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Show Singing Girls of Korea. Ono of tho nttractlvo personalities encountered In Korea Is tho singing girl. At tlio social gatherings ami festivals fes-tivals of tho wealthy sho sorves tho guests and then sings, plays tho guitar nnd recites. Thoso girls, although from tho iiiimhlest order, nro well educated from a Korean point of view nnd their sorvicos nro in groat demand. Tlicy cnu bo hired singly or In numbers, according to tho needs of tho host, and they enliven many n feast which, excopt for their prosonco, would bo simply on oxcuso for gormandizing, most Korenns holng gross feodors. As religious nnd social fostlvnls nro occurring constantly In Koron, tho pretty singing girls nro kopt busy, no entertainment being thought worth whllo without tliolr presence. |