The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-12
TOLD ABOUT OUR GIRLS.
rns Awful Stories That Circulate in
Germany.

4 Berlin letter in the New York Sun SAYS:
German young man does not consider it
,,rch of a trick to kiss al American girl
commonplace chat in ballroom, waltz
I'd a promenade, and he is ready to try his
luck the first chance he gets. This temerity
:. not generally the result of infaruation,
tor an American girl rarely approaches to
German Young mans ideal of beauty and
t,asding. Her voice is too keen, her face is
20 mobile; her shoulders are too narrow.
little in her face, figure, or manner attracts
Il. fancy or appeals to lis sentiment Con-
saguently he doesn't kiss her for the ordi-
~ reasons which move men to kiss
-o,nen He kisses her simply because he
links she expects him to kiss her. If he Is
-. alone with her be feels at once that she
meets him to do something, and SO he
The German young man gets these rather
o,rious ideas from German newspapers and
I;gbt magazines, which often go out of their
nav 10 prove that American girls are as
5ayoid Of true German modesty as are
American men of true German honor. The
ertravagance of many of the stories used to
;IIrstra+e the desire Of American women to
i-ies everything il trousers is almost incred-
ihIe Not six months ago reputable dailies
iila the Frdnkfurter Zeitltng and the BOr-
sen Courier gave detailed descriptions of
Kissing bees, which, they said, were being
hold in the large western cities of the
limited States for the benefit of church So
cieties They explained, with apparently
conscient ious detail, that these bees were
CONDUCTED after the fashion of auctions.
The prettiest girls in church congrega-
tion were chosen by judges, dressed up in
theTr best clothes, and stood in u row in the
hall which was the scene of the bee. Be-
fore them on a table was'the auctioneer.
On the other side of the auctioneer were
crowds of Young and old men. The auc-
tioneer shouted the name Of the girl in the
NV and asked: Chow much am offered
for this kissE" 'One dollar"-''two dol
Iarsn-"two dollars aud half" came from
dozens of bidders. The kiss was eventually
knocked down to the highest bidder, who
retired to the kissing room to take it, and
then paid the price of the kiss to the church
treasurer. The profits from these bees
were immense, and before them church
debts in the western states were melting
away like snow in July.
This story was Tremendously popular
with the German press while ago Re
Gently it has been crowded out of favor by
THE Kissing School (copyrighted), by
Hans Werner. 1.-The Kissing School, I'M
doubtedly beats the record. The scene of
the sketch is laid in Philadelphia. Mabel
and Grace, schoolgirls, meet in Chestnut
street, and this conversation follows:
"Ah, there, Mabel, where are you goingr
20, Grace, | am so glad to meet you.
But sh-h-h" and Mabel looked carefully
around to see that no one overheard her.
Then she proceeded: "Grace, am going to
open my whole heart to you. | am going
u tell you what | haven't told my own
mother. But first you must swear by the
spirit Of your great-grandmother not TO
betray my confidence. If you should tell
should be lost. Grace" and Mabel stood
eract~-"Grace, | am going to the kissing
school," This confession shocks Grace
beyond measure, but her friend urges: cit
is 50 awfully nice, Grace, won't you Gomez"
and few minutes later the two schoolgirls
enter a ''palatial mansion" in Chestnut
street.
A young man, who has heard them on
their way there chatting about the pleasures
OF kissing, sneaks in behind them, and
while they are preparing to take their
lesson engages the professor in conversation.
The professor explains that ''to kiss artistic
ally, with abandon and appreciation, is
little understood in America. Americans
kiss too impulsively,' continues the pro-
lessor, 'and fail utterly to get the highest
enjoyment of delicious pleasure which he
has who kisses with discretion and after due
reflection"
the professor tells how one OF the male pu-
pills of the kissing school almost killed his
wife, an accomplished kisser by hugging
her too tight during the operation. The
professor also described his sensation during
business hours after somewhat the same
fashion as actors and actresses speak of
stage love-making His feelings are purely
platonic; he has regard only for the artistic
execution of the kiss, as GesohaftSache. In
concluding the conversation the professor
becomes wildly enthusiastic about the fine
art he is introducing among young Ameri-
cans and says:
How important a matter is kissing!
Just as important as eating, if not more so.
The hext time you visit your best girl kiss
ber softly and thoughtfully. When she
rises from her chair lay your arm quietly
around her waist and draw her to YOU. OF
course she will play bashful and turn away
her face. Then turn her face to you by
placing your left hand on her right cheek.
LOOK straight down into her eyes for half
minute and bow your head slowly. Don't
quicker your lips; don't press your mouth on
hers so hard as to knock out her teeth.
The lips should just touch, then a light
pressure, slight movement of the lips, and
you feel a sweet tremor which is balsarn to
your soul. If you kiss like this, you know
how to kiss. OF course there are various
stages OF progress in kissing, but 1 do not
need TO recount them now At present we
nave seventeen scholars in our school. ten
young men and seven young women. They
come here for their lessons. In winter we
give little parties at which the pupils prac-
tlce with each other the lessons my wife and
nave given them. Ii you wish to learn the
art take instruction of my wife. 1t is
cheap, only 81 an hour"
just here Mabel and Grace entered the
room for the purpose of taking their lesson
WIN the professor, and the young man
sneaked away.
vi course all this would be regarded by
Amerlcans as a rather ponderous sketch
WIN humorous intentions. The editors of
DaS Echo and other German periodicals
mnlcn published it may have had about the
same idea. The great mass of continental
ger herman readers, however. who firmly
ooe1eVe That all American women kiss and
nlrs Just as all American men speculate
qua qua lie, swallow it whole. Their writer's
nave recently told them that ii year-old
s 3. girls in New York always wear some
Sa,oOO or $4,000 worth of diamonds on the
sueeC give afternoon teas and evening
aoceptlons, have their own tailors and
if ateIers! and carry on all sorts of high
iIiAS with the private secretaries of the
noapecked papas. Therefore kissing school
S1 A9lSSslng bee. or any other harum- scarum
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