Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1920-07-22


5 Shows Her Swain That She Car
I Work.
"Once again with 1920 women have q
chance 10 take the initial step toward
providing themselves with an introduce
ton to the heavenly kingdom, a boon
which marriage brings TO them, ac,
cOrdIng TO Mormon philosophy. Tie
return Of year which leaps forward
day, bringing to them q privilege
monOpOlized by man three years out
Of four, has no significance for women
Of many lands, since they enjoy that
liberty all the time" says a bulletin
from the National Geographic society.
What She Says Goes.
1.-The women Of no race possess
more freedom In this matter than the
HOpi Indians Of Arizona" the bulle-
tin continues. a maiden does not
WOO the man OF her choice. but sim
\ ply and forcibIy states her proposition
to his mother without any encourage
ment on his part. Her only prelim-
mary proceeding is 10 do her hair IN
i two gigantic wbOrls, one over each ear.
\ This is her announcement that she +
\ going acquiring. These peculiar knots
/ are intended 10 represent the bios
/ SONS Of squash vine, symbol IF vir-
ginity, but 10 those uurutOred in
/ their meaning they resemble huge
( door knobs set at a rather violent an
gle. When some deburantes thus an
nounce that they are out on the car
pet # is said that as many as six or
eight OF the eligible young men Of the
( tribe literally take TO the woods.
After this aggressive young lady has
/ selected ner victim and his mother has
agreed that he shall be sacrificed, she
serves in the house OF her future moth
er-in-law grinding meal very much
after the fashion that Jacob Of old
served II years for Rachel. The poor
youth in the meanwhile does not sit
idly By, but weaves her wedding gar
ments.
The Ousky Maidens.
Among the BSt II the Uganda
protectOrate Of africa, II girl * not
fortunate enough. TO be asked IN mar
rage in her home town. she goes 70
another village and offers herself 70
some man there. Though not hOnored
in her OWN country, she at least re-
ceiveS consideration in that of her
neighbOr, for q woman IS an excellent
agricultural labOrer. and man * not
likely to refuse such a business asset.
THE Gala woman Of the eastern
coast of .Africs has the rare privilege
among savage and half-civilized poo
pie of refusing to marry a man who IS
undesirable 10 her.
Little IS known Of the marriage Gus
toms OF the ancient Egyptians, but
we can easily believe that women had
ct least the privilege of expressing n
preference, If they did not actually dc
the proposing, for, II we trust the his
torian, DiodOruS, a man promised his
wife TO grant her complete control
over him and 70 offer no objection 10 I
her commands. Some survival of this /.
liberty Of Egyptian women must have I
permeated other portions OF Africa [
for princesSeS on the west coast Of I
that continent whose children may be- /
come future rulers choose their own .
husbands. Nor is q princess limited in .
her choice to unmarried men. She /
may Just as easily decide upon one |
who has already entered the marriage ]
state, and the poor fellow has 10 put /
away his other wives and become her /
slave. Moreover, she has the power !
of life and death over him. He some /
times has only one COnSOlatlon-he in (
herits all her property If he IS fortu- (
nate enough 10 be spared until her
death.
an the Tyrol a girl may express
her preference for man by present
ing him with n bottle of spirits. II
she Is afraid that her procedure has
not the Endorsement of her parents,
she may contrive to lower the precious
fluid at night from her chamber win
dow.
Shows Him She Can Work.
IN North Pennsylvania & young
peasant woman may give a particular
swain a tip that he Is the apple OF
her eye by going with him in his cart
nj the time Of the harvesting OF the
oats to help him carry in his crop. II
Is said that at this season one some
times sees procession Of gayly dec
nrated carts going afeld. a willing
maid seated IN each.
"One Of the obligations Of & father
in Roumania and Bosnia Is TO provide
so well for his marrIagesble daughter
hat when she is presented with list
her of the means and quail
fcations OF the eligible young men in
The vicinity she will not be hampered
~ lack Of worldly goods on her own
part in making her choice.
In bygoue days ia India women
we're sometimes allowed TO choose
heir own husbands. One of their old
airy tales tells Of fair princess who