Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-24

wy HuH lH W yours Nlls ~. NnANh i
people usually begin married life Va ihH |
home Of the hrida'a mother. but when |
the first child la born they must gUt out |
ana build their own wlcklup. Divorce /
ia not lnfrcuuuut among the Itr1, aud !
~ an easy and informal process. The |
husband simply takes his horae and !
goes back 20 his own elan, but he may /
not marry again until tho 8ubchief " /
that clan gives him permission. In for |
mcr days permission TO marry again /
was withheld until the Holf-divorcrd /
man had shown bravery on The war |
path or endurance calculated to benefit |
the tribe. a violation OF this law was !
punishable by death.
Ute fathers and mothers are good so /
their children. but Uniformed. diseased |
and crippled Infants ORE killed lmwn-
dlatoly upon birth. while % child that
becomes crippled Boz youth. lives ~ sad |
tQrlorn ne. aud o. looked upon with
dlFfnvor by his relatives. even by bis
mother When twins nra born ihf Tess
promising one physically o. put tD
death. and when tho twins ore boy
and q gIrl. the latter lH always chosen
Tor death hy Htrungulauuu. a Ute
mother VI several Eifl babies Dr. %
wrrtchcd woman. because of ih0 lstunts
N her husband and the ivorH vi her
nclrhhorH only n Tow years ago the
wife 0f Cray Rabbit. tho head of "a Ute
band. stabbed herself Co death ON tho
Il
not stand Che iguumiuy OF being the
mother VI seven girls
In consequence NJ these frightful laws
the Ute men are Hlngularly woll form
cd aud agile. Very few ~ them De-.
tat, nnbby-nyahpd men were mot &C..
Hportod In the tribe. Braves used 90
Htarve themselves into lcluuesa and
supplrnvaa. Tho UtoH have prominent
noses, large ears. very hlgh check bones
ana rctrcntlng forhoodH. Large hands
and rctrcatlnE flrhoads are marks %
beauty They have long. black glossy
hair u which they are aorupulously
careful. one never secs u diHhevnllri
| Ute. The men part their hair Zoo the
middle aud braid % loo short quUuH down
over their shoulders These hrnlla are
OTTER wrapped in beaver or otter skin
ANA bear teeth and claws nrH attached
uH ornaments. The Ute women part
their hair. but do mo- braidluE Their
raven locks arc cut short ut the shout.
ders.
4 fupprluity or hair Ia diatastefui 10
| the Utca. Little boys and girls pluck
out their eyebrows and u man D. cone
Htnutly uu the watch less % Few hairs
Hprout ON hls lips ana checks. Tho men
paint their faces almost constantly. the
women rarely The dress uf tho tribe
| Or more fantastic than that uf amy other
o
| ways. Nowadays the Ute clothing Dr.
/ principally made of cheap funnols and
/ hrlrht callCooH The patterns however.
| are the Same na IN aboriginal days.
/ when the materials were The skins NJ
/ animals Killed On tho chase. a Few Tito
men wear small sombrcros. In addition
| the male costume consists OF an UNDER
| shirt Of cotton, n lung-Hlrrvol uvorahlft
l falling 20 the knees. leggiugH or cloth
| or buckskin, q gec-sirins and moccn.
/ sins. The overahlrt IL usually frinrei
| should IL b. OF buckskiu Il a. almost IT,
| vurlnbly painted yellow. The lcrRins
/ NJ very closely Tho lrgglns and shirt
, nro beaded ana often friurcd. A. an
| outer garment there IL tho blanket.
| which IA worn constantly winter and
| summer over this are worn tho cart
| ridge belt and alN-shootcr. as the utgs
go armed.
The Tito wOmcns costume consists of
dress that reaches from the mock 90
below the knees ana leEgnH reach
from the knees 20 the ankle and mecca
sins. Every one " them wears bolt
NJ tough skin and 10 this they hang
their tools, Tor Mime. Ute o. uH Indus
triuuH uH her sex d. among all plains
! tribes
OF an tho customs Of tho Utos none
is more peculiar than those that sur
! round marrying anu swing lu marriage,
| Whom a glrl reaches q mHrrllruahln
| age she IL secluded strictly lu her pu-
| rental tDpog "a Nlcklup for four ur i've
| days. during which time Hhn lH not
! permitted tn eat A hundred ur 30
| friends NJ tho family ARE ur~0ol and
| guthur about tho hut, whore they yma
| ploy the time IN singing lnepntltIous.
! PLAYING ON reed pipes shaking wttlra.
! aud fHlHtlnF, much iu Che pretended
| dIrEuvHt ana annoyance uf thn parents.
! who bid Thorn bDF0ur, THE grand
| mother n she has one, On charged with
the girls sufckrrluE, und Dr. held zee
Hpuusibl1 for her HroluHlnu 10 Or said
by some NJ tho whites uf Durango that
! the girl b. laid upon o. couch uf bows
over number OF heated stones within
u domcshnpvd hut Water IH then
thrown upon the stones and 70 dense
| cloud Of steam Arises, completely enc
yClopinE her After % thorough HtHlm-
iuE she ~ led 20 tho river Tor r. plunge,
after which she IN considered worthy
of % husband
The marriage economy almost ME-
ways takes place curing tho weeks that
] the one great crop uf the year, that OF
mesquite beans, ~ rlpcnIng. When
the choice N n young buck Inns fallen
| upon maiden, hr fDlgnH tlWlilty, ape
pruuchoH her father, and says very
| huWhly;
Father, give me thy daughter Tor "a
wife"
The parent. with simulated rage and
flashing eyes. orders him 60 depart. A.
soon thereafter, as practicable. the
sultor. after previously uHcgrtaining
thai his swpothonrrH parents are come
fortabIy out of the way, gaullv dec.
CRATES himself with feathers, beads and
paint. visits her and pops the question
with an the airs and grace of which he
is capable, II willing, she makes mn
reply but slt8 with duwncast eyes and
modest expression, Then the couple gu
out for walk or n ride Whom they
return they are considered wooded.
when General FromOnra expedition
went through the Gte country On the
exploring tour 90 California IN 1874 thl
Utoa were considered an unusually
moral rnce, but they have H1dlS
changed since then. Old chief ouru,
sentenced several Tito mon 10 sever.
puniahmcnta- cvcn tn dr1th=ful
immortality. but nowadays there IN nf
penalty Tor immortality A woman u
supposed 90 be true 10 her master. hu
the Ute man ~ bound by no such uh
legation n a woman ~ unfaithful hol
husband may adopt ono " arycru
courses. Tho mildost punishment l. 4
KIN the fnyorlte horse OF tho man VIII.
has trcspuGgcd; another punishment q
10 beat the woman and separate from
her: another now falling out N use. a
/ To ait the nose ~ tho uufaithful VIII,
and idll the offending correspondent
! and in rare cases the husband has beer
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