Show MM I H H ol r H Z NI H i j ii 1 O 0 rOiO O It o O II OCI 1 O O 0 0 0 t 0 t 1 TH E Oppressed SeK f fIn j z i i iz Ie z WOMEN In I n tile r i 0 0 ij 0 F c U L U fl 1 0 I 0 0 D 0 tt 0 0 O O o o oI I i J 1 o 3 t 1 iv t f k f I li r t I T T T T fu ID you know Imo said th lie He I turned turnell that hat I In Inthe i 1 the Hulu Islands th the an OIl ij custom of I taking wives by b capture Is III IsHill Hill Hili preserved That shows at lit once onee tho are not lot wild the th Newspaper Man llan A d man nev never nl er has hus to capture a n w wire If Ills only iron trou bli bh Is 19 to keep the women hom capturing ing In him The fh Lady scowled at Al the Newspaper NewspaperMan Man and tho Traveler con continued The natives of oC the Sulu archipelago are as us different from the and of oC the north Philippines ns a H II hyena from n a monkey The rhe Sulus art black ns liS velvet elet and pi negro n features but their hair Is straight as a u poker They claim to lu be but Lut the only ani sign of oC It 1 I ever CeI saw lIaw Is tho way they oppress their wo women 0 men and keep them In seclusion Those Sulu Huhl women are us afraid of oC a white I man mun as 1111 If IC he were n ro rn lion and n a boa ball constrictor tolled lolled Into Inlo one Quite right they arc remarked the Lady Iad White While men are dangerous Not to thon women replied till the Traveler Tore liemen they the are arc the most monstrously ugly ID In tin simp of oC the human female on this planet today 1 know that because a woman could rould not be homelier homell r than they arc arl I 1 should not think their tl lr men meu would want to tn capture them then Ihen observed the Newspaper Man ManOil ManOh Oil Oh but they the do the fashion In those parti When a Hulu Sulu takes n 11 fancy to a 0 girl he breaks Into her fa Ca fathers Cathers house houlle at night like n 11 burglar seizes the girl by hy the Iho hand and drags her off ot If It her lither father does dols not want the lover to have hn vo tho girl he tries to kill him and they thoy mutually kill each other If they con can If H on the other hand the father In I willing wll I 1111 he bargains for Cor the sale of oC the Irl disposes of oC her at a II sat satisfactory price and tends sends her off are with the lover nut Hut suppose she does not want to toto to Io said saltI tho Lady In that case she tries to ta kill the wooer on her hel own on hook If It she Iho can she sho gets rid of oC him If Ie she cant sho has hils to 10 togo go 10 with him and bo be hi his wife no matter lOw how much she hates him U It does not mike make any an difference either whether the woman Is married or not If It a Hulu brave l loves another mans wife which happens often for WP wo always like what we WI have hae not got gothe he SOlS goes to the hus husbands bands house hOIl e takes the th wife by the hand and endeavors to lend lead her off orr with him If It the husband hus and In possession posses lolI Is tired of oC her he lets her go 0 for Cor a 11 oum dent elent consideration paid by Ly the hus husband band who would be If It however her owner desires to keep her he kills or tries to kill 1111 the lover loer and the lover tries to the tho husband If It the lover Is III the victor he carries off ote the woman leaving u 1 number num er of ot widows more or orless less behind him What Is polygamy practiced In tho Philippines asked the Lady Yes In the Sulu Bulu Islands A man may mil have all the tho wives he wants If Ir he con can capture them I visited In com company company pany with a n white unite mall mau who had been In the Islands a long time a 1 Sulu chief chiefa a Data living a Jolo This Dato had seven wives every everyone one u little worse looking than the others My friend said to me Now If IC you fancy one of oC the wives heo just go to her herand and put your our hand upon her When a aman aman man puts his hand upon a Sulu woman she belongs to him If It the Data Dato Is willing willingto to let her go 10 he will sell her to you OU at atthe atthe the highest market markel price If It not he will whip out his bolo anti and kill you or ortry try tr to You may buy th the woman or fight for Cor her according to the tho and mood How do the Sulu women dress naked the Lady Mostly like Mohammedan women lomen They wear baggy trousers gathered In at the ankle Over Oler this Is a II sort of loose looie flowing gown gawn coming down about half ha way between the knee anti and ankle They travel In their bore balo feet fot which are very broad with the toes spread wide apart Some of oC them wear on their heads the same style stylo of oC queer hat the men do du doIt It Is braided from Crom palm fiber and stitch stitched I ed together torether In lu the shape hap of oC a cone A I stick stands out at the top like the I knoll knob of or a 1 augar ural howl lid color colored I ed cd threads are wound around thi OW knob for There Ire hanging oops at the ears through a 11 handkerchief hi n ker I chief Is III pulled and pawed under lider the I chin to hold the hat on What a 1 lot they must it he said the Indy They men 1 queer lot B une un and barbarous us III a 1 people can Some JOllie of oC the women drape n 1 shawl h round their heads and shoulders like Arab I females It M III usually d i These fhle EMus Sulus are fond of oC blight colors rh women usually veil themselves H 5 ac RC according i cording to the tho rule In only on I their eyes being visible I when they RO Into Inlo villages white men are They Ih are very timid H som I of oC them walking along n tl a white man coming up behind overtakes I them and aud appears alongside they run In all ull directions and hide thol I wild White While men I melH an 1 HO NO get Kt a bath once In awhile hut the Ihl women do not swim much Thin too to make matters worse they souk their black heads In cocoanut oil all Do you know how oil smell when It gets rancid No Xu l 1 dont replied both the News New Newspaper paper Inn ami the Lady Then youve something to bo be thank thankful Cut ful for They pour tho tM oil upon their thick lack black hall hair anti never wash It oft are It H mixes with the dust duat and become rancid and very sickening If Ie you ever get ael to of or one ana of oC them though It be yard away a WEt bo sorry Smell Heavens Olle day da I was call callIn In on Oil a lady In Jolo when a native wo woman It man came In dressed In her best I sim simply ply Illy could not stand It or sit alt It out I 1 got up Ul walked away I 1 felt relt winy for tor the poor creatures though for they the are oppressed l by their 1 men They are much off than till the women In the northern Philip Philippines pines Thore owing to the Influence of oC tho Iho white many mans civilisation the high spirited strong minded women hold their own oln fairly well with the themen men n MANILLA A vrn lII run Opinions no doubt douht differ on this subject t as nil on Oil all others other Jut hut It will l be agreed that n a girl of oC 13 or II with short lung hair looks ridiculous wh n two or three expensive rings Si cial l children of oC the writers them dally dUll anti slip them on and tiff uN with as RII much coolness us OM a I woman of oC 40 accustomed to them all lire life diamonds look 0 it of plure flure on their small and often grimy h nd and ami no girl 1111 should wear ring null hI h T hair U III up and she sho Is out oU then they should hould be ot 0 the ft i f fOff Off b J f fi i j i J l I IJ III J II j 1 I I i V t 1 b Durr Studio lo Nell York COMMON SENSE GOLF COSTUME to have a n bad reputation In part parti Probably they deserve It remarked the Hut the Sulu females lire so horribly unattractive continued the Traveler Their outer garment Is like Ilk n night nightgown nightgown gown und In It they look like a night nightmare mare Their teeth are very bad badI a sign of oC race degeneration Like their mm they chew chell n nauseous nau mixture of to hI tobacco bacco find betel hetel nut which HIP mouth and teeth red as If It they wore wen coveted with blood bloot I dont dunt believe they wash wal h their clothes or their mens clothes I did not ee jee any wash washing InS ing done OM The men arc excellent swim I pleat or turquoises hut but no diamonds Of OC course the third linger of oC the left leCt hand haud must remain un unfettered fettered until nn an Engagement ring Is placed thereon but Lut all other fingers may be adorned though a n marquise ring Is the only one which Is suitable for Cor HIP Ihl first fiut finger As the putting up of at n II girls hair Is the signal that she may b L considered d grown up so It Is the signal that long dresses veils and rings may b II worn Charming petticoats are arc being made of silk to match the corset corRet as nt aswell well as In brocades and plain satins of soft make |