Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-12-29 | Page 2 | Natives of Island Mystify Marines at the Barracks

uu Natives of Islands Mystify Marines at the Barracks ST. THOMAS. Virgin Islands. Dec. 1H. t'nited States marines garrisoning thes-i new possessions of Uncle Smi cannot understand un-derstand the fashions affected by the natives. Why a nepro or Cha-Cha Indian should wear an overcoat when the thermometer ther-mometer stands at 100 In the shade m stifles sti-fles them. For some strange reason, the native Virgin Inlander believes In wearing every article Of clothing he can lay his hands on. All American holiday! are now celebrated cele-brated by the natives, who spend the dnv parading about the streets, some of them wearlnj? overcoats, eapes. two or more pairs of trousers and a red bandann ! handkerchief about the neck. Also they frequently adorn themselves with the horns of cows or oxen attached to the head Just In front of the ears rtrt