Show CALLED THE VAINEST PEOPLE accorded a tribe living in west africa A french explorer claims to have discovered the vainest people in the world they happen to be also the ugliest they are the ins a sav age west african tribe As the in s clothing is of so light a character as not to incommode him he bestows a good share 0 his thought upon the adornment of his body which he tat toos in elaborate designs done in red or blue both men and ft omen take immense pains in dressing their hair their ingenuity which is shown in the construction ot scores of different head dresses of bone and metal for the men of the tribe chiefly the war giors Is illustrated in a far greater de gree by the coiffures of the women the extreme ot simplicity in the pa houin women s methods of making themselves beautiful Is to shave the head until it Is smooth and round as a ball and t a die |