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Show A Zulu llrl,U'crcinu. The daughter of a Zulu in comfortable- circumstances docs not leave her father's kraal without much pomp and many queer rite-.i. which doubtless are held by her p ople In high estimation. It may he noted, too, thai the marrlagy customs of these dusky Africans are subject to lnnuim-rable variations, each tribe having its own peculiarities. peculiari-ties. Hairdrr.-sing, by the way, is an important feature both to the bride and bridegroom, and the attention paid to the coiffure of the pair would shame the performance of a West end hairdresser who arranges a bride's locks and fasti ns the orange blossom ,-li:mlet A coni'-sliain-d erection, for Instance, is the lawful coiffuie of a Zulu wife, and Ibis cannot be legally worn till flu) marriage riles are duly completed. Save fur Hie all-important cone, the bead of a Zulu bride Is closely close-ly shaved, an ussi gal being used for the purpo.-c; whilst, a) soon as a youth 1b of a marriageable age, his head is shorn to bave a ring round the n-alp. and (ben liberally )i stiK-jir-I ed Willi fat and ochre, without which uiiguenls. no Zulu would feel fittingly i ilecnrati-d lor his bride. When the bridi groi'in-eie' t has been s horn of all his hair p.ae th" wind on tb" crown, which is trained in a circular shape, and soni four inches In diameter, a ring is sewn to 1hS :. of gum and charcoal; char-coal; in this the Zulu thrusts long snuff spoons, needle::, and Kina'.l utility ! articles, and Is very proud of hi.-i ring, which U the badc of manhood. 1 From "CasMll's .Magazine" for March. |