The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-04-26

AMI HOW III
.'-'r i,,nirnl Belle Who Sold Silk
y 'pdIuoe and Nonnanhood-Cus-
"a, If love and Marriage-Di-
'"". nr Uou to Get Rid OF q Hus-
'oIi -rr,naEe Education - Girls
', For the DAYS OF the Week-A
t"nd nf lasy housekeeping. Etc.
'@''"0surf 1910. by Frank c.. Car
N'i' pcnter.)
MANDALAY, 1910.
..,,. with me to the bazaars and
r,1k at the girls. We are in
i"' - ..jnital of Burma, walking
l.g ,.M immense buildings filled
'"r% .r.4l~. in which hundreds Of
"--rrbfn- women are sitting upon plat
|,rn. with goods piled around them.
,io~a is one selling silks. She has
,ta most delicate pinks, blues. SelloWs
' 7 Greens. all striped With some
H. .Yz- color. They are intended
Wv. s~e;rts. and will be wrapped tight
r,,rd The person and fastened with
lrat Al the waist. See. a girl has
".nl up and is making a purchase.
qho fair merchant takes q cigar as
lilo as my wrist out of her mouth and
1.re if aside while she measures the
Goods With q NardstiCk. \ hall dozen
Girls are sitting on their heels nearby
Hatchfra the ale. Their backs are
,,,,ad and observe their silk skirts
oIupd to their plump bodies. The
Pnrmtse maid wears neither corset
mar hustle. The skirt falls straight
III the feet. inclOsing the legs go that
they look like double pipes wrapped
in silk. The upper part of the body
il clad in jacket and shawl.
Now Iuoh 1T the ears Of those girls.
They are shaped like beautiful shells,
l,.,,,- ~ tho lnhaS "hjr are RlOn-
Gated and plugged with cylinders of
gold. silver or amber. They are bare
headed. aud Their long black locks
are done ~ in Il knot on the crown.
Every girl wears two or brace
lets. and a diamond ring sparkles on
the hand If the merchant as She
measures the 10th.
The Women Do the Business.
Now tIru about and look through
the hIzaar~. There are thousands Of
Womeu buying and selling. and hun
dTeds of ~pedGlerS moving about with
trays on their heads. Here comes
one with fresh fruits. She has a
bowl Of ~,'tcoanutS and bananas and
'r.es Out her wares as she goes. Be
hind G'r is Il flower peddIer, and fur
Their on are maidens with vegetables.
tSh. Trn5t and all sorts of things. a
fish woman is selling a trout from
viii h she has chopped off the head.
iht fish biceds as she handles it.
She has Plugs in her ears and her
Ups "r" wrapped around a mighty
rIsaF 1T which She puffs as she weighs
ont tho fish.
W." - 10 the street Of the tailOrs.
Here girls are sewing on machines
worked 10y hand. They will make
You " ira~s while You VAIN. We
SloI t-."re At pretty silk seller. and
h"< q yellow striped skirt to send
nome. The girl sits on her feet, her
'.'Le hf""n toes peeping out of the
Ilhh Nh.ft which Is wrapped tightly
ao"1j heF. She looks innocent and
reg SAT" it making the purchase al
IFf own price. She offers me a Whit
rom her cigar as handle the goods,
'"' upon my refusing gives it % her
SISTER and then comes down to bust
ness Nh@ pulls out one piece Of
oIlght s'H after another and explains
',' S"'d points of each. laughing and
rnauliS the while. In the end
.A' have paid three times what
S'''5'' bat the girl was so charming
"'7 worth twice The money.
Belle Of lie Bazaars.
'liN -lEt was M Of the bells of the
.""o1'. ami typical Of the fair maid
I'm "I Burma. She was as straight
d post and as plump as q part.
,NS'. ana her rich Burmese dress was
w." 4l't"o ia show all her beauties
,"' "i 'h'Sc is a jacket of silk, cot
~" "' @a1ze which caches to Tho
"H~ "nt the other u bright silker
v''il which is wrapped around th'
'' ~, ami falls to the feet.
fms skirt is square; it is about fv'
ba1r III Njdjh, and is fastened by F.;
f%l h''"a with an opening down "a
rom. The skirt is so tight tina
sr4rH ,ti" girl walks rapidly sh'
b.. hor bare legs to the knee; bu
'i4'"INg out the heels ana goin.
'A-j"ed the folds are prevented
In parting 10 an immodest degree
ara ',"'' Burma many of the skirt
an "'" sewn together at the from
f., ''"uhj Of the comments whicl
costume. '' "p'h
Ie,,aa* dresses are Of differen
la"2''S. ana the richer women Otter
crn,, 5hl'l1 which trail upon til
TsH 2%"a. The coIors are those of tn
Inc " 3'. the most delicate hues be
janL... ' MY fair merchant wore
as NJ, OF Gauze and her skirt reache'