THE INDIAN TRIBES

and is fastened behind, over the club, in Their head dress forms a handsome and lively

fines the hair smooth,

a beau's knot.

Around their necks they wear various ornaments, which are also decorated with wampum. Those they esteem

appearance.

our ladies do their pearl necklaces. They also wear hand bands or bracelets, curiously wrought, and inter

as highly as

woven with wampum.

Their breasts appear about half covered

with an elegantly wrought dress.

They wear beautiful girdles, ornamented with their favorite wampum, and costly ornaments in their ears. Here and there they lay upon their faces black spots of paint.

Elk hide moccasins they wore before the Dutch

came, and they too were most richly ornamented." Shoes and stockings they obtained from the Dutch, and also bonnets.

some extent, in vogue among der Donck, " generally marry Van natives," says but one wife and no more, unless it be a chief who is great Plurality of wives was, to

them.

" The

such frequently have two, three or four wives, j of the neatest and handsomest of women, and who live together

and powerful

Minors did not marry except with the without variance." Widowers and widows advice of their parents or friends. Their marriage ceremonies followed their own inclinations. were very simple.

Young women were not debarred signify

ing their desire to enter matrimonial

life.

When one of them

wished to be married she covered her face with a veil and sat covered as an indication of her desire.