The Portland daily press., 1889-09-23
THE HON e.
vAGARIEs OF ETIQUETTE.

NAGAhlES OF ETIQUETTE.
In Sweden, if you address the poorest per-
son on the street, you must lift your hat.
The same courtesy is insisted upon if you
pass lady on the stairway. To place your
hand on the arm of lady, in Italy, is grave
and Objectionable familiarity.
In Holland lady is expected to retire
precipitately If she should enter a store or
restaurant where males are coDgregated. She
waits until they have transacted their bust
ness and departed.
Ladies seldom rise In Spain to receive a
male visitor, and they rarely accompany him
to the door. A gentleman does not offer to
shake Spanish lady's hand. For him to
give lady (eyen his wife) his arm when out
walking is looked upon as a decided violation
of propriety. Ii Spaniard says, when you
retire after visit, This house is entirely at
favor it." he wishes you to know that he re-
CARDS you as one of the family-unO de
n0stros Zone of u.s., as they express it. Ii
the words are not spoken you can conclude
that you are not welcome to call again.
In Persia, among the aristocracy, a visitor
sends notice an hour or two before calling
and gives days notice If the visit Is one Of
great importance. He is met by servants
siderations are shown him according to
relative rank The left, and not the right,
is considered the position of honor.
In Syria the people never take off their
caps or turbans when entering the house. or
visiting friend, but always leave their
shoes at the door. There are no mats or
scrapers outside, and the floors inside are
covered with expensive rugs, kept very clean
in Moslem houses and used to kneel on while
saying prayers.
In China grief is associated with white
dress, in Ethiopia with brown, in Turkey
with violet, in Egypt with yellow.
Etiquette requires in Chinese conversation
that each should compliment the other and
depreciate himself and all his belongings. 1t
is affirmed that the following is not an ex-
aggeration: what is yonr honorable
name?"', MY Insignificant apellation is
Chang, Where is your magnificent
palace" MY contemplating hut is at
Luchen." slow many are your illustrious
ehildren?" my vile, worthless brats are
five. How is the health of your dstin-
guished spouse~ my, mean, good-for-
nothing old woman is we'll "-[Detroit Free
Press.
PAPER IN THE HOUSEHOLD.
do not purpose to speak of tho many use
full and wonderful articles that are manu-
featured from paper, but merely of the
valuable use to which it can be put by the
housekeeper. Few housekeepers have time
TO black their stoves every day, or even every
week. Many wash them in either clear
water or dish water. This keeps them clean,
but they look very brown. After stove
has been thoroughly BACKED, it can be kept
looking perfectly well for long time by
rubbing it with paper every morning.
Ii occasionally find a spot of gravy or
fruit juice that the. paper will not take off,
rub it with wet cloth, but do not put on
water enough to take off the backing.
find that rubbing with paper is a much
nicer way of keeping the outside of my tea
kettle, coffee pot and tea pot bright and
clean than the old way OF washing them in
suds. The inside of coffee and tea pots
should be rinsed in clear water and never in I
the dish water
Rubbing with dry paper is also the best
way of polishing knives, spoons and tinware
after securing, This, saves wetting the
knifehandles Ii little -four be held on
the paper in rubbing tinware and spoons,
they shine like new silver. For polishing
windows, mirrors. lamp chimneys, etc, L
always use paper in preference to dry
cloth.
Preserves and pickles keep much better If
brown paper instead of cloth is tied over
the jug. Canned fruit is not so apt to mold,
IL piece Of writing paper, cut to fit the can,
is laid directly on top Of the fruit.
Paper is much better to put under a carpet
than straw. Ii Is warmer, thinner and
makes less noise when one walks over it.
A fair carpet can be made for a room that Is
not in constant use, by Dasting several thick
nesses OF newspaper on the floor, over them
varnish. In cold weather have often placed
newspapers between my bed quilts, knowing
that two thicknesses of paper are as warm
as quilt. LII 1t is necessary to step upon
chair, always lay paper on it; this saves
rubbing the varnish.- N. e. Farmer.
NERVOUS CHILDREN.
lwant to say word about nervous chill
dren. Never scold or make fua of them.
They suffer enough without your threats or
sarcasm. Don't let them know you see their
awkwardness when in company, nor their
grlmaces when alone. A case was reported
by the Boston Globe of boy ten years old,
VINO, ON being vexed, and often without any
apparent provocation, will clench his hands
and make the most frightful contortions of
tne muscles i q ms iaee and bead, till his poor
Is the brightest boy in his class at school,
fond of reading and of natural history. but
he is of highly nervous temperament, and
has not been taught to control the little wires,
so to speak, on which he Is strung This is
no single case. There are thousands of chill
dren who give way to their nerves in similar
fashion. Never whip them, but talk to them
ahont these curious little strings that should
he made their servants, not their masters. A
prominent physician In this city says the man
or woman who whips nervous child should
for every blow given receive nye, ana on a
level with brutes that have no reason. 1t is
our duty to encourage and help them. be
patient with them. They are the making Oh
our future successful men and women, I0r
they will work hard at whatever they under,
take Brace I'D your own nerves nrst ana
then be indulgent toward the capers OF your
over-nervous children.-[Christian Union.
HISTORY OF THE PIANO.
The piano. as we see 1t to-day, is the
growth of centuries of invention. In its