Frauen aller Nationen; eine Aufzeichnung ihrer Eigenschaften, Gewohnheiten, Sitten, Gebräuche und Einfluss. figureup zu ihrem Hals. Wenn Sie im Ausland thesaree muss an der Taille fallengelassen werden, asis in den Fotografien vertreten. Wenn Sie bychance abgedeckt ist, und sieht eine strangerof der gleichen oder höheren Kaste nähern, sheis verpflichtet, die von alteingesessenen Regel entfernensie die Vorhänge bis er bestanden hat. Auf Euro-Peans nur in dem Land eingetroffen Die Actionis sehr peinlich. Einige Nair ladiesof Bildung und Verfeinerung haben latelymade ein Protest gegen sie als contraryto alle Gesetze der Zivilisation. Sie gingen zu

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Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence . figureup to her neck. When she is abroad thesaree must be dropped to the waist, asis represented in the photographs. If bychance she is covered, and sees a strangerof the same or higher caste approaching, sheis obliged by long-established rule to removethe drapery until he has passed. To Euro-peans just arrived in the country the actionis highly embarrassing. Some Nair ladiesof education and refinement have latelymade a protest against it as being contraryto all laws of civilisation. They went to acertain temple with their husbands and sonsto worship, wearing jackets. The Adigari, or chief official of the temple, objected totheir presence clothed in that manner. Acomplaint was laid before the Rajah, whoissued an order that all women coming tothe temple should remove their jacketsbefore entering. An appeal against theorder was made by the gentlemen belongingto the families of the offenders. The Rajah, however, declined to oppose the expressedwish of the Adigari. 622 WOMEN OF ALL NATIONS. //. Penn, Ootacamund. TODAS OF THE N1LGIRI MOUNTAINS.The most important Hill-tribe of the South. In addition to the Mohammedans, Hindus, and hill-tribes, there are a few nomadic people who wander through dif- oma c ferent districts, not confining them-Tnbes. b selves to one Presidency. The tribe most frequently seen is the Lumbadee or Brinjara. They are of Gipsy origin. Where they came from is not precisely known. They were the carriers of grain in the old days. The Duke of Wellington, as Colonel Wellesley, made use of them in the wars with the Mysoreans and Mahrattas to transport food and ammunition. They never failed him, and were faithful to their trust. They are, however, inveterate thieves where their word is not given, and the women are ugly and uncivilised. The Hindu ideal of beauty differs fromthe English ideal. A beautiful woman, according to one of their classicalThe Hindu writer

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