Thefemalesareverylittleembellishedinthisway，andFayaway，andalltheotheryounggirlsofherage，wereevenlesssothanthoseoftheirsexmoreadvancedinyears。Thereasonofthispeculiaritywillbealludedtohereafter。Allthetattooingthatthenymphinquestionexhibiteduponherpersonmaybeeasilydescribed。
Threeminutedots，nobiggerthanpinheads，decoratedeitherlip，andatalittledistancewerenotatalldiscernible。Justuponthefalloftheshoulderweredrawntwoparallellineshalfaninchapart，andperhapsthreeinchesinlength，theintervalbeingfilledwithdelicatelyexecutedfigures。Thesenarrowbandsoftattooing，thusplaced，alwaysremindedmeofthosestripesofgoldlacewornbyofficersinundress，andwhichareinlieuofepaulettestodenotetheirrank。
ThusmuchwasFayawaytattooed。Theaudacioushandwhichhadgonesofarinitsdesecratingworkstoppingshort，apparentlywantingthehearttoproceed。
ButIhaveomittedtodescribethedresswornbythisnymphofthevalley。
Fayaway-Imustavowthefact-forthemostpartclungtotheprimitiveandsummergarbofEden。Buthowbecomingthecostume！Itshowedherfinefiguretothebestpossibleadvantage；andnothingcouldhavebeenbetteradaptedtoherpeculiarstyleofbeauty。OnordinaryoccasionsshewashabitedpreciselyasIhavedescribedthetwoyouthfulsavageswhomwehadmetonfirstenteringthevalley。