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-THEOREGON-SUrTOAY OURAU-rCTLA; -A--:U3Airr,:pfflir;Gf JUN2 to. vzs . . - - . . .... V., r ii 1 " ., ,, -; - ; ' , 1 . . .. , . ; ... i ' r .-. . . . . . v ' i , . ' i : s ' . ' . . r v. .' ' . ' , . - ( . ' - ' V 'i - " " "' ' ' r : . . i I -. 1 . Xv-nrrri--l,J ' . :0 '7Ii"'l. .arfrv-.-v. 1- , -ns -- .. - ,, , X A'C.,S t 3 ",1 7rJ?rsLss-jS , AU j . s ' . AC-. . , :,:.. ..,-.. '.- Vi- : 4. 3 ROM the dances of t T i-people one - May , OETRT of motion, according to the American or Kuropaa Undrd..U not expressed in the -weird ' Ffl nrirnnn w A nr rf iha Xf l v Arh1n1av and " tie a nf their oM-:-"vrro e by B "ent and appreciative crowd of ap0' . ceptions of grace t , whichy in t u r nt fonnljm ore less accurate., in- . dex jo he degree of - refinement 'at- , tamed by them jl . Dances a f f ttorn. .Very curloue la the eoetume of this performer.--Fron tilpa to ifmi the body ia laced tlffhtly In a banded cor aagn, below which fall the ample folda of a brlfhtly hued -ektrtHt highly ornamental cape toveia-the ahoulderar and a heavy headpiece, composed largely of metal, ! worn.'- . . .. . '. ,'. . , Th anna, free," are waved: Trt, harmonr with the dance,x which conalita principally of bodily motions and oontor-' ttone. the feet being-moved but little. . . - , Gandroung dancers are usually found about the mar fcet places.- and nmrlo for thm 1 fiimlnhwl by an or chesira or hair, a aoscn or more pieces, drums and a sort . Sirnea Or amuse- xjicpnone maaing mosi or tne noise to tne untraioea '4nstt" 4 tt rt m r 'ar lt ''niply noise. , , . mvnXZ Ifnla-hula Rlrls of the Hawaiian Islands ranlt among ' barbartC Of partly ' m"t fantastic dancers of the world. , In former . t ' -, ' , . .1 - uvula dhiius oi. suvr-maiueita-were among the pomes- tC peoples thei frequently Constitute a "ns the kings and chiefs, and danced before those T r "l"" J t j , ' telehrllles In honor of their gods. - . . . OT UlOrShtbT an abbeal to rOdS. an ex- . 8rme of the nrettleet mW or the IslsnHM wm mnn 11 i ,tiJ.t 'TU;tnn Im muZtlk','- "';' -tnat belonged to the court of .Kalakaua. No pl Of Scnttment. 1 nett, 100, in a number t wedding or funeral could pass off with appropriate com- ntrtes dancmgHsa kind of profession, Kn". W cwy. foV prwke of performed by. professionals for, the lndSZwran,:tk,mbffi ment Of Spectators. ' ., . -., movement, the huln-hula girl does, iot move her - - a lit rr r n ici. una mi uig mwii ner oooy irnm siae to Sloe: early the XuhOle V0rld dances.- The LS- - bend" U backward and forward, expressing the sentU i i.. V- .-. ments of the occasion with t movements of-the head. , ;The dHnrlng -poniume conlt 'of skirt of grass-, reaching to tho knea. and a low-neck, loose bodice, made ; without sleeves. , Sometimes onlv the pau is worn a looe garment formed of kaa cloth, about four yards lonif and one yard wide, wrapped around tha waist and uiximj I-, uniw wiuw xne Knee. . About the ankles are bimklns of dogskin. Tha'armt ,jr adorned with bracelets of the teeth of dogs or whales. Hreaths of flowers deok-the heed, and long floral Bar tends are hung ever the shoulders. - . l M,,?r' B'1'T1" of -w .i.enlnrt give dsnres period lslly In honor of jil, one Of the staples. of food among U.cm.. lucfe pclibraUwis pscui; la U OS c Mar' v, r. a-.,--.. . - v V- ' . vr,-- gambols " rudely in . his ", furs:" in the stered tropics the native pirouettes to n-1om; the American Indian, the wild-- tihptno tribes, the yellow men of the. Islands, all hate certain forms of bod tortious set Jo music as wild as the themselves, tvhich are in isjiigh favor themjis is the coiill6n. affi exports' , : - f : 1'' i5Tr53 r II 111 M r" l " VS N ir IV ' U Yt i v " i - - " i 5 - V I t ; - ,i ' . J ? ' their templet, and the usual aim is to have only ,the tieglng to Wow shrilly upon a whistle and shufflea around '; v prettiest girls of the tribe take part ' - I the ring;, a movement Jhat in. usually continued without . They decorate their hair with feathers, and over their ' intermission for three days. Not only must the dancer wear encircling aprons 01 long grass, .ine .prin B?ipi icaiure or ine aance is a stately, parade in meas- V tired trefid, the hands of each dancdr resting, upon the nipe- as sne move demurely along. , r . .; A number of queer dances are to .be seen by visitors to the various miiplno-tribes, One, known a. the shield : ' keep in. motion, but he must never, cse blowing hut -V whistle as well. : ; ''. v.-; ; -t..t.--.--i-l-'-- 4 -..V N one but an Indian could stand such a. test of en- durance and most of them drop out before the termip, , liatlon of the dance. ' ... ,; ;, ' !. 1:1 . iOhost: andnkt dancetLare- hoUaa frequent as for dancfc Is 'participated, in by, men. alone. The performers mrerly,' fjlthjuglr' In the Indian Territory white, men are":; wear their gayest .attire, are, armed ' and prance about 'sometimes permitted .to view such apcctavlea. " In thgl each other ,'n hostile demonstration,' using their strange-,'.' ghoet., dance performers are' fantastically arrayed, and -looking shields both to convey an idea of their readiness the."dance ttralf is supposed to be an appeal to the higher iiOf defense. and to keep .time .to weird jtiueic , ' ' bowers for protection, for aid In some contemplated an Rather ludicrous are tha costume effects to bo job-" terprl Of t ward oflt famine and drouth,-; :. .... served at a -dance among . the members1 of the TJnginanl ' In far-away Burma a favorite entertainment la ha 1 tribe. A turban, and a white coat Include about all the Ulllputtan P'wfiy, performed by. children, between I and costume, of. tha. men; the womWn ar,barofootr clad in - 14 years of age,-This daftc is usually performed before) JlnglepruTbejlthttlpB3ea.dsJvxanped about the KlnS, and, as the little ones move In slow and fairly their heads. The dancers hold imurn at .eTnihTiiTore " ' grflgetUI Mekiurfl. IMA ol tnpffrmrga tha i.mifa m thai vthem as they move about, giving what arprobably'in--."-aovrvlgm--- -i - - ., . tended t6 be COOUettlah flouriahea at euoh at hee r . - I . . i Daiuilne- of tha Vnnteh vlrla nf TnHIa l. .hmlnilln ' la Egypt and other Mohammedan countries travelera to tlose who see It for the ft rut time. In some way it ; are sometimes entertained by whirling dervishes. These seems to- exert a magnetic Influence upon the. Hindoos'. tt u ' iuuu wuarever me green nns'-or in-, mnim unviriK mem, 10 mi poim oi isnaiicai maoiiess. rnrairo wjTrtr dot strsr seen a I tnHr out hi .onsiftnii Ttople and Cairo. - , . , . . . Their tall, sugar-loaf, hats, their flowing 'skirts and' short laoketa give them a . picturesque effect-In repose;" hut when they whirl In their dlcsy religious dance a gro tesque-spectacle is presented. . ". Like-spinning too, the dervishes turn and turn to me muMc or tnree-atnng gultara..and tom-toms. incy rnu exnaustea. -Thnse. Uunciem ra aluatL.ln tha..iLatiwa.. Umnlu Tha sinuous movements of ihe girls much reermble the wrlth liigs of a, snake; and, to the accompaniment of natlve musle, produced from a sort ot violin and a drum, tha dancers appear to develop a frensv of rtHltrlous emotion.' I'lclures of Nautch girls on frletes of old temples In TndlH show that not a thnso of the nornvnllnn rianra was until ' - unknown to them In the years- long gone. , v. ; - In. Teheran the native ilaiicr. ,M 1 1 mmr a m- vmiw-iriinm vi inniuiini ii raw n rrom a, parDarm.- are ih.-v,t mrmivi'Ja 10 appear III puollo. 1 nese men tU pat are. ther dances of the North American Indians th l low their halr.to grow long; and nvike op to represent' hoch-e-a-yum. or, grost medlcin dance of the Cheyennes; ;. women. Bo faithfully la this' accomplished thnt few per the ghot , dance-of the Comanchea and A raps hoes; the wn, tinawsra of the custom,, realise that the dancers snake dnce. the corn dsnce inil the araln and . other are nnL women. 1' uXa rt.B I nn.n la ffi.aM ku a.w.u .dances of -various other trlbea , -.... , . In tho publlo plncin, ol cities and 'villages, and are al- . . A 'test of endurance 1a, the great medicine dance nf; i ways well patronised. A- ; tRe Cheyennea. " Formerly It was ohllgstory upon all-who When the Ksklmo . feels particularly- srtlve, he In- mlRht be-summoned by the medicine chief, and ha could ' dulges In a pastime which he cells dancing, although It la compel them to keep up their exertions,. If lie dcjlrcd, ' entirely wtthouti'grare or attractive features. . In win. - until' they died of exhaustion. . ..-.' k "" ' ;t"r, such danoos kre glen-In lai ge rooms, poorlv lighted, . Now participation la voluntary,' and any- dancer may t , 111 smelling and stifling; lu summer they are performed drop. out. when he sees fit. Even at that, many continue ln the Open air. , , . ' their exert lone for sevtnty-nve . hours, without sloop. . Here, too, the mn' do mof of the dancing. They food or drink. ' - , run, luinn, tumble ahntit and Indulge In rude horseplar , ( ' meillclne cldof. they take their places in the centre -of . exerclsw Is nbnut the only notlreHhle- rharacterlstlc, and. loagernom. isr.ing mn imiii susrenaea irom inn ceiling,. A. a I I 1 J M li. ..... I I fH nr. It Is continued uniil tha rerfnrmera n ahaAlulalai a At, a JcnJ. ttb. dancer, fljw upoth Imasaty baustcd. ... .'"-"'. . .-, , - t
