St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-12-24

WHERE WOMEN SMOKE.

WHERE WOMEN SMOKE.
Net Daiaty Iittls Cigarettes, but 0iast
Cigars.
Burmah II the paradise Of women
From the wicked queen Of Theebaw
who murdered seventy relations in Z
single day because they were in the
way. to the pretty girls who coquct
tishly hold stalls in the bazaar, in or
der to maintain their independence
Burmah is the land Of women par ex'
ceilence. Women and pricsts--who il
1t said they were the two curses Of hu'
manity? Well, there they are, and no
body seems much the worse for them.
In the bazaars arc women selling wo.
mems things Little tiny clogs and
clippers Of Cinderella-lixc dimensions
and daintiness Of the colors Of
the rainbow. gold-embroidcred.
silver-embroidcred, pearl-embroidcrcd.
high-heeled, pointed-heeled. OF Paris
fashions you see nothing out here. and
yet what strange and wondrous effects!
All Burmah is . lesson in color. q feast
for the artist eye. \ mass of barbaric
splendor, costly intricacy of carving.
dazzling yellows. brilliant pink. rose
madder. ccrulean blue, burnt umber-
. palette full Of tints
Verify paradise of cpen-air feasts.
of fun and frolic. of dancing and sing
ing children is Burmah. the home Of
the brightest, merriest, most good.
tempered and good hearted of children,
who lounge in the sun. profiting by a
climate and q soil that makes severe
labor unnecessary. Flat faces have
they: high cheek bones: narrow, long,
intelligent eyes; hair plentiful and
shiny. plated in long pigtail by both
men and women. brushed up fashiona-
bly, on the top Of the head, and by the
women decorated with flowers
The feminine dress Of all classes con.
sists Of a plain. loose white jacket
reaching to below the waist, narrow
sleeves fashionable again), aud'a tight
petticoat OF silk clasped round their
hips with . pin and managed when
they walk with inimitable grace.
From the back depends another piece,
which trails little on the ground, and
resembles a scanty drawing-room train.
These pieces of silk are Of the daintiest
and most artistic hues. generally Of
pale peach color shot with pink or vel.
low pale gold. The yellow silk of Bur.
nah is strong, rich in color, and very
and cheap. Add to this a
scarf of silk of some contrasting color,
and you have the Burmese costume
complete. simple. pretty, and nice to
look At
Flowers seems to be their ideal and
they themselves arc rs like flowers rs
possible. Better class houses have no
walls. only sliding green shutters.
which when open. as they are at
night, disclose q vista of plants and
liowers such that you seem verify to
i've in a garden. Out of doors the veg
station is green, rank and luxuriant.
while n moist warmth. insidious and
leadly to the health of the Europeans
n the long run, gently fans your
.heeks Courtesy, degenernting among
'oyalty to slavish groveling, is the rule
n Burmah. The king was formerly
by his courtiers only
on the stomach, and servant.
wriggle and crawl still.
Rich people wear diamonds in their |
'air and disposed all over their persons
% that they literally blaze with
ewels- The feminine court costume
vas very quaint one II was IN the |
hape ofa pair Of stiff wings ending
n kind Of tail, 50 that the lady could /
lot possibly sit down, but as she wa.
to crawl in the royal presence,
his did not matter much. On the
lead was worn some stud Of high head.
year resembling q helmet stuck IS full
1 diamonds as Christmas pudding OF
'lums. The wings seems to have been
made Of wire covered with gold foil,
nd the appearance Of the court beau.
les must have been quaint and un.
ainly, to say the least Of It
The Burmans always realize the
ieal Of the Romans. for they are al.
rays en- fete, peambulating the streets
dorned with flowers and surrounded
= twinkling lights and colored lam
ernS Then the pwes, or dances, oc-
upy . good deal Of time. Girls are
rought up from their earliest infancy
D exercise themselves in all manner OF
ueer contortionx Their muscles are
D plant they can bend themselves into
ny position they please. can turn
heir elbows inside out, and look as il
,ey had NO joints.
Even little children may be seen
-seeps-a~d attitudes 10 the
lin approval of their mothers seatet r
lly in the doorway. The indcpeud.
hey manage their own affairs, hold
alls in the bazaar. with which no one ,
terriers, marry whom they choose.
nd divorce their husbands rs soon a.
,cy please. No jealous wells cover
leir faces, no melancholy purdah Sc
usion prevents them from mixing
ith the male sex.
They hirt, dance and laugh with as
any admirers rs they choose. and last
all, they smoke-not dainty little
garettes on the sly, taking . Whit
hiie they read . naughty French I
vel. ss their European sisters do; no,
It cigars! Cigars longer than men
q in Europe; cigars a foot long and
70 inches in circumference. their
ice about . penny. and they smoke I
em all day long. There, ladies. un-
creatures. though you call {
ourselves civilized, what do you think s
that?-Nineteenth Century. Is
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