The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-18
SzIRLS DO THE LOVEMAKING.
How Marriages In Some Lands Are
Brought About.

The students OF psychology and So
:-ioloev know that women have cultl-
yated an attitude OF eftemlnate coy
ness along with the thousands ana
one conventialities that have been
thrust on Them. In spite OF these
opinions, says the Chicago Tribune
in the days gone by it was almost as
common for the women as the men
20 do the counting. Today there are
oa1ts Of the world where young wo-
men feel they are doing nothing
wrong by taking this pleasure ana
responsibility on themselves.
In Polynesia there are no women 5
clubs and the doctrines OF women,s
tights have never been iheard, and still
xhese half emancipated young girls
Feel they have the right to extend an
offer of marriage to an equal or to an
inferior. Their proposals are some.
Zines accepted, again rejected: When
xheir love is unanswered they do not
commit suicide or take poison, as an
American novelist might make us be-
lieve. They may grieve little Wn1le'
onIv to console themselves with the
thought. IF at first you don't succeed,
*ry, Try again" These proposals are
<often spoken in romantic words.
4 Fijian maiden desperately in love
with a young man asked his father
Il she might love his son, and recelv-
zng no encouragement, she said:
LET me only live outside OF his
nome. I will sleep upon the wood
pile. II I may only light his clga-
-ette= for him I shall rejoice.
81 may only hear his voice from
distance it will suffice. Life will be
pleasant to me-"
Between the northern and southern
extremity of New Guinea lies Tories
Strait. The largest island in the strait
is inhabited by Melanesians, whose
customs are insular and unlque-they
are OF special interest to students oc-
cupied with the phenomena OF love
and marriage. They are, with one eS-
ception, of the Papaun type, trlzzled
hair people who cultivate the soil, use
the bow and arrow, and, un-Austra-
.lian like, treat the women with con-
:sideration.
Prof. A. C. Haddon, THE most emf
nent authority on these people, says
that the women Of the region are
wonderfully independent. The most
2 man ever dares is to suggest he is
fond Of a girl. but if he actually pro-
posed he would be the laughing stock
Of the whole district. On the island
OF Tuo boys are taught:
*You no like girls first; if you do
girls laugh and call you woman.
When a girl likes man she tells his
sister and gives her ring OF string.
She tells the brother she has, some
good news for him. and if he approves
they select a rendezvous, where the
conversation is carried on in this man
rer:
You like me proper:'
--Yes." she declares. 4 like you
oroDe7. with my heart inside. Eye
along heart see you-you my man"
Half frightened, [1e continues:
Glow you like me"
She usually answers: Il like your
7our skin good. You my man."
In reighboring island courtship
assumes a more practical form. The
1oves;ck maiden sends her young man
GOOD. and plenty OF it. He waits some
time and il he decides he approves
Of her, he acknowledges her favor
bv eating all she has sent him. 4
good dancer is always admired IN
t4ese islands. A mans being married
does not prevent his being courted
again. Girls have enough tact not TO
make this known to the wife. \ Sis
Ter is selected.
Some of the girls are wonderfully
persistent. Haddon tells Of girl
who was in love with cook. She