Identifier: womenofallnation01joyc (find matches)
Title: Women of all nations, a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence;
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Joyce, Thomas Athol, 1878-1942 Thomas, Northcote Whitridge, 1868-
Subjects: Women
Publisher: London, New York (etc.) : Cassell and Company, limited
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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round the neck,has a gold border, is fastened with goldbuttons, and, being close-fitting, sets offthe figure of the wearer to the utmostadvantage. Round her neck is hung a !/■_, J. EmtLi-il. 1!„, The BridalCostume. parents, where the ceremony of feedingthem both together with the presenta-tion rice is performed. The bride, who has no veil, and is oftena blaze of gems, not infrequently borrowed, has her hair done in a roll, s u r-mounted with a head-dress of glittering arti-ficial flowers, raised onfine wires, and tremb-ling all over with theslightest motion of thehead, whence its strangename of Quake andtremble is derived.Her forehead, the hairof which is trimmedevenly in an o\-al, isbound with a fillet orband, wrought maybeinto the semblance oftwo fighting dragons place of a skirt, is of as fine a silkand of as rich a pattern as may beobtainable. It should be girt with awaist-cord according to the older andstricter custom. A pair of silk trousersa la turqnc completes her attire.
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FAMILY SCENE AMONG THE SAKAl THE MALAY PENINSULA 199 The bridegroom, no less gaily dressed, and armed with a kris specially selected for its magical virtue, is then Bride and escorted in procession to the Bridesrooms ^_^_^^^^ ^j ^j^^ ^^-^^ ^^^ ^^^^^Race for Supremacy. the performance of the actual marriage ceremony by the)iricst, is led to theinner chamber, andseated on the divan,to the left of thebride, who sits withher feet tucked be-neath her. The brideand bridegroom hav-ing each received ahandful of what iscalled the Presenta-tion Rice, proceedto feed each otherwith it simultaneous-ly, this part of theprogramme being asignal for a race,from which omensare drawn as to thefuture relationship ofthe pair when mar-ried. The bride-groom is then car-ried off to an outerchamber to pay hisrespects to hisfriends, the sweet-meats are handedaround, and thewedding favours(tclor joran) distri-buted among the guests, each of whom is expected to bring asuitable gift. On tlie fourtli day takes pla

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