Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-08-24
vAoARIEs OF ErlouEr.
Social Customs in Various coup
tries of the Old World.


tries of the Old World.
In Sweden If you address the poor.
est person on the street you must lift
your hat. says Frank II. Stauffer 10
the Detroit Free Press. The same
courtesy is insisted upon II you pass a
lady on the stairway. TO enter a.
reading-room or a bank with ones
nat on Is regarded as a bad breach OF
manners. To place your hand on the
arm OF a lady Is grave and objection
able familiarity. "Neyer touch the
person; II is sacred" is one OF their
proverbs.
IN Holland q lady is expected 10 re-
tire precipitate'y II she should enter a
store or restaurant where men are
cOngregated. She waits until they
have transacted their business and de-
parted. Ladies seldom rise ia Spain
10 receive male visitor and they
rarely accompany him TO the door
A gentleman does not offer 10 shake a
Spanish lady's band. Fer him 70 give
lady (eyen his wife) his arm when
out walking Is looked upon as de-
cided violation Of propriety. II a
SpaniaFd says, when you retire after a
visit: This house Is entirely az your
disposal whenever you may please TO
favor ii, he wishes you 10 know that
he regards you as one OF the family
uno de nOsOtros Zone OF ns). as they
express il. ifthe words are not spoken
you can conclude that you are not
welcome 10 call again.
la Persia, among the aristocracy, a
visitor sends notice an hour or two be-
fore calling, and gives a day notice II
the visit Is OF great Importance. He
Is met by servants before he reaches
the house. and other considerations
are shown him according TO relative
rank. The left. and not the right, Is
considered the position Of honor.
1 No Turk will enter sitting room
with dirty shoes The upper classes
wear tighi-fltiing shoes, with goloshel
over them. The latter, which receive
/ al the dirt and dust are left outside
! the door. The Turk never washes il
4 dirty water Water is poured owe
his hands, so that when polluted Il
runs away Ia Syria the people never
take on their caps or tnrbans wheI
entering the house or visiting friend
but they always leave their shoes a
the door. There are no mats o
scrapers outside, and the floors insid
are covered with expensive rugs, KEEP
very clean Ia Moslem houses and USE
10 kneel upon while saying prayers. Il
China grief Is associated with a whit
dress. in Ethiopia with brown, il
Turkey with violet in Egypt wit
yellow.
Eiiquet requires, In Chinese CONVEX
sailon. that each should compliment
the other and depreciate himself an
all his belongings. II Is affirmed ih1
the following is not an exaggeratiS,
What Is your honorable naIr'
MY Insignificant appell-tion
Chang Where Is your mBgniticeI
paluceF my contemplate hut y q
i.achan." .,How many are your iliu
trions children ''My vile. WORTHLESS
hrais are 1--WE. '.Tlow is the health I
your distinguished spouses" IN
mean. good-for-nothing old woman
well" The salutations OF a people
some extent indicate their nations
character. May God strengthen yot
J morning. brings 10 the foreground u
! Arabs faith Ia destiny. The orient
, MAY thy shadows never grow less
+ shows the honor placed Ia obesity. ~
French sIlnw do YOU carry yourself
indicates the regard for forms. ~
' Germans habit Of generalization
seen ~ How goes il9'' aud the Engiis
] mans practical mind in How .