Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-10
GERMAN LOVERS.
Their Antics ~ the Theatse-DrtsktaG
Oat or the hAae Nag.

A Berlin correspondent Of the Han
Francisco Chr0nicic, In describing Teti.
tonic peculiarities, writes: One sees
now and then,at theatre, . pair 81
lovers, and, ~ German lovers, apeci-
ally among the middle classes, are priv
ileged characters, and do as their own
sweet wills dictate, IL IN well worth the
price OF admission To see them enjoying
themselves. The first time We ran
across such q couple Chicago and
were shocked. Our Puritantcal bring
ings-up could reconcile themselves 70
the open love making. We had been
used 10 see love making INDUCED In In
conservat0ries and dark Railways,
while all the public demonstrations
that we had ever been compelled 70
wink Mt were sly hand squeczs and
surrcptitious glances. But here tho
thing WA different. This couple had
come to the theatre tO amuse them
selves; and while they watched the per.
formance they did not neglect the other
business on hand. IL was all very
warm In the theatre that evening, but
the heated air war not nearly No warm ~
their feeling toward each other. 10
they Eat very close ~ each other. N0t
only that, hat he had his brawny right
ann around her by no meats dimlnu.
tive waist, aud every minute he would
give her bug that would nearly make
Ter black In the facs. But che seeinsd
IO like 10, for,about every sscond hug
siie would look up into his 6sce with
very touching expression bf mingied
huve. trust nd "dJ.it-sgnin.please" IN
her tace. And b.. Whenever this OPP
portunity offered ITSELF would imprint
a large kiss upon her upturnrd
face, and gaze down Into her
eyes with look Of love uhat
was truly touching. Between the fcf.
vidityof their love and that Of the
theatre air, the perspIratiOn was rolling
down their faces In miniature cstarArtA.
But that made no difference; they
would lay their cheeks together Just ~
afiectiooaliy az II they had been on the
iyy-clad porch Of an East Oakland
cottage, with the balmy air OF . sum
mer evening playing about them. Is
seemed to me that Kisses under such
circumstances must have been rather
rslty. No doubt they were; but he
seemed t0 enjoy them for oil their salu-
NJ ~, while sbe fairly reveied In them.
large quart vessel Of beer. Between
hugs and kisses he would hand her the
beer; she would take good long pull
nj II, and pass II TO him, and he, care
fully selecting the place where her rosy
lips had touched the glaa, would aiso
drink. And though this sort Of thing
wss kept up during the whole evening.
snd was seen by large number Of
uCtOple, no one but Chicago and ] paid
: ny particular attention toit Once Ia
while come old, steAdy German w0utA
glance that way, suA BIZ fsce would
light ND with Q meaning smile ~ hs
Thought Of his own sxpis3ls IN ms sssps
lima 40 many yeeU 49," 81 thst
Was I'LL The lovers kept Up their caeesses
lust Sss u there wasn't sootbes sDefsoa
within tbou,sud miles 81 them.
This custom Of sevsfal pefeona drink.
ing her out Of the seuse vo9ei y MT
confined to lovers. One sees the fssni-
lies r0ltmply sitting srund tise tshte,
with toe betr circulating from hssd ~
hands, and each taking BIZ % her sheee
IN strict conscientistN rDtatIon. In
-uch cases there h no promiscuous grab.
hing st the vessJ and . "first como
Hrrt served" appropriation u " cou.
tents Like every thing eise hsss n
Germany, there must 10 stsjst sDot-
me shout the thing. The father q ths
family always takes the Initiative He
slowly and calmly tskss bb dnnk-
Then the vsssei goes 10 the 0oehes.
she drinks, anu passes II 70 the eldae
-on. From the oldest son The vssse1
passes down the line o. soos 10 che
order Of their sEss. Then u ciecn.
lsies smopg the daughter. heHpalng
with the eldest end vindinG up With
| youngest, whepoe Il gcss bsek - =.
stati0n before the fstbss. o. eoune, u
the fist drinkers srs thirty, The oeisss
do notget thsir fuil shese. but thsss
b eepefaliy sost aof drinking hnoos
to svesybody cosss5ssd. And 8 q
the younger poftt d q The hmiIy -
lEod e e !, ~: s ~ s q. . sPs. -
the father fbsb thimfE