Next she tied round her a girdle of opossum's sinews with strands of woven opossum's hair hanging about a foot square in front.

Round her arms she bound goomils--opossum hair armlets--into which she placed more sprays of flowers, matching those in the girl's hair.
To show that the occasion was a sacred one a sprig of Dheal tree was placed through the hole in the septum of the nose.

The toilet of a wirreebeeun was now complete.
The old woman gave her a bunch of smoking Budtha leaves to carry, and told her what to do.

Note here the origin of bridal bouquets.
Having received her instructions, the girl, holding the smoking twigs, went towards the big camp.
When the women there saw her coming they began to sing a song in, to her, a strange language.
On a log, with his back towards her--for he must not yet look on her face--sat the man to whom she was betrothed.

The girl went up to him.
As the women chanted louder she threw the smoking Budtha twigs away, placed a hand on each of his shoulders and shook him.