigar and about half an
inch in length. The ends Of these are often
set with diamonds aud pearls, aud there are
few Siamese maidens who do not wear iewelry.
In Singapore and Malacca | saw great many
Malay women, and found them covered with
jewelry lt was tho same with the women of
South India, some OF whom had few dozen
holes pierced along the edges Of their ears from
lobe TO tip, and each of these holes contained "A
ring. ! visited museum at Jcyporo. one of
the native States OF India, where there was n
collection Of native jewclry showing 500 diff
ferent kinds of bracelets. / saw women with
great n0se-rings as big around as the bottom Of
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Speaking Of women's work in the East, the
only work that the Corean woman of good
family does is sewing aud washing and ironing
her husbands clothes. Only the poorest aud
lowest Of families work in the fields Japan
women are not secluded AS they are elsewhere,
aud they do great part Of the business Of the
country. Isaw many stores managed by women,
and found them quite as well able to trade as
their husbands. / saw women working in the
fields, saw them engaged in assisting their hus-
bands in the management Of all kinds Of busi-
nesses, and ] found them as bright and as
brainy as any women have ever met. 1t was
the same in Burmah. There is bazaar at Ram
COON which covers shout ten acres. IL is filled
with little cell-like booths containing mer-
chandise Of all characters Fully half the
merchants are women. aud the women of Bur-
nah have their own stocks Of goods and carry
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ORIENTAL WOMEN.
Woman and WOman'S Rights in the
BaCkwOOdS Countries of the Far
East.

All About the Widows OF India. Japan and Bur-
mah-Marriagc aud Divorce In Many OF the East
era CouHtrics-The MahOmotan and His Four
Niyes-E0w the SHltan's Mother Picks Out His
Nate, and Something 20 the Chinese EmpcrOr's
new Bride-l Wedding which Cos; S10.000.0 900,
and = iIarem which Il takes 5000 Eunuchs 20
GUard-Woman-Selliug Among the MOugOlisRS
The Wonderful Women Of Burmah, aud how
they are Superior 10 Other Oriental Girls
HomHn'S Work in Different Countrics-The Pretty
Merchants OF RangOoH-The Women Laborers of
India, and Something About Female Labor in
China and Siam Matchmaking rs 4 Trade-Lands
whore kissing is Not kuoWn-The Jewelry OF
Many C0untries-HaiT-pns a Foot Long, and
lar and NOSe-TiHgS Big Around as a Baseball
CEriors Features Of Oriental Female Life. and
Other Matter About Our Sisters On the Other
Side Of the Globe.
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Among the curious trades Of the East is that
of matchmaker. 1t is only in Burmah that
the young lover gets 10 court his sweetheart.
In Corca, Japan, China and India marriages
are always made by third Parties. and the hus-
bands and wives in prospeCtu have nothing to
say as to the matter. Matchmakers deal with
the parents of the two families. and the young
men and the young ladies have to obey. This
making of matches is regular profession all
over the East. In China tho matchmakers are
often women. In Corea they are generally
men. In Japan they may 10 either men or
women, and in India the BARRIERS and the bar
bcrs' wives make it part Of their business.
The women of tho far East might learn a good
many things from US. Ia those countries where
the women are not secluded aud where love-
making is sometimes permitted TO go on, it is
done in a very different way. Japanese lovers.
for instance, know nothing about kissing. and
the Japanese beau never puts his arm around
his darling Yum Yum. / did not see or hear
kiss while ! was ia Japan, aud kissing is not
known ameng the Mongolians You will fnd
little in regard to IL in the East Indian poetry,
and / saw nothing of it in Burmah, the land Of
lovers.
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
ABROAD.

Cardinal Manning celebrated his silver
jubilee, the 25th anniversary of his elevation
to the dignity of Archbishop in the Roman
Catholic hierarchy, at London, June 8, he hav-
ing been appointed Archbishop of Westminster
on the death of Cardinal Wiseman in 1865. Tho
Earl of Ripon presented the venerable Cardinal
with an illuminated address of congratulations,
to which Cardinal Manning made feeling re-
Spouse. President Carnot, Of France, has
granted pardon to the Duke of Orleans, who
was sent to prison in February last for violat-
ing the decree of exile issued against the MEM
bers of his family.-The textile manufac-
turers of Chemnitz, Germany, are circulating
for signatures petition to Chancellor Won
Caprivi, asking him to use his influence against
tho passage of the Mckinley bill, and threat
ening reprisals in case of its passage. -Gen.
ViscOunt Woseloy has declined to accept the
chief command of the British force in India
which was rendered TO him as the successor of
the Duke of Connaught. and has also resigned
his position as Adutant- General of the Army,
to take effect in July.
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GREEK LADY OF Con- and it will be a surprise
sTANTINoPLE. 10 many to know that
the Empress of China wears No. . shoe, and
that her feet are not compressed. The ladies
of the Chinese harcm are all Manchu girls.
They are Tartars and not Chinese. They do
not compress the feet aud though they have
almond eyes their cheeks are rosy and their
skins are much fairer than those of the Chi
nese women You sec in America. They have
luXuriant black hair, and they comb this out
over bar a foot long at the back of the head, so
that great horns Of black hair stand out on
both sides above and back of the ears. There
were hundreds of these girls brought from all
quarters of North China for the old Empress TO
pick from. They came in by sections, and
they took out the best and sent the others away.
After few months she had another review
of those first selected, and again weedod out
the poorer of these. Her last choice was made
about year ago, and she selected girl IL
years old named TIA Ia La as the wife of the
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heao IS of her eyebrows and blackens her
teeth, show that she proposes TO render herself
ostasCful 70 men for the remainder Of her uatu-
raj life. You can have no idea A. 10 how disgust
ing this treatment MAKES the women, and uAtil
The last 10 years nearly every married woman
IN Japan put herself through this process upon
marriage 20 show her devotion 70 her husband.
The teeth % the country natives Of Japan look
Is II they we're coloroa with black varnisb and
] saw many women brushing their teeth with
. mixture Of iron and vinegar, which produces
this color.
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most Of them do not eat with their hus-
bands, and in India they worship their
husbands rs gods. No woman can get 10 heaven
in India unless she dies and is reincarnated
in the body Of man, and her chances of
being so born again are in proportion TO her
obedience 20 her husband, and 20 her suiferings
rs his widow in case he dies first. All along
the Ganges ] saw monuments to women who
had thrown themselves on the funeral pyTes of
their husbands. aud made themselves holy by
Burning themselves alive. The HindOo widow
is tormented by the family. who believe that
the soul OF the husband goes to heaven quickly
and pleasantly in proportion 10 the suiierings
Of his wife for the month after his death. The
widow is practically the slave of her mother.
in-law, and when her mother-in-law feels that
every slight that she puts upon her daughter
in law is push OF her sons soul on the road
toward heaven, you may be assured that the
Sights are plenty. The Hindoo widow never
goes 10 a party. She dresses for the rest Of
her life in the poorest Of clothes, and she is
expected 20 fast two days in every month as
long as she lives Her jewelry is torn from
her on the day of the funeral, and she is not
allowed 20 change her clothes for - days
thereafter. She cannot marry again, and her
life is hades. The japanese widow shaves her
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Speaking Of the barems Of the East, Won
find these everywhere among the Turks. Every
MahOmetsn has the right 10 four wives, and if
he is q noble he takes many more as he
pleaseE. The Sultan is said 10 have more than
1000 women in his establishment. aud 10 is
curious fact that the laws Of Turkey demand
that he shall have only slaves as his females
All u the Sultaus Of tile past have had slave
mothers, and 10 IL contrary 10 the law for the
Sultan - marry. These slave girls are brought
from all parts Of the Eastern world though the
most Of them now come from Circasia aud
Georgia. The CiTcasian and Georgian girls are
very pretty. They have skins as white as ours
aud many Of them have red hair. They are
brought down 10 Coustantin0ple aud arc Sc
cretly sold there. Such a. are intended for the
Sultan are trained for months before they are
brought 10 him, and some Of them bring as
high as 5000 apiece. They do not object 10
being sold, and they prefer, am told, the life
oi the hareiD 10 that OF their native land.
Every woman in Siam is supposed 10 belong TO
the King, and the Sultan il the cniy person in
Turkey who has the right 10 20 into any harcm
Of that land. The King Of Siam is said 10
have 1000 wives, and his frst wife, or lis
Queen is his haif-Eister. Thebsw, Of Burmah,
had a few sisters among his wives, and think
that the Empress Of Japan is related by blood
90 tie NikadO.
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HE world has some
thing like /, 900. 600, 600
people in it. and moro
than 100000 of
these people belong TO
the Orient. Over half
the women in the
world are ionnd in In
dia. China aud Japan.
and these women have
as different lives from
ours rs though they
lived in another plan
ct. They know moth
ing Of woman's rights,
except in the little
Empire Of Burmah,
and they are in most
cases the slaves of
4ba;r hrc1,ap,gu Tho
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vile, though there are
: number Of pretty
girls il the hareru who
act IS the servants Of
the Khediviah. The
wives Il Ismael Pasha,
the khedive's father,
are still living with
him IN his big palace at
CODstautiuople. When
be was depDsed By The
foreign Governments
be took his harem with
him 10 near Naples, but
The young Italians got
70 flirting with the fair
maids Ofthe harem, and
one Of bic pretty wives
eiOpcd with & young
Roman. IsInael had no
redress in Italy, and be
concluded 10 change
BIS location. lie now
has q big establishment
on The banks Of the Bog-
phOTus. where IN case
any Of the ladies Of his
harem offend him he
can sew them up in
sacks and heave them
into the water and no
rueafiaUe will I.e gst-.-d
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON o. THURSDAY JUNE 1890

this story of Andersonville to moro than an
hundred thousand of the comrades, am yours,
in f., G. and LA. Il. SHoLEs Past Senior
Vice Commander, Department of Georgia.
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has to crawl into the bed from the foot, rs q
sign of her subsection. Such of the Sultan's
wives as have children have establishments of
their own, and it takes 1000 servants to keep
the palace OF that bankrupt King in order.
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The women Of Burmah have more rights than
any other women Of Asia. They are nearer
like the American women than the Siamcse
the Chinese, the japanese or the Turks. They
are the equals Of our girls in a business way,
and not few Of them manage their husbands
and il is the custom for the Burmah woman 10
hold the pocketbook. In all other Eastern
countries woman has no rights that man is
bound 20 respect Ia Burmah she keeps con-
troll Of all the money she brings into the family,
and in case Of divorce she must be given
back all Of her own money and half of that
which she aud her husband have made since
they were married Few Of the Burmese
have more than one wife, though King The
baw had So. In all other Eastern countries
divorces are almost impossible for the woman,
but very easy for the man. All that tho
AahOmetan has TO do 10 get rid of bad
wife Is 70 say four times. 81 divorce
you" The woman has TO leave, aud il is
lucky for her If she carries away any more
than the clothes she has on. man who wants
divorce in Siam processes q change Of heart
and says he is going 10 become priest. lie
can then " shake" his family, go into the
priesthood for few months, get rid of all his
debts by doing 80, and come out ready for
new wife and a fresh start. Divorce is very
easy IN Japan, aud also In COrca, and the East
| Indian who wishes 10 get rid of his wife has no
| trouble in doing so. In Japan, If wife has
reached the age of 80 aud IL childlegs she can
! be divorced. If she talks too much her hus
| band can send her away. If she is guilty Of
theft IL she is addicted 10 jealousy, or if she is
disObedient 10 her parents in-law, she is liable
TO divorce, and of course the greater grounds Of
adivorce can dissolve her marriage at any time.
| On the other hand, it is almost impossible for
her 10 obtain divorce from bad husband
/ IL Is the same in India; but IL is far different
| In Burmah. The Burmese woman can get a
/ divorce If her husband is poor and unable to
support her She can dissolve the marriage If
1 he is idle and lazy. If he becomes sick aud is
a cripple after marriage she can DO divorced,
and divorces are permissible by mutual agree
ment Divorced women marry again in Bur-
mahi but divorces are not respectable, and
! there is Burmese proverb which says that
"a divorced woman needs small wooing."
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q worse time than those Of an ordinary man.
Old KING Thebaw. Of Buunah, killed of nearly
all the women that were left him by his prede-
eessor, and il il said that the present SHltan
drowned lot Of the wives OF the former Sui
tan ID the Bosphorus when be came on the
throne. The Khediye Of Egypt has only one
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did not see the harem Of the Sultan. but l
saw several hundred-odd of his ladies riding
in procession through Conetautinonle and the
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The mother Of the Sultan picks out wife
for him every ydmazaH. BdmdzaH is the Ma
hometan Lent. IL lasts for month, and on
the last day, or the Mahometan's Easter, the
EultaB's mother hands over this new wife to
her son. he can take as many more as he
pleases, but this is special wife furnished to
him on a special occasion. He finds her in his
room when lac goes 10 his chamber, aud she
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GRIMES AND CAsUALTIEs.

A cyclone struck Bradshaw Neb., one day
last week; Is people were killed and 300 fami-
lies left without shelter or food.-Charles
Frazier, an employee in the saloon of Charles
Kern. of Baltimore, Nd, went into the cellar
juno T. to get n .keg of beer. In his work he
caught hold Of an electric-light wire and was
instantly killed.-Edward Simons shot and
instantly killed Charles LOckhart, mt Ravens
wood. w. Va, June7 Both, boys, aged about
10, were out hunting, They found n snake,
and In an attempt to kill it Lockhart was shot.
-Four men were struck by lightning at Cairo,
Mich, June A. two of whom were killed
Tom Hicks and Sumner Stephenson were struck
by lightning ut the Pioneer Coal Works near
Charleston, w. Va, June 6, and kiIled.--A
gang of section men working on railroad near
Rockford ILL.,, were run into by train June
6. Five were killed aud number injured.
Dan Wilcox jumped off the Newport Rail-
road bridge at Cincinnati, o., June g. and was
killed. He had been drinking and was BAN
tered into making the leap. He was brave
follow, 80 years old. who was awarded medal
by the United States Government for saving
Is lives during the great food of 1888 a
sailboat upset in Dorchester Bay Boston, Mass,
Sunday morning, and seven men were drowned
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from THE INDIAN MILL COUNTRY.
from floating house to floating house peddlinR
all kinds of ware. They do all sorts of labor,
and in fact are the working force of the coun-
try. The men are practically the slaves of tho
King. and they have to spend great part of
their time working for him.
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a pint cup. These hung down over their
mouths so that they had TO eat through the
hole. ! saw at F0ochow, China, equally big
rings in the ears of the farmer girls Of that
district, and among tho Killings Of India
found both men aud women wearing ieweiry.
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for 40 man penetrates behind the curtain Of a
great Turks seragliO.
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GENERAL.

The Democrats of Maine have renominated
Hon. II F. Hill, of Exeter. for Governor, by
acclamation.-- State election was held in
Oregon last week which resulted in the Demo
Gratis electing Pennoyer Governor and the Re-
pubicans the rest OF tho State ticket. Both
branches Of the Legislature are Republican by
large majorities. Bnger Hermann, Repub-
lican, is elected to Congress. Hon. Thomas
NJ Bayne who was renomn2ted for Congress
for tho 23d Pennsylvania Congressional Dis
triCt last week, has declined tho honor
Failing health is said to be the reason for
this act.--lIon. WIN. Springer, of Illinois,
was reuomiuatcd for Congress by acclamaton
June 1.-THE Democrats in the Sd Maine Dis
triot have nominated Charles Baker, of Belfast,
for Congress The Republicans OF the goth
Illinois District have reuominated Hon. G.. W.
Smith for Congress by reclamation. The
yearly examinations at the Military Academy
at West Point aud the Naval Academy at An
napolis were held last week.-Secrotary
Blaine has addressed circular letter to the Com
mssoners of tho Worlds Columbian Exposi-
ton at Chicago, saying that the first meeting
of the Commission will be held at the Grand
Pacific Hotel, at Chicago, Mt noon on Thursday
the Goth instant, " for the purpose of organ
izing by the election of officers and the ap-
pointment of such committees as may be
deemed oxpedient.' He has also appointed
Mr.. Sevelon 4. Brown, Chief Clerk of the
State Department as representative of that
Department in the selection, preparation aud
safe keeping Of the Government exhibit ut the
Exposition.
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