- Author:
- Lala, Ramon Reyes
- Publication Info:
-
New York:
Continental publishing company,
1899,
pg 90
Text on page 90
ioo
The Philippine Islands.
The' dancing now begins. A youth and a maiden stand facing each other, both singing a sentimental song. Then follows a musical dialogue, while both dance round each other, keeping step to the music furnished by the native orchestra. A young woman then steps into the middle of the floor,a
_ her long hair flowing
down her back, her I eyes sparkling. The music begins in a low
Bjt. gradually becomes
*V more and more
^^^ ^^ her languid
movements express
VH^^H various degrees of sor-
ft ^ row. Gradually the
afft ' aa ^^^H strain flows into a
livelier measure, and
A \ s'ie becomes more and
B iJy * Jp^l^k * more animated, until
HUKlk iR^-V^ at last she sinks down
* ' By m a whirl of delirious
^Blgg N passion. Then, again,
jH^pIl^ a girl dances with a
^^ glass of water on her
aaZllPS^^kk head ; or some other
a form of entertainment
k^^^^HHBi the
a the men and women retire to their respective quarters.
The marriage is always arranged by the parents of the two young persons, who go through an established etiquette of advance and refusal before the dowry terms are arranged. If the parents of the young man are poor and he can offer no dowry, he often
author in silken suit : kind worn by high-class natives.author in silken suit : kind worn by high-class natives.
