Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-06

sons OF Mars spring g their feet until ths
CREATURES sail by. Every officer sill 10 ais.
even though he has had simply an intrpduc.
TO-, ,,on e ne lazy: L Is not % be unaerstood
ship on presume in the slightest, Tor csrmsn
euQoette. which IL very strict IN this mar
ue,nlar, nnss its closest adherents IN tas
ton, show the lady al the possible defer
enee OF sslutation, but unless there has
sum. p nm f ssns ae2ns,Stsncesh!p they pre-
any circumstances, Join or stop 70 Converse
with young ladies unsccompsnieib y = ca,aD-
eron; indeed 10 Is % ne mamas and heads 81
families that their conversation IL princs-
pslly addressed; on them they shower th~ir
most delicate attentions, bewftciIing smiles.
anne spa ssS ,ss 1as,e 9ss s ss asay
ting unnoticed at the side OF her tai Al va
mama II the one for whom all Tho afientions
OF the gay cavalier are intended. The more
unconscious be seems 81 her presence, the
greater his attentions 90 mama, and the
nore careless bis manner OF OCCASIONALLY
nng "fraulein does not think 90 too,
70 MN what "frsulein" thinks, the more
sfperately, you may be sure, n he In love
a anese are The tsctics In such Affairs vhioh
UAnCas inNelsOly pursue. How often IN
tne Wlesosden kesrsaal, have We seen tnfs
ntIe fsrce enacted. and laughed over wosa
was 70 them such serious and Important
IL is not 20 be wondered At thss the sme,-
Uous mamss and enthusiastic cauehterS or
other ARDS should regard a Prutssisn oficer
as very eligible pdrli, but that thai opIn-
Ion seoulc be also held by Germsns is "a f,,er
more surprising. Mountaineering how we'll
SHOWN q. : all their shortcomings In their
own country, these military men are consid-
cred great catches" I'm the rnatrinaonsi
market They themselves are ghrewd and
not apt To marry German girl unless she 10
an heiress, or ~ least pretty well OF. With
foreigners sometimes they are as Thoroughly
taken In 90 the financial subject, as they de-
serve 10 be. Their pay, no matter how high
lhe position, falls 50 short OF Their yearly
expenses that they naturally look for some
one who can pay of their debts Besides
This, the Prussian government. IN order 10
preNent war leaving number OF pennlless
widows dependent upon them has made a
Jaw requiring every officer who narries 10 lav
down thirty thousand 71tcleTs for this future
course, have not got 10, and so n comes Town
10 the simple fact that whoever marrles one
OF these captivating knights has got % nav
5irty Thousand ihales for him. Now win
whatever great disgust we may look upon
the world y mindedness OF these officers on
the matfimoD ial subject an entirely different
opinion is held by Europeans for they ina it
perfectly justinabiea and correct, can never
forget The surprise with which I listened TO
German lady who was giving me the popu-
iar idea on this subject "why" said she,
what else could you expect There "a =
young. American girl for instance without a
thing beyond her money. One of these hixh
RANKED ofncers falls In love with her. He
has noble pedigree, name, title, positi on, in
short every thing but cash. Is it not lust
that she should contribute Something I'm
return for all he gives her? Why N she aid
not have her money IL would be one OF the
most pitiably unequal matches In the world %
The engagement OF an officer causes a great
stir In the social world in which be moves
AN ENGAGEMENT IN GERMANY
is at all times more important than a mar
rage, and when an officer is one OF the Tn
terested parties, the excitement runs very
high. Cards announcing the event are sent
out, and there Is frequently more OF a cele-
bration than at the nuptials. The lady a
tnen known as bride, which title she re-
taiRs until she becomes q wife. The whole
affair is looked upon In q very serious light,
and broken engagements are held a. the
greatest misfortuDes. The Germans regard
with positive horror our American lighfpess
In taxing q, so TO them, sacred and Import
ant step, and their disgust for coquettes and
individuals two or three times engaged,
knows no bounds.
SECRET ENGAGEMENTS ARE NOT IN
among them, and the announcement trav-
els WIN lightning rapidity. The betrothed
couple invariably publish it themselves
long before the cards are printed, by appear
sng on The street together arm in arm aud
without chaperone. This much freedom IL
granted them, and the officers and their
they give up their entire leisure 20 prone
nadlng. Mama, however, must accom- pany
them 10 the theater and every evening
amusement. She seems TO feel herself in the
way. is snappish, easily irritated, and Gn
altogether different dame from her 70 whom
the officer first played the agreeable for this
result L. NJ r.