Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence (1908) (14596181919)

A coolie woman on a tea garden, Darjiling. Her anklet and bracelets are silver ; her ear-rings gold ; her necklace is of glass beads with two large gold beads. The ring is a carbuncle set in gold.

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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 Women

Publisher: London, Cassell

Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto

Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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eigh-bour, the Hindu, and has made a steadyadvance in educational matters which hasbeen a distinct gain for the community. It is to his advantage that he is nothampered by caste rules. There are norestrictions in the matter of food, and heeats meat as well as grain and vegetables.The re-marriage of widows is permitted,and he is no advocate of the child-wife.The girls are allowed to attain their fullgrowth before they become mothers. Theresult is that his family is larger, and thechildren are stronger and longer-lived. Heprefers to dwell in cities where life is lessrough and presents fewer hardships than inthe villages ; famine and drought pressLess heavily in the towns. On one point he retains his conservatism—the seclusion of his women. It is not themaster of the house so much as the mistresswho insists upon it. The breaking of goshais a dire disgrace. It is only the very poor.Mohammedan woman who cannot keepher gosha, and she veils her face as muchas possible when she goes abroad.

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g raph ;. _> .■ . ttstt .-<■;;■■ A COOLIE WOMAN ON A TEA GARDEN, DARJ1LING. Her anklet and bracelets are silver ; her ear-rings gold ; her necklace is of glass beads with two large gold beads The ring is a carbuncle set in gold. 604 WOMEN OF ALL NATIONS It is impossible to obtain photographsof the goshti ladies either in India or inK ishmir. The pictures that are sold asrepresentations of Mohammedans are mostlytaken of dancing girls or of women of noreputation. In the absence of reliable pho-tographs it is difficult to say whether theKashmir women possess the beauty whichhistorians claim for them. However, Mo-hammedan children are not gosha, and inmany of their oval faces may be seen thepromise of future loveliness. The children of the East, whether Hinduor Mohammedan, are very attractive. Thereare no nurseries in India ; the little onesare always with the grown-up members ofthe family. The consequenceAttractive- jg ^at they become preco-ness of . r Children. cious, and

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