Show Yr Y r J 4 F ld BURMESE GIRLS MARRY YOUNG Are Arc Considered of Age When They Reach Thirteen After the the ears e ears rs are pierced d at the age of or 13 a Burmese girl begins to think of marriage She She Is free to choose her own own wn husband only ancient ancient ancient an an- s superstition decrees that she shall not marry a man b born rn on a certain certain cere tain day of the week Disaster Is supposed to overwhelm the girl born on Wednesday and nd that there shall be no uncertainty In the day of birth achild always has a n name me beginning with the letter of the day of the week on which she was born After the wedding party have assembled assembled as as- at the brides bride's home the band plays and the guests sit about on the fIo floor r chatting smoking and eating sw sweetmeats and after a time it Is announced ec th that t the two young people who are mentioned by name are man and wife During the first year of their married married mar mar- ried life me- the young couple must live with the wife's mother and the husband hus hug band must help to support his mother- mother in It Is the wife who holds the purse purse and manages all household ex ex- |