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Show Women of Yezso. Tho woui'1 1 of tho Island of Yozzo, whenco It J- in lnnd camo tiio orlg. Inal Inhabitants of Jiran, hav- ny&ry peculiar custon of making tr their faces to look as though they hnvo mustnehes. Theso women aro called Alnus, nnd upon tho upper lip of each Ainu hello Is tattooed something that resembles a long, flowing mustache. To possess nn artistically tattooed ornament or-nament ot this kind marks a woman ns especially attractlvo nnd hor chances of making a good matilmonl-nl matilmonl-nl alllanco aro vory small If sho Is not thus adorned. As a mattor of fact, tho men of tho island chooro tholr Bpousca moro for tho beauty ot this tattooed closlgn than tho graco ot form or charm of featuro. |