Les femmes de toutes les nations ; un enregistrement de leurs caractéristiques, les habitudes, les mœurs, les coutumes et l'influence . | avis, si elle seesneither inthem la grossièreté ni obscénité ; et sa pose dans arecalculated danse pour réveiller le pire des passionsin l'Oriental, qui n'échoue pas tocomprehend leur signification. Elle isbidden à chaque mariage et entrez figurant sur les maisons des riches. Elle l'isat le service de chaque adorateur du temple qui peuvent se permettre le necessarygifts. Les hommes et les femmes encore continuegive leurs filles, souvent l'aîné de thefamily, afin d'être inscrit dans la bande d'Dasisat le temple qui e

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Women of all nations; a record of their characteristics, habits, manners, customs and influence . opean opinion, though she seesneither coarseness nor obscenity inthem ; and her poses in dancing arecalculated to rouse the worst passionsin the Oriental, who does not fail tocomprehend their meaning. She isbidden to every wedding and enter-tained at the houses of the rich. She isat the service of every worshipper at thetemple who can afford the necessarygifts. Men and women still continuegive their daughters, often the eldest of thefamily, to be enrolled in the band of Dasisat the temple which they frequent. Thethree girls in the group on p. 620 are adornedready for their dance at some festivity, social or religious. They wear the richestof silk drapery and jewels of great value.all of which belong to the temple, andare kept by the authorities for the useof the Dasis. Occasionally a Dasi hasjewels of her own, the personal gifts of men whom she has captivated ; but Dasisare not encouraged to become women ofproperty and founders of families. If theyshould have children, the girls become. to ARYAN HINDU : NAUTCH-GIRL. Her jewellery is of gold, set with valuable gems. Xautch-girls, and the boys servers in somecapacity or other in the temple. The ad-ministration of the large revenues of thetemples finds occupation for many peoplewho have nothing to do with the ritual. Although a Hindu wife sees no shame inthe profession of the Dasi, and will even goso far as to give her own daughter to betrained as one, there must be an instinctiveknowledge that the life is dishonourable.It is shown in her care not to imitate themanner and bearing of the Xautch-girl. 620 WOMEN OF ALL NATIONS She is careful never to sing or to dance. Todo so would be a sign of immodesty whichwould scandalise the neighbours and disgraceher family. It took some time to persuadethe wives and daughters of India thateducation w.ts notequally immodest andunbecoming. for thesimple reason that Dasiswere the only wome

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