New-York tribune., 1909-09-12

| TO be fed without removing e from h-r
JACKET Barring this hood. a woman. ta.lr.. @ .Is
mans are much alike IN shape. FFers br- "a
ooeys the vagaries OF fashion IN ths ror -.
nSlsS oo"n the front Of her hood from IT'S pr.s+,
white fur facsa border and IN the cut ~ ~, .S S
These are usually longer than tbosa ~ :. @ uN4a
snlock sometimes far below the knees AZ ~. L-s
n t9Smon that often results IN voua.1 L,
iroSt0itten is followed at savags IsIands So,
ampton Island, River Clyde and sonoetirn., 80,
Wuliam's Sound. This mode consists az 1tst, 49,.
wrappers. instead OF knee trousers vor, - q
O~AeF Esquimau women Women Who dr.zs q 80
Lashon mentioned will not add even an t,os -
tne Iensth Of the wrappers. Like many a 49,.
''0'''' 'ney prefer suffering 70 lack OF styls
CURE SKINS WITH TEETH
Areue women uss their testh for ebs-v,,x
80 @ HCn SKINS OF beasts ana birds win Vpss-s
tnsr jackets are made and lined ana tbs,- -
covering manufactured. This urocass -, 81
sAins very pliabls and soft ana CzrssnI,-s -, -
are sought In commerce. for their roo1 --''s sa-As
Aho woman prepares all the skirs eor - -
boats and houses. besides making an sba o, ss.els
Anis necessity for having vife to ur.Ds-~ -
"ork with skins IS the reason that Es0ui1,s, -
marry as soon as they can support a vtfa n - -"
| happens that an old woman uzbo 80. - o'sen
teeth 10 make boot material and then N -. -
ooots sort on the fest: 70 hold skins vvhua .s
tnern as well as 20 serapA with and clean b. 80.
stone knife scraper. will wear down the.a -,
members TO mere stumps
Indoors most F.squin1aus dfscar5 ~, .,..,,
Z ceps sort OF sirdle. Some who have baa -.
pean exhortation don few garments vvba- -
visitors are about but when they peresiv. -.
- attenlptS at hne appearance unnot,css
they soon return to their usual habit
As soon the women have coota4 - -
Aetues' hanging over the soapstone family I,,.
sueh or the fcCd as they do not prefer r.,, -
frozen and have served the men, they retira e. ~
pack OF the sleeping bench and or work a. sss,
oorneSuc tasks. sitting cross-Iegged ard UVsaof.
70 stories OF the chase related by huuter. - -
upon the front edge Of the bench aUot+os ~
| In the usual posture
| sometimes woman busies herself In Iicl.i,, -
enlid tongue washing being all the bath many trl.
ones receive Every morning she must roll mn 81.
0eouing and prepare the bench for day uses ss.
must clean the seHt-CirCuIar fat, saucarIikA -,
OF stone repenish It's moss wick lipon tbs 4sp ..p
side and MI 1t with train oil fronl seslslt, 80
taking sip or so OF the oil meantime Is-b
she owns lamp table only a raised stand -
her portion os the sleeping bench somstfB,s,
these portions are curtained on but geueraII1 49,.
are not. Each has its own lamp for Hgbt .~s
warmth two wives and seven cbi,srs0
nave been known to crowd into a four-foot ,ar,
/ on the bench- All night the lamps burn E.z,r,
nsus dread darkness. and It Is considered svtsa,,
OF extreme poverty not to be able 90 burn Iaro8 ,-
night to keep out ghosts
None but the mother sreets a newborn child s,-
Il n, - z-Ssp
sleeping bench and supplies and she is 14ft IN ss-
fate alone II she dies the child Is KILLED ana =
IL Is defornaed or seems unlikely 60 live IT'S Hra \.
/ taken These acts are done through kindnsss u,
/ the child When woman appears about 10 sls
\ such another hut is built and shs is ls,s
/ upon her skin covered couch OF snow, with fooa
/ water and feeble lamp beside her and sealed Us
in what becomes her tomb
/ Should death overtake a woman in her Sa7gv
dweuins she IS dressed for burial and her legs
doubled under her 50 that the relatives compelled
70 place her body IN burial sack and drse n sus
\ always through window or opening in the vail
\ may not have 70 touch the BODY more Than "a
/ necessary An Esquirnau has supersttious horror
| Of touching dead or dying person. The dead
vonnan's place viii be soon filed unless devoted
1 husband prefers to starve to death OF grieF-as
some do. Il Is ettquette for the new wife to extoI
the qualities of her predecessor ana bewan her own
l shortcomings. Sometimes second wife is brough.
| home. az the request OF first. 10 help with the
domestic work and keep the former company
| MEAL TIMES IRREGULAR.
An Esquinsau housewife nseds pleasant dls-
\ position, for meal times happen whenever an Is
/ duinau is hungry. She must serve soup in a bowl
that she has first permitted the dogs TO clean and
If an elaborate feast Is in progress. with
plorer guest. she starts on its rounds dscor-
K posed seals head from which the host gnsws ths
/ first piece. Next follows raw seal liver vita
slice OF its blubber; then a course of RIBS IN
4 closed IN tender meat dripping with blood. srt
then seal entrals. which the hostess hands OFT Il
, two three feet lengths. some explorers learn.
| like the natives. to draw this rbbonliSs deIioacr
! through their teeth. and c. F. Hall SAYS that 70
1 asked for more. Nansen testifes 70 liking al f.
/ Quimau seal dishes except the hair. which never
seems TO trouble native throat He also recon-
mends that bon bouche OF EsQuirnau women whieh
/ every hunter IS enjoined TO bring home 20 wife Or
| hancee-the contents Of RENDERS paunchs win
/ its half digested MOSES and grasses.
/ BIuober. Nanseu says. tastes like sweet cream
I Women are fond Of blubber IN all its conditions
and for dessert they preserve angelica stalks T
sleeping them IN blubber. which they have frSs
| thoroughly chewed- A dish highly praised By ex-
plorerS tasting like nuts and oysters mixed q
/ dainty prepared by from the skin OF
white whale. with the layer OF blubbe- next TO II
\ The toughness Of this skin only proongs enjoy
ment OF the tidbit.
/ Where Europeans have intruded- the AMBITION o.
many Esquimau is to get intoxicated. A we
\ takes great pride in seeing her husband arrive az
this state. and more pleasure in achieving II hsf-
/ self One woman cOnfided TO Nansen that sae
I loved brandy, not because she liked the taste 0R
I il. but because it delightful 70 be SFCnA