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Their eyebrows were clyecl the same colour. Their eyelids 
were painted with kohl, their lips were stained yellow, 
their teeth red, and their hands and feet were coloured 
with henna. On the day of the Feast of the Moon they 
donned their gayest garments, with their glass beads, 
bracelets, copper, silver, steel or brass. They also turned 
the occasion to account by drinking as much bouza as 
the men, joining in all their songs and dances. 
THE FEAST OF THE NEW MOON. 
On the 19th September, after a long and weary 
journey, Clapperton at last entered Kano. He at once 
discovered that he would have been more welcome if he 
had come from the east, for the war with Bornou had 
broken off all communication with Fezzan and Tripoli. 
Leaving his luggage under the care of his servant Lander, 
Clapperton almost immediately started in quest of 
Sultan Bello, who they said was near Sokatoo. This 
