Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-02
Copyright by Frank G. carpenter)

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' Have you ever heard OF the SUI
tan of Solo? ] don't mean the
u sultan Of Sulu. The latter Is a
y Nllttle six by nine nabob in the
lower part OF the Philippine Is.
~ lands, The sultan Of Solo is
the greatest native ruler OF ia
va. He has millions Of subjects in his
own province Of soerkarta and the
most Of the 25,OOO,OOO Of Jayanese peo-
pie look up to him as the successor Of
Mahomet, and the Intermediary be-
tween them and their god have writ
ten something . the sultan Of Djokja-
karta. This sultan is much greater
man. His capital city Is the largest
native city In Java and IL has in the
heart Of II vast palace Enclosure con-
tanning thousands OF mobiles, servants
and slaves ! am told that there are
$4,000 people living inside the palace
walls. These include the princes and
all the other relatives Of the imperial
family and their retinues.
THE sCLTAN's WIVES,
They also include vast female pop
ulation. All MOhammedans have the
right to more than one wife. and the
sultan can have as many as he wishes
He has one head wife and numerous
concubines, as well as many female
slaves aud servants. The ladies of the
harem proper seldom come outside the
palace and they are not seen by the
men who call upon his majesty. The
sultana, or head wife, often takes a
party with her when she goes out driv-
Ing, but at other times the looser forms
Of Mohammedan seclusion are pre-
served. The most OF the women IN the
palace are noble women. They are the
daughters OF the native chiefs and they
esteem II an honor 10 be chosen as
wives Of his majesty.
HOW THE LADIES DRESS.
have described the dress OF the la
dies OF the Djokja court. II is much
the same In Solo. According to law the
thousands OF women inside the palace
wear decolette dresses. All except the
sultana and the princcsses, are per-
fectly bear as to their shoulders and
rms. They have special pattern OF
ress which Is not permitted to be worn
outside the palace. and their sarongs,
although made OF calico are very ex-
pensiye, for they are all decorated by
and by the artistic printers OF the
kingdom.
The womsns dress Is somewhat as
follows. First there Is a strip OF cali
co ornamented with original decora-
tons about three yards long and q foot
vide Which is wrapped round and round
the body just under the arm pits, bind
ing the breasts 50 tightly that II Is Of
ten Injurious TO health. The upper part
OF the shoulders and arms have no COW
erlnE and there is a strip OF bare vel
low skin from three to six Inches wide
between the breast band and the sar-
ong-like skirt which forms the rest of
'hc custume. The skirt IL also bound
very tightly about the body and the
waists are considerably compressed The
Javanese girl Is quite as proud OF her
waist az her American sister and she
II very particular as to the pattern Of
her sarong.
BLACK TEETH ARE FASHIONABLE
She spends much time also upon her
teeth not In making them white. but In
giving them the jet black hue which is
fashionable among the natives OF this
part or the world. Both here and In the
both sexes black their teeth
and almost every tribe has different
method OF Ming them In Mlndsnao l
saw hundreds OF men and women who
had their teeth hollow ground, Just as
though theyhad taken rat tail file and
scouped out the front Of their teeth. In
Java the men sometimes file their teeth
TO point so that the upper and lower
Jaw each contain a ragged saw. the
teeth OF which Mt into one another like
steel rat trap. The women file their
teeth OF straight, and sometimes cut
them down at the sides so that they
are almost square. They laugh AT the
white teeth OF the foreigners and
say that We have teeth like
doge for dogs have white teeth.
They sometimes file of or
pull out the canine teeth because these
teeth resemble dog teeth. A well-nled
set or teeth Is girls badge Of woman
MOOD II Is her coming out dress. as II
were. After girls teeth have been
hied she Is supposed TO be ready for
marriage and the boys begin TO make
sheeps eyes at her. The filing Is a
painful ordeal and il Is not all done at
once When II Is first begun II Ia in
me presence OF a family party and a
least fellows. After this the teeth are
blackened with a mixture OF SCOT and
IRON filings, which makes them shine
like polished Jet,
AMONG THE sARoNG MAKERS.
IN going through the palace grounds
J FOUND many women at work In Their
homes printing the sarongs or skirts
which form the chief dress OF the peo.
pie. Each sarong is about two yards
IN length and about ward wide n is
merely strip or fine white cotton. up.
on which the designs are sketches out
LOT the printers. The designs are made
with melted wax flowing from = LITTLE
pencil with a bowl OF liquid wax In the
END. After the design Is sketched the
dye win only take IN the unwaxea parts
OF the pattern, so that It must be care.
iully put on. Some Of the designs re-
quire weeks and months 10 complete.
ana the skirts when finished are almost
IS costly as an American gown The
strip OF cotton In the beginning Is per.
haps worth 30 cents. hut IN tho hands ~
Tine artist II may be so nrlntc1 that
Il becomes worth $50 or more Tho
commoner designs sell for 50 or 81. bu,
here are many which are very ex.
pensive
The work Is very hard on the eyes
and ! noticed that many Of the women
had on spectacles. Some OF these sar.
ongs are printed by machinery. but the
handmade ones are more beautiful
aud are In great demand. There nre
streets In the bazaars which sell moth
ing else. Those worn by the men are
much the same az those OF the women
and there are millions OF such skirts
sold every year.
IN A JAvANEsE COURT.
The sultan OF solo controls an oxe.
cailons and TO large extent all The
nnnishmen's % his people. His control.
however Is more nominal than real
There Is a Dutch resident governor
here Who tells his majesty how ne
should act and the Dutch really run All
the courts aud Impose the fines. I saw
hfty men and women with ropes around
their necks al tied together awaiting
trial the other day IN front Of one M
the government offices. They were IN
charge OF native policemen ana ,vsrs
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