But their noisiness departed from them and they sat down and ate in business-like style.
"The Desert Valley"
Jackson Gregory
I hastily promised to call in a few days, and after seeing him to the door, and bidding him cheer up, I returned to the portrait of Mrs. Beacon, and felt savage at the noisiness of color and monotony of tonal values in the picture.
"Melomaniacs"
James Huneker
I leave the Main Stream and journey up the Sarekei-A Stream overarched by Vegetation-House 200 feet long-I make Friends with the Chief-My New Quarters-Rarity of White Men-Friendliness of my New Hosts-Embarrassing Request from a Lady, "like we your skin"-Similar Experience of Wallace-Crowds to see me Undress-Dayak's interest in Illustrated Papers-Waist-rings of Dayak Women-Teeth filled with brass-noisiness of a Dayak House-Dayak Dogs-A well-meant Blow and its Sequel-Uproarious Amusement of the Dayaks-Dayak Fruit-Trees-The Durian as King of all Fruits-Dayak "Bridges" across the Swamp-Dances of the Head-Hunters-A Secret "Fishing" Expedition-A Spear sent by way of defiance to the Government-I "score" off the Pig-Hunters-Dayak Diseases-Dayak Women and Girls-Two "Broken Hearts"-I Raffle my Tins-"Cookie" and the Head-Hunters, their Jokes and Quarrels-My Adventure with a Crocodile.
"Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines"
H. Wilfrid Walker