Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-02-14

pai, ,ii ,pir, .panlrnt NJ The springfield Ecpuh
ur.in.
li, man /, '.lori of all' Ill Holland ann
ln.au / almost without th- shadow of e.
r.ailtiut Inr typical Du'chman hasn't n
ran..le ut Tile ct.va.rou, about him. III i
4 >ur III hta-, tame and gool uatlreI
ul3 -'.l fal y; thc bruln element Il.>
coIutry-aomrn ale actually afraid uf him,
especially when out>!Iy 81 their own door
'lh- Dutckwoman liyr> ID constant fear u
insult; Ind when shr \, out on ,hc stree,
,lr ne.s a, ID .he was afraid that her ul-ne
brothers were going to bite paw or hug her
MI that the men are dangerous. fin rarely
Il i heard that the bears have bitten. Look
out Oh the street and YOU will see that the
ladies walk in the road and the gentlemen
on the sidewalk Awavs 80, no matter bow
muddy or dusty the road i, or how many
teams are passing. Watch them. and ynu
cannot help but notice that the gentlemen
and ladies never speak to each other on tie
street That would be a breach Of etiquette
that society would hardly pardon. Even
when man meets his wife he is not permit
ted 10 ask what he Shall bring home for din
nei The gentleman bows first. the same az
in France. and lady may have bows from
q number Of men whose names She does not
even know. Aud the bowing i, marvel !,
The forehead almost touches the knees III
the act, and there is no halfway work about
it-no noddng or sweeping touch Of the
hat, hut entire removal Of the hat to supple
ment that intense bow. Everybody bows.
then take off their hats TO one another aud
profoundly bow. Your friends coachman or
lackey does the same toward YOU as his mas
ter does, and the servants are just as polite
u each other. 4 lady is bowed to by all the
friends Of her father, husband or brother !;
and Your housemaid's friends as we'll. Every
man bows TO the house Of his lady acquaint-
auce when he passes bows, smiles and rails
Is his hat, no matter whether the ladies' are
visible or not. If they are visible they re-
turn the bow with an over-poiItc bend Of
the whole body.
The women seem to think that where
there are several men congrega gated they " ill
take especial delight in insulting them, and
a lady is never known to pass clubhouse
| Or knot Of men on the street. II she is
obliged 70 pass up street where there is a
club, she does not dare to brave the dread :
ed windows, but will cross the street until
she il past the house and then cross back
again. have seen lad, Of my acquaint-
ance make the round Of several streets to
| avoid club house, being at the time IN
great hurry to reach an apothecary, whose
shop was next beyond the club. Ii lady,
alone or accompanied by other ladies, must
needs enter confectionery, library, or
other place where men will naturally 60 and
| find a gentleman or two there, she will re-
tire rs precipitately a. il she had seen case
Of smallpox. The men know this, but un-
less my lord the man has quite finished hi.
business he will not retire. The lady re-
treats in a mos, undignifed manner, and the
human bear finishes his book or his choco-
late, even though the lady is waiting at the
| door for him to leave.
But change comes over the woman at