Show g rt r T gy j t y AT A ZULU WE idding z r BRIDE DEC DECKS ICS HERSELF WITH MUCH ODD FINERY 4 LI Caff off ft a coves cow tatu u for baek na xa in domiciled la in a dark and hist but costume and unique special letter when a young zulu djan damsel el gets geta married ar she does as every other sensible young woman arrays herself in fitting state here is a desert description eption of the costume of a well to do young bride furnished shed by a european traveler who witnessed her marriage her head was bound about with a fillet allet of shel shells Is and in this were inserted two bunches of feathers her cap was of skin and nicely shaped hanging loosely fro from her neck and shoulders were able chains of cr crochet achet work one black v 14 ua ABOUT TO ENTER HER NEW HOME and the other white upon her wrists were bangles of twisted copper her short drs dress a sort of kilt extending from the waist to the knees was made from the hide of an ox tanned soft with the nap on the outer side this is unusual as the hair is gene generally rally turned toward the person the greatest care is bestowed upon the preparation and making of the brides kilt the hide la is rubbed until it is as soft as cloth it is colored a dull red and the coloring Is brought about by the repeated rubbing of clay and grease there are no stitches in the kilt which merely overlaps and is secured around the waist by a girdle she wore no shoes her naked feet being considered handsome and left perfectly tree free to the admiration of her numerous friends at the festal gathering the bride it will be seen by reference to the illustration tra tion is depleted depicted as standing between her principal bridesmaids the bridesmaid at her side is adorned with copper bracelets and bead anklets danklets an klets and her headdress head dress is similar to that worn by the bride minus the feat feathers herms the rug wound around her right shoulder and passed under her left arm is of european manufacture the grand necklace mec klace worn by the other bridesmaid is of beads and very si similar in design to the beadwork employed by the zulu women to adorn the exteriors of snuffboxes made from native cals calabashes cal abashes bashes the upper garment is decidedly european being neither more nor less than a towel or cloth her hat would also appear to be of european style the ceremony is long and complicated the bride cuts off a cows cowa tall tail for luck and doos does 40 BRIDE AND ATTENDANT lots of other outlandish things thin finally she is stripped of her finery and the other picture shows her about to enter her home which resembles bles in appearance the one she has left it is a hemispherical hut but formed of strong wickerwork frames thatched with reeds or grass gram it is proof against rain or wind it is about 25 feet in dia diameter s and seven feet or eight feet in height in the renter center it is entered by a low narrow aperture as an shown the only owning in the structure |