Show A A A A A JA i A A j x JIt i A j 4 A Ji A t A AJ A l A A JAA J A LUA itri J i A k It A Ai A iJ i 1 J J A A i t A It Iti rt It tk It c It A k It AA Ait A It It A a k kr s r y I MRS CHARLES N J I I III I I W I I I I VAV 0 V J lAW I PH PHOTOS BY y I 4 t w J JV J r E I f t t I I I I I I I I IL 4 7 9 N ONE respect the Indian woman Is the equal Df t tall all oUter osier women TIle The men of race hold her heras er era IN a as U inferior hater or orNo No one accepts this thie standard ta mace than the aqua squaw w herself To ride kit In parades seems to her as s moat mut is as a woma tik uld 1 peet jets jein with the in their lone w 14 he a far be e i yond her and nd to wear wt with beads s upon tb en that I a r reserved for the bra rl IM Ii e red womans omans plain un beaded footwear I it one ODe mark of her sex ex exIn In the young oung Indian womans bearing however how ver In that of the freedom and pride as th there re Is h the same brats Her lier life Ufe of constant ex exercise has been her Deharte She has baa Trilby harder hardert than han t Undressed leather hu has ever eer confined t them The figure of the Indian India Id n is straight and ItIe e Her black hair is abundant and coarse her 1 tart fault k Ir s and her ber big dark eyes are soft aud shy sh The c or of the th wild girts akin Is 18 a blending of brassY topper bronze and California rich mixture mature and a rich effect The Indian t like other woud 1 e her natural grace s And think not at she has a soul so 80 dead that she reeks not BOt of Ut tom style The blanket which is 18 the most portion n o of her 1 ks fe subject to many sham In hi Jt its colors and designs A blanket may the thick warm but only one of the newest weave and aM dye will serve an squaw calico The ordinary woman wears ears a bright Ight silk aUk band dress he covers her head bead with a hat bat An n kerchief or a Indian girl whom I visited on her reservation wu was clad cladin in a dark blue sateen that she had made herself The Thed d dress u was IS a simple curving In n to tine waist sad aad just re reaching hing the top of her ber laced moccasins The neck was cut ut a 4 a low at lid d the sleeves sleen were short hort std I owl ig A w wide le beaded belt clasped the girls Waist loosely The ga Th nt t was had achieved one rr Greek k In This Thia Indian girl ideal of of and modern utility To see real ce in dress NS that can be berated rated at a money valUe fit of several hundreds or er as thou thousand chieftains cl s sand dollars one must look upon peA some with elk daughter in her tooth pen penda As AI accessories to th this robe or of state the daughter wears a collar cotlar of elk teeth th and a ab p b loaded belt from which hangs a fox akin or that Or of Ora r a weasel In her hand she carrl carries a figured grass graes woven basket Although nur Indian m sister ter does not rw read the Ule beauty columns or of the Sunday papers she Janot Is not averse vers to using hf heroic measures for the purpose of tendering rendering herself ers lt attractive Often she gOM goc s Into the little skin hut but thAt Ute the Indians use when the they take their eat bAths Here H shutting her heT eyes eye ube smokes her herf self elf f for hours in in the willow twigs permeates per permeates her body LOdy with a delicate perfume She also much time in combing her glossY hair Sh She braids It into two long plaits which she abe lets lats hang town wn upon her bosom As AI a last lut t to her coiffure she he paints upon the top of her head where wh re her hair parts a red stripe The Indian marry marn young Fifteen its is the usual 1 age at which they become e wives Daughters are the property of their fathers The bucks exchange e ponies far Although many of the old families of them the who are de of Pocahonta boast or of Indian blood the humblest Indian girl considers it a degradation t on to II wanT marry a white man By all the tribes It le l elda mark 0 of degeneracy to poes re the mingled blood of white and Td r d Fe Christian marriages are celebrated OR on the res I A M tt t of the W prefer 19 tallow 9 he mple rites of their ace These are hut ut two to The first one naively romantic ia h the be be betrothal I The Tbt lover goes ley y night lat to 0 the thie e and her h a ove ditty She comes rut vt in tte and joins with him Thal Ute the en Is ann 4 The TIK marriage however ig Jc Two blankets a are pred in the middle or of the tepee leP e The fh and groom m sit upon fhe These e and th they are married The wedding guests bring presents and heap eap I th them m upon the couple When the Indian maid incomes a wife she he obeys And IoV loves 8 her bir heave brae Lift the flan of a tepee and aMi you will ill often see the squaw with a look of t tenderlY combing and smoothing her Iter warriors lOng longhair hair Her love is not unrequited r I have bave seeR seen the husband bus hus band tainting painting with great care U upon On he head d dt t the ht adorning vermilion stripe The red mother is dp de ted t to her children Of the tulle little girl I she Is fond She he small timan and naps flaps in which to tie no nn her doll papoose To the little boy she gt Pes res the J kind ind of care art that trainers gh give to their fine colts coifs x lit his she hf tak takes to make the future t brave r strong ron and straight She disciplines t s him firmly 1 hut but gent no harsh word or blo blow must break ida j ML The haughty haught re reserve ene of the uie In Indian Jan warrior appearS appears in woman roman lS as a mo most t en engaging g ng modesty A girl 1 n 11 the rp viii ut cast her et eyes down and in tty Engh English h Je if she has been to a I If given a little pl present he wilt will softly say Thank YOM yea and aIM the ribbon o or the kerchief may be wW will ay It aM aside e without looking at It while hile the donor I is near This shyness which is not nor DOT aWk t hut but n rather ther u a sensitive reserve attracts ore Oaf oreto to Ute the Indian girl I remember how bow Jt Ruth th whoa I Ii i asked her bEr to come to Whirlwinds tepee with tin drew back bik begging to cay ay behind alto t like to JO go before so m many JD wet The red madden dIs displays plays also aIM in her love affairs the a neat Josephine c aisle to a tv hite friend to ask Dim aim to write or her ber x a to her favored brave A As eft to toT tomail mail T n tit the letter r her last words were Dont ot tell mother er Has any one ever fer told vote ot thAt the Ind Indian woman has as no of humor Smile at her ber and an she en Ilga hack h k Ho How much aT are these e moccasins t 1 of f a She knew that I only wanted to maker are lo r talk Although moccasins were sold old fog elf hE twinkled and Pont yet n hen heD one means busino the Maws are keen t t 1 The mpr out West who bo buy the sf t ha df t 1 work will 11 tell you ou tnt that PIt fit ease ran can II set t tM the float of elf t her In a bar bargain ain She to I lIkel likely to hold bold out for foto mont than the value aluf of h her 1 WAr WArThe wares The worst trait In the of ru w however is Ia her love of nf s 1 ot nt to in h hr rare raN The Ute the to olaY cards The children loOk on their moua mothers draw v A A R C A A A A AK K X h A n A A A AA A A AA AAA A 1 THE H E TEACHER fE f HER J SUMMER u M ER HAl HAli HAIR Ic t H ate t a 3 i F v 4 I t b r k r V b Irv a Ic x b bY ba bI Y a it tF I i 4 I At P It ItI f if I 0 k p pk pS i ii ii ii k i S y i R 1 z 4 g ti a aEa i s Ea r sir i x x t I I 4 i iI a ap p cj tT I u tJ R LP 1 r r r Sr r h w wh wt K 1 t a itt I e a af afir t t lil t f 1 fir r t y it ity w l 1 y a ae a e y k 14 M a i Yr r k e i ik s us ai ait air t a I e 0 t r t a Ie 1 t i 4 s TRILBY fEET i too TE uL j i i u U u u u u u u u u U u u u u h x f f r around a blanket in la theo the tepee 4 Ute the chances chances of the game i iThe The squaw despite her ding Is She chops and ancl CArries opher She Shed d does all the cOokin cooking Site hIllS has nit broiled for fer centuries In vain In the est t wito haT have eaten With the these e tell of the de of the cooked saimon 7 woman the trans s baskets ba that we weH wesee see H In Iti ax stores they ley alto al o tan buckskin and make ke gloves m moccasins TIle The celebrate ed Navajo blankets a ate woven by the wo of t The rne women not ordy omy do the fight wk 1 the men leave all the OM heavy t toll il to theta them If a crop rop is III to be raised The squaws must be t the laBorer If a new Jew tepee Is need needed d f f l f a v vISh hg mt mint it To this nomad WIfe da day ISh with more frequency than to tJ wellIn eller In the city fiat But the red man o via The D sq squaw aw takes down Ute the tepee and aRd 1 tg and blan blankets ets upon ponies JODIa TReat Thera i her F pack animals sae folio In wake dt do doIn d dIn In of r peace the squaw w sr Her ietek eK upon the chase The men mea shoot t n thet Jepe the squaws sQUaw do the rest reat They skin Ut title ant 0 Uld cook or dIrr c r te meat mea f r n In wartime arUme tile the squalls do th Ir they bold bola the e pontes ponies while the w warriors o h to the attack Or when the braves aves capture a Of clines the squawK tide them off o ff They e a abat f fight g 1 some I times like Uke Amazons of old The Th Tea es Parem I a H If i lf V f I y Y y j f T Y lf of Chief Joseph fought f like men de hits hl famous campaign against the United Stat Staten mY y The red woman who clasps claps her Iter Manket n her shoulderS and aad upon key I Track baCk her bagy d e d his bread like a h n is ismore t more often otten tow now the ed educated U than Ui th td woman Why she returns um from boo st h removes her civilized garb earb and goes gees back to bl ei ef is 18 iUt 1 p Z to her white neighbors Ho v knot but their own life Ste has bas known both She makes her choi choice J Jennie the daughter of Chie rom rent Chemawa t the Indian college near she returned to her tribe she re resumed the and her ber old manner of life Ufe She soon soon tia the squaw AA AAA A A A A JJ ani the property or of au an In iD bucit Indeed it Is dan dai erous now to assume that any squaw one meets Is the untutored savage e woman oman t I saw an Indian WO women o blanketed blanket sad 4 with a silk aUk ker kerchief kerchief chief on her head in a store oUt west When out or of curios ty I asked her some childish question she it plied Thank yOU I dont care to talk ilk this morning In short the life of the I worn is onE un unbroken broken camping out No one OIle wIt wilt deny that such an holds some of the joys we all covet cevet To explain the that untamed nature has for all ll men roen It has bu been sold aid When civilised man mangoes goes to the mount mountains ms or to the forest fo t be is simply simpi going home Then why do we marvel ar 1 that the civil civilized red woman become home homesick for tor tepee tepee beside the winding stream that when she he returns to theold the old surroundings the spell speD or of the mounta mountains a and for forests forests ests is stronger upon het titan than the laws lawe of cont conven conventional l lift life t f The re alp of the 0 Is cu e f edu educate ate her give her qt of our best beM and ana atilt from her all the oN old freedom and joys Jon tal aj Ike life 1 Copyright by e w Cre n t tL L i to |