the South- Sea. 



not be known, they perform the Part which the Men dolmen, 

 in France. 



The Method they ufe at home, is to fit on Cufhions a- 

 long the Wall, with their Legs a-crofs on an Eftrado, or 

 Part of the Room raifed a Step above the reft, with a Car- 

 pet on it, after the Thrkifh Faffttori, They fpend almoft 

 whole Days in this Manner, without altering their Pofture, See Plate 

 even to eat ; for they are ferv'd apart, on little Chefts, XXIX - 

 which they always have before them to put up the Work: 

 they do: This makes them have a heavy Gate, without the 

 Grace of our French Women. 



That which they call Eflrado, as was hinted above, is y . 

 as ufed in Spain, all one End or Side of a Vifiting-Room, 

 rais'd fix or feven Inches above the Floor, of the Breadth of 

 five or fix Foot. The Men, on the contrary, fit on Chairs, 

 and only fome very great Familiarity admits them to the 

 Eftrado. In other refpefts, the Women there have as much. 

 Liberty at home as in France > they there receive Company 

 with a very good Grace, and take Pleafure to entertain 

 their Guefts with playing on the Harp, or the Guitarre, to 

 which they fing i and if they are defired to dance, they do 

 it with mkich Complaifance and Politenefs. 



Their Manner of Dancing is almoft quite different from Dancings 

 ours, where we value the Motion of the Arms, and fome- 

 times that of the Head. In moft of their Dances, their 

 Arms hang down, or elfe are wrapp'd up in a Cloak they 

 wear $ fo that nothing isfeenbut the Bending of the Body, 

 and the Activity of the Feet. They have many Figure 

 Dances, in which they lay by their Cloaks, or Mantles £ " 

 but the Graces they add are rather Actions than Geftures. 



The Men dance almoft after the fame Manner, without 

 laying afide their long Swords, the Point whereof they 

 keep before them, that it may not hinder them in rifing 

 or coupeeing, which is fometimes tofuch a Degree, that it 



looks 



rlate XXIX. Page 255. explain 'd in Englifti. 

 A. A Spanifb Woman wrapp'd up in her Mantle, mth her Face half cover 

 fi. Another mth a Veil laced about. 



C. A Creolian, or Mongrel of Peru 3 in a Traveling Habit \ 



