Eureka Reporter | 1904-06-17 | Page 7 | Korean Widows Never Remarry

korean widows never remarry good society in korea has many curious customs one of these Is that widows must not remarry no widow in the really smart set would ever dream of remarrying however young she may be or however soon the death of her husband may have followed her wedding married life Is by no means an blessing to the woman so perhaps perpetual widow hood might not be objectionable it it were not for the necessity of perpetu ally wearing mourning tor the depart ed this means that during the whole of her life she Is limited to blue black and green as colors for her costumes