Show COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE curious customs practiced la in other aarts farts of the world some of the cust customs toms peculiar to courtship and marriage among the race of dwarfs who inhabit the andaman island are am according to 31 de quat ref rei reidges ages v who ho recently published a book called the pygmies about these people very peculiar not the least remarkable of them is the procedure of courtship the young man who lins has his choice addres addresses es himself to the parents who never refuse but send the girl into the forest where before day she conceals herself the yourt youny man an must find her ber it if he does docs not cot succeed he be must renounce all claim to her the Nv wedding eddin g c ceremony of these people is equally equall curious Quatre fages thus describes describe s it the two parties climb two flexible trees groN growing ving near each other which an old man then makes to bend toward each other when the head bead of the man touches that of the girl they are lego legally ally married turning from asia to europe we find a very curious custom prevailing in Roun iania amon the peasantry of this country when a pirl girl attains a marriageable age her trousseau which has in the be meanwhile been carefully woven spun and embroidered by her mother and herself is I 1 is placed in a painted wooden box when a young man thinks of askin asking a to be allowed ill owed to pay his attentions to the girl le is at libe erty to open the box which is always placed in a convenient position altion and examine the azous trousseau it if he e is satisfied with the quantity and quality of the dowry he makes formal application for the girl girls hand but it if not he fi quite at liberty to retire |