Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-10
AMONG THE MA0RIS
Traits and Customs of the Natives of
New Zealand
WOMEN ARE OFTEN VERY BEAUTIFUL
Marriage and Divorce Laws Are
Decidedly Crude,
TRADE IN HUMAN HEADS


Written for The Evening Star
IT, -,,,, 49,, - ut ,,sa5 70 no s,,no,
r'i ~
w the MaorlS Of Ne" AealaAu at 'he nam
ing of a female child:
..Mav she he industrious in cultivatlng the ground
In searching for shell fish,
IN weaving garments,
ln weaving ornamental mats,
iHa' = 'Ae surf VI he'pinee' lhdt tiie
Maori woman was expected to be to her
husband IN the old days. In TINS respect
'iie mn Vi III ian
t, 'ileS, so'e' iiiiieh. sciiouis' nave uohe
4i'ue 10 iiiiptoHe tel lo' III me Haof! "o-
men al S''it ''ie 44e"eiS u "oou anu vi d"
VI ""'e' ioi men 'uSp'ii"s' d. ieas'
"heii '"eS are o'u' :" ne" t'eS are young
.Neie uiiielelice. II tne Nl''orI s'Il WORKS
IN the Ield nowadays t1ldoor service she
refuses as deSradlngJ IL is to procure the
means of buying new dresses or bonnets
off, III. chic, of bou ,,.b;., ,i...,,s ~
'' simon Vi 4i'' "+'-'e '''i9' w
i4opoHS anu races, even on occasion Stock
ings and shoes. They are pretty and be-
witchtng some Of these modern Maori girls
with their natural grace and beauty fresh,
uusDoiIed and inst aIInrineIy tinctured with
the spice of Furonean coouetrv
Hear the enthusiasm of stoIid Rrlton
over them. Mir. Hay. author of BRIGHTER
Britain" writes:
Bright and cheerful neat and comeIv
pleasant partners at a bush ball are these
half angiicized daughters Of the Ngate-
whatua They can nrattIa nrettilv in 1bair
soft Maori English. while their glancing
ewes and saucy Inns are provoking the nv
no means too hard hearts of pakeh3 (whftel
bushnen. Then would Won annreciste The
charm of orr Maori bellies under the in
fuence of music and the dance. supple
forms ana graceful motions, scented hair
s~es III rrares ~ natnre not VIII, I'M,
under the polish of civilization.
. N,or; R.II.
- =, -. -. - e, 49,.
S- - '"e
Hi"ie' she u soou DIS sie - oedu'I4u! hef
color is a SOFT dusky brown, under which
you can see the blood warming her dimpled
cbaaLS Hoy fyura is r.rfactiop,C Golf -i,.
and round and TrU while every , ovemen,
shows sorna nsu, grace and moro seductive
curve Her rich brown hair reaches far
be,ow her slender waist and when II is
dressed with crimson nOhutakawa blossoms
~. nr.rea Aoy-ers ~ Inc koubaingrtu ~ p.
or rho s9ft downv white feathers mar the
Nanris nrize. il would compel the admira.
ton of any London drawing room. Hell
features may not be Grecian. but what pro
fessfnna1 bGautv of London can compars
with our Rakope as she is, glowing witt
the rich warm color the subtle delica Gle.
of form and all the luxuriant heaury tina,
is born between the South sea and the
sun
ITO hear Rakope sing Is to believe In III,
SIRENS to chat with her and receive hel
Ionks ana smiles Is 10 he the victim of :
vanrIa witchcraft Oh Rakope | hone yor
nil some day marry a nskeha rangaiir;
fwbita gsntIemam and endow him witt
yoI1r 10 Ip0 acres
her Si"Pie
Beautiful as the Maori RakoDe undeni
ably is she commonly dresses in "a Gallo,
80, a., ,o+h;r, cleo urlass i, is a straw
~ -, - 49,, 49, =,
nat Her hou"te9 anu iD''i'7 81. me-
ways new or fresh when she is coStumeu II
the latest Auckland modes for church.
she dons silk stockings ana tight shipper
~ ,,,oa che docs :, with infinite mai,
ioi IN - ~, nff at nor earliest onnor
anu N. e,1oi,a a cDmf,rtabIa mack min
luit'S " 90 - ,,,,15as+ ~ the ala yyoine,
W. - sn5 mnreover in her home
VI -! NJ ,is,I,LI. hlvnnd rhe n4radventure q
Mii sai,t|, mr6I,bIy smelly nnssip.v dirty