13/22 "Misi Kane," said one chief, "we have just been puzzling ourselves to guess where that custom came from. They are easy, merry, and pleasure-loving; the gayest, though by far from either the most capable or the most beautiful of Polynesians. Fine dress is a passion, and makes a Samoan festival a thing of beauty. The boatman sings at the oar, the family at evening worship, the girls at night in the guest-house, sometimes the workman at his toil. |