The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-11

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NJ baskets ~ mortar ~ bricks Whru HI.
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affor cntrtulllnfA a. seasons when thee .s
threaten destruction "a N" mAiB" of ....t
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hawk Roolaha 81 cool water. hard ho,l"l rs
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the oonntryslds statlont and thee" '..N',
who often lnnocrntly expose their sIt.o.i
lltlle limbs when making = LAP Of thor .."
coins thrown to them In nol mcnt NJ '''t
wares. are pleasantly familiar l,tl" rIures
TO all travellers throughout the Delta The
bigger girls In time NJ wheat h9ty"s' 'll
join with the older women in field labor.
which IL very fatiRulng. as IN many Dis
tricts not only do they pluck 9ni blvd Tho
thrpshinR place Not inftnluently "a h.ry
Of women lRborers who have m" %l"i~lr" vii
proceed a. harvest time from ]y,il,s" 10 VT.
Few, Eeyptan VILLAGE scenes app"ol more
sense than that Of the village maiden fetch
ing water from the river or the woll The
1.-THE. elastic, well DEVELOPED figure n the
peasant ONTlsfl HtfTnr hlIliFblNIIN IlNUl'' Ut ~
homely simplicity, draped in its loose dark
blue garment, the beautifully moulded earth
epware pitcher poised gracefully upon the
It IL true. is probably half drawn TO conceal
her face from prving ewes, or, when she wears
no veil-and often. owing TO the evigencies
Of field labor. the burke face veiD Is dis
pensed with-its office is performed bv gath
erIng a fold Of her head covering into a corner
Of her mouth, Yet the very poor are not
always punctilious about keeping their faces
hidden from strangers. and so. sometimes
one sees the indigo or greenish blue tattoo
designs on'the forehead or below, the under
lip. On reaching the river. where her shadow
seems 10 kiss the ripples, the modern Rebekah
tucks the skirts Of her raiment between her
knees. enters the water to cleanse and AL
her water jar (balassl, and then, with p last
feminine touch OF adjustment 10 the folds
Of her dress, she raises the heavy burden into
position and bears II awav. spillinR nothing
Of it's limpid contents. She never loses her
balance. having made q practice from early
childhood of carrying all burdens on her head
ard having thus acquired a naturally upright
carrisg e and statuesaue gait.