Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04
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Cngallant street Manners of the Nen
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-Sprin:,.iel Republican,
III" Dutchw 1man lives in constant
fear Of insult; and when she is ont on
the street she acts rs If she was a rad
that her ursine brothers We're gong to
bite. paw Or hing her Not that the men
are dangerous, for rarely it is heard
that the belr, have bitten. Look ont
on the street and you will see that the
la,ii,.; walk i'll the road and the gentle
men ON the sidewalk. Always
so, n matter how muddy or dusty
the ruai j., or how many teams
ar IA sing. Wat III them, and YOU
cannot help int nolice that the gentle
Men and ladies never speak to each
other on the street. That would he a
breach of Ell iue t. that society would
hardly pardon. Even when q man
meets Ii : wife he Is not permitted
to ask what he shall bring homo 20.
dinner! Tho gentleman bows first the
same as i'll France, and a lady may have
bows from any imber of men whose
names she ,loes not even know. And
the bowling iSa marvel. Tho fore
lie I'd almost touches tho KEGS in
the .a.:. and there is no halfway
work alo t it-no uodtiing or swee ping
touch of the hat, but an entire removal
OF the lat to supplement- that intense
bow Evervbo ~ bows, then take
off tler has t. one another and pro
fouEd;v bow. Your friends co tchman
or l;.,.icy does TIE s inc toward You as
his master does, and the servants are
- -. l.. L.,
is bowed to by all the friends OF her
father, husband or brother; an your
| hon ,ema d's friends as vel Every
man b,ws to the house of his lulv ac-
qulintalce when hs passes; bows,
smiles. and raises his hat. No matt II
wll-t irr the ladies' are visible or not.
The r.tIrn tn, bow with al ovsr-
polite bend of the whole body.
If lalv. a'One or accompanied by
other IL lies, must needs enter con
fectionery. !. library or other pla e
where mel VII naturally go, and finds
gentleman or two there, she will re-
tire as prccipitatelv a, if she had seen a
case of smallpox. The men know this,
but unless my lord, the man. has quite
t:nishe his business he Will not retire.
The lady retreats in a mo t md gniiied
mlnner, and the human b,ar finishes
his book or his Ohio Isolate, even though
the lad is waiting at the door for him
to leave.
AS soon as young la ~ becomes en-
gagged she has to take the young man
around to call on all OF her friends
sweetlv introducing him to oil as her
promised husband. After tina: they pay
visits together like married couple,
with the difference that unlike man and
W fe they sit hand-in hand. and speak
with the utmost pride of their engage.
ment. y hug or kiss are very com
mon in those DAYS OF cour.ship; but
when marriage comes tho two are Il:
! stiff to each other i'll company a.
strangers wIuid be. and thy address
each other i'll COMPANY q, strangers
would, and they address each other as
mynheer and mo ROW.
But change comes over the WON ~
at lone. No longer is she the afraid
body of the street. She has at hand
the kettle of hot water. the fiat irons
and tho o her articles of de.else that d
woman cal use if necessary, and nc
| longer does she fear the bears. She is
gu to at no ne She does not put her.
self to any trouble for the sake of hel
guests. in the morning she neve,
dresses for breakfast, but comes to the
table en- demi-toile., her HAIR OIL the
crimping pms. n calico gown loosely
bnttoned over skirts by no means new.
with no collar, her shoes unbuttonsd
and freiu 'ntIy thout st ,chings Aftel
breakfast it is qaite while before she
gets dressed AMI meantime If she re
ceives caller. she goes into the parlol
| in her breakfast toilet