Hamill, Ava2017-09-202017-09-201892http://hdl.handle.net/2097/37242Citation: Hamill, Ava. Gypsy homekeeping. Senior thesis, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1892.Morse Department of Special CollectionsIntroduction: Gypsies in all countries call themselves Rom which means husband- the idea being the nation and family blended in one. We cannot call the keeping of the Gypsy tent housekeeping; but call it Home-keeping, because we want to include not only the tent and surroundings, but the hearts of these people in their relations to home. The Gypsies are a virtue loving people- the very foundation for true home-keeping. The men are expected to be just as moral and virtuous as the women. Whenever a marriage takes places the contracting parties give a big feast which causes them to be poor for a long time afterwards. Verily, they are carrying out our idea that the best way to accumulate wealth is to be in debt. Marriage is sacred to them, and a Gypsy woman has never been known to desert her husband; and when the husband leaves the wife, she always thinks he will return to her, and does not think for a minute he has deserted her. There is a legend among them to the effect that when they left India, they were told never to dwell in houses, but always in tents; and they frequently quote from Scripture passages that say that they are to live in tents rather than in houses.The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.GypsyHomekeepingTentIndiaMarriageSociologyTextThesesManuscripts (documents)