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Show WHERE WOMEN SELECT MATE In New Guinea It Is Considered Beneath Be-neath the Dignity of Men to Take Time to Court. So far as proposals of marriage are concerned, In New Guinea it is always leap-j7ear, for in that island the men consider it beneath their dignity to notice no-tice women, much less to make overtures over-tures of marriage. Consequently, the proposing is left to the women to do. When the ebony belle falls In love with a man she sends a piece of string to his sifter, or, if he has no sister, to his mother, or another of his lady relatives. Then the lady who receives the string tells the dusky brave that the particular damsel is in love with him. No courting follows, however, for it is considered beneath a New Guinea gentleman's gen-tleman's dignity to waste time in sue a pursuit. If the man thinks he would like to wed the lndy, he meets her alone, and they decide straight away whether to marry or drop the idea. In the former case the betrothal is announced. The man is then branded on the back with charcoal, while it mark is cut into the woman's skin. No breach-of-promise actions are possible In New Guinea, though if the lady is jilted her friends may hunt her lover up and "go" for him. On the other hand, if the dark damsel proves1 faithless, she is liable to be eaten by her betrothed if he catches her. |