240 Gmeûmiàrms tshièkiiiisim^âs^
lu th@ii 'manners thecMahondrews i are! /extÊeme^ a-fFablè;,. and
much :jhore . polite-and .bugagingi-than .the natives-{bf ^îeiDanS#-
iè®ï' of India:<i>;®ley ^«tyeiy3 partial! tb Europeans,..-and treat
themthotfr with f^jr*15-1 upon-
them» with >thab suspiciousreyeb nor>;tehafet4-wit;h that ja^hing
and^hypoeritioal servility ^ c b 4risî se observable «uthej . c ^ u c t
oflthfe* BubMhes,1 and other Mooçs and .Malabars towards,
ropeans:; For these: reasons the Dutch 'found, itifh eir interest
to - use - themiwel'lrèn all octiasions* ,and\to grant jKgmdiafge iri-r
continues ',tb « i^ a e
policy.;: and, iby treating them , with eoshdeneft-andi gentleness;
has securedi their sincere esteem, and attachment:.:;
-t;The Mahondrews discover on allîioccâsiosngj a great desire:;to
CO|iy the manners of ther Europeans, and i n , t h e ^ addressftarad
ebfivé^tion this predilection . is particularly dli«eeçnibl%, ;â i p #
of them .speak the Butch and Portugutsaohmguages flnenttyl
W many ; of- them ahready begin .tO!®onsbrsp to rEnglishjwith
considerable facility..-';
They dress very rich ly , and lb y no aneiprsi inelegantly! uMip’d-
ing to the fashions of th a t country. . Their dress is» pgdolS&vto
themselves, and seems
th e .Asiatic; 3 I t Consists p fi^ Jo n g ^idesicoat;^f^%e-jel0th:vaad
aî d itk blue or crimson colour^ with the buttons; reachinghdwh
all the- way to th e bottom, and the cuffs wide Ijkerthefie @£,Ja
former century. The button-holes are embroidered tith jg o ld
-or'silver, and the buttons the same, or cpsvereduwith .dafee. The
ivêsts are of -white flowered: e*hp*>p
pockets after our old fashion. They: bnttonuaéithe Cellar - like
a start, and, as we have already observed in; th e description
o f the. dress; worn by the better orders o f \ the Oinglese, g they
. the Cingksefrom the Vmdtafa, 04l
w rve both the. purposes of a. drift-and. waistcoat; the ix ittls -
, alwa^s of SoId or precious stones;. Instead of breeches
f ey W6ar a Piece'° f white ,oi coloured calico wrapped round
tlle WaiSt a«h drawn together between the legs like loose trow-
SerS‘ AcrOSS tIieir shoulders ^ e y wear a broad belt of fb0M
or silver lace or embroider Work, to which is attached a s ta rt
p p W % # i q r . ..d a g g e r,^ ith | | l | g | ^ 0us*
l y ornamented according to, the fancy, of the wearer. . On their
fe t; tliey have a kind of sandal, h u t commonly go bare k g « *
They wear tneir liair fastened up in a bunch with several'tortoise
shell, combs: sometimes they chuse to go bare-headed •
f °lth8r | § es ^ H l P a cap or hat of ,the same- m a l
only, differing injshap%;,,the'
ty m ^ ith ^ h em 1S H g up b o ^ a r f behead,. | | g i
H B I H ^ g ^ f e ^ o i d e r e d . , Thé
^ aH '¥ ^ . 4 ^ % iOGGa«tpuany appears!im a coat’.dfh^sQir-elgeh
and his dresriri«. (reSp^cts^corresponeis to. thfr
.JhUntfê;,yfhich plvjays attends him.
-^ F |ie f!Mah9nd¥ews ara-.fond o f , .piagnifig^ce, m d - spem
Tüpné^p; fuake ^ figure,, in : the ^ r ^ p e a n s , . " ! ^ ^ ;
%heir -wedding-feasts that .they seem particularly animus ffoi
^ b l t -their splendour, -and the Europeans are x # em h ^ f c tQ .
• partie3‘ 1 W frequently beep ^ è h t , ^ t s d c h ^ S ^ r
which indeed prepared W i t h o u t ^ i % i r d v to S p en ce,
A ball and .supper given by the Maha Mopddier to e i g h t h
his daughters marriage with.a. noble of th e ' same-da^s parti-'
dularly attracted ^ny notice ,rby- .the grand and* S | f i | , * * * ’
in .,w h ie l^ rt was^n d u p ted . The >Gpver t o rta„4 most of ^
qflScers of^the, garrison were-present, as well as a great num*
and gentlemen;-! and as' the' company
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