The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-19
THE JUNGLE BEAUTY
SHE PlUCt<S Her WARDROBE FROM
TtlG TREES AND VINES.

Lac" Nnrl. IL the I'nv"ritc RniI Dress
Fabric" "f the Scini>iviiiHcd Belle OF
;hc Wc"t Indies - Living Jewels
That oui"Ninc Che Diamond.
Down IN !hc tropical junglcs of Con-
trail America and the West Indies the
head Of the family is not worried by
mililncrS' and drcsSmakcrs' bills. The
scniiCiviliHCu belle Of these lands knows
how TO Gct nearly the whole of her cos
tune from the Jungle. She nanufuc-
lures 1t herself from the materials she
gathers from nature Though she may
bc able in rare cases to get from the
one shop ten or fifteen miles away Il
few yards of cloth with which to make
her dress, any trimming she may wish
to put upon it must be searched for in
the woods.
Lace bark is her fuvoritc material for
making anything light and dainty.
This lace bark is the finn which covers
the heart Of the lace bark tree. Tho
natives carefully remove it and soak
it in running water for three or four
days In order to get off the gum and
unnecessary fiber. After that it is
'iN'N'''N WI .iiN ''tlllo ~ iIlt llN'I ulltl
sprinklcd now and then TO whitCn il.
When it has become II creamy white
IT is pressed with hot iron or heat
cd StoE" and is ready foI. use. II has II
fine lacy appearance and runs into
mere artistic patterns than any manu-
fuCturcd article. When madr iuto Il
dress i, is Wonderfully beautiful.
The Jungle &ir, USc# II Sparin:ly ON
her ordinary clothc$ but for her bail
dress liounCc after nOuncc is used TO
Civ" II fluffy look TO the skirts. She
knows that il becomes her as nothing
else would.
Her jcwelry consists Of beautifully
colorcd seeds strung together in the
form of necklaces, bracelets and tiaras.
In addition to these, on the night of
the ball she catches the brilliant fire
flies which swarm in the jungle and
artistically arrargcs them in her dusky
locks. The jungle girl would not on
change her "pccnic wallahH," as she
calls the iircilics, for the diamonds of
the northern belle.
The jungle girls hats are a marvel
to behold. She Wcavcs them herself
from the jippi jappa grass, and can get
any shape or style she fancics. She
trims them with the nctty fiber of the
cocoanut palm and the gorgeous wings
of the mountain parrakcct which is
shot and brought home by her father
and brother. Even her parasol and
umbrella are supplied by kindly nature
When the sun is too hot or the rain
too heavy big plaintain or banana
leaf does as well as anything bought in
the largest stores of nn American city.
y creole belle is as fond of perfume
as the dainticSt American woman and
is just rs particular that it shall be Of
the best kind. She goes to much more
trouble 20 procure il, but then she
knows that ii is always pure and fresh.
She first picks her fresh flowers, and
then, by some process handed down
from one generation TO another, she dis
tillS il.
The secret method is often known to
only Il few families, and they would not
give ii away for amy sum Of money.
TN" lucky n".A"rS OF the secret are O.
cour%" "nNi"a by all who know them.
Although others may receive presents
of the much valued scent from those in
the secret, thCN cannot make il them
selves Anu therefore cannot afford TO Nc
as lavish with it as they wish.
The tropical girls soap is procured
on the way to The bath. AS she walks;
down TO the river to bathc she stops
mere and there to gather soap berries
and cuts piece of stick called "chcw-
stick which she uses as Il toothbrush
She chcWS tho end OF it until il be-
comes quite Soft and froth gathers at
the end. She then rubs her teeth well
with it. This is the best toothbrush on
earth, as it not only prevents the teeth
from dccnying, but keeps them beauti-
fully white and clean. People in other
countries, knowing the value Of this
chcwSticll above all others as Il dcnti-
frcc, have il powdered and exported to
them.
In many parts OF South America the
natives cannot buy cloth to make their
clothes, SO they have to spin it them
selves out OF c0cOanut fiber, river
weeds and bamboo fiber. The cloth
woven from the bamboo fiber is very
soft and silky.
Unlike the West Indians, the South