 | Local history - 1824 - 506 pages
...beautiful, and therefore exempted from the drudgery and servitude to which squaws were usually subject ; for "when she had dressed herself her work was to make girdles of wampum and beads." In her passion for finery and ornament,she did but follow the strong propensity of the sex, that may... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1834 - 588 pages
...any of the gentry of the land — powdering her hair and painting her face, going with her necklaces, with jewels in her ears, and bracelets upon her hands....make girdles of wampum and beads. The third squaw [or wife] was a young one, by whom he had two papooses."* While the Narragansets and Nipmucks were encamped... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1834 - 582 pages
...painting her face, going with her necklaces, with jewels in her ears, and bracelets upon her bauds. When she had dressed herself, her work was to make girdles of wampum and beads. The third squaw [or wife] was a young one, by whom he had two papooses."* • While the Narragansets and Nipmucks were... | |
 | Samuel Gardner Drake - Indians of North America - 1837 - 642 pages
...any of the gentry of the land — powdering her hair and painting her face, going with her necklaces, with jewels in her ears, and bracelets upon her hands. When she hnd dressed herself, her work was to make girdles of wampum and beads. The third squaw [or wife] was... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indian captivities - 1839 - 382 pages
...any of the gentry of the land ; powdering her hair and painting her face, going with her necklaces, with jewels in her ears, and bracelets upon her hands....make girdles of wampum and beads. The third squaw was a younger one, by whom he had two papooses. By that time I was refreshed by the old squaw, Wettimore's... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1841 - 798 pages
...any of the gentry of the land — powdering her hair and painting her face, going with her necklaces, with jewels in her ears, and bracelets upon her hands....'While the Narragansets and Nipmucks were encamped at aplace on Connecticut River at considerable distance above Northampton, perhaps near as far as ßi'llows... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1841 - 790 pages
...any of the gentry of the land — powdering her hair and painting her face, going with her necklaces, with jewels in her ears, and bracelets upon her hands....make girdles of wampum and beads. The third squaw [or wife] was a young one, by whom he had two papooses." f While the Narragansets and Niprnucks were encamped... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indian captivities - 1841 - 374 pages
...any of the gentry of the land ; powdering her hair and painting her face, going with her necklaces, with jewels in her ears, and bracelets upon her hands....make girdles of wampum and beads. The third squaw was a younger one, by whom he had two papooses. By that time I was refreshed by the old squaw, Wettimore's... | |
 | James Wimer - Indian captivities - 1841 - 788 pages
...any of the gentry of the \$nd'¿ powdering her hair and painting her face, going with her necklaces, with jewels in her ears, and bracelets upon her hands....dressed herself, her work was to make girdles of wampum anil beads. The third squaw was a younger one, by whom he had two papooses. By the time I was refreshed... | |
 | James Wimer - Indian captivities - 1841 - 664 pages
...any of the gentry of the land ; powdering her hair and painting her face, going with her necklaces, with jewels in her ears, and bracelets upon her hands. When she liad dressed herself,' her work was to make girdles of wampum and beads. The third squaw was a younger... | |
| |
A severe and proud dame she was ; bestowing every day in dressing herself near as much time as any of the gentry of the land : powdering her hair and painting her face, going with her necklaces, with jewels in her ears, and bracelets upon her hands. When... 
