The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-28
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cOuRTsniP WITHOUT ROMANCE.



In Spain, when one attains q mar
riageable age, the parents, as a rule. re-
Ecvc the Young people of auy resp1n-
sibility By choosing for their son or
daughter, the daughter or son. rs the
case may be, OF the family WHOSE es,
tatcs adj0sn, ~ a. 10 increase their
worldly goods. not taking into con
sideratior the fact that one may have
heart whose warm blood is quickeued
into action az the approach OF neigh
Dor further removed. OF course there -
plenty of counting in Spain, but IA a
woman enjoys NO freedom The court
ing Is done by the youns, man standing
in the street and the lady Of his love
behind her iron-barred window. OPP
portuni.ies are not scarce where
Young people hold conversations
in drawing -rosTns or in the patio
tcourt yard A. there is always q
duenua or doneells prcsru. the chances
Of whispering those soft uothings 81
dear 20 the feminine heart are few
Besides. adds the Syracuse fte-zid. few
men care 20 have a listener 20 all those
little speeches that have no meaning
One reason why the ladies Of Spain on
Joy so little freedom is tecause the
Spaniard is fierce and bold In his pas
sionate loye-making. Young ladiesars
always chaperonsd by an elderly ono.
Notwithstanding the guardianship. the
Spanisrd. or seeIng the object of his
affection approach the chapel door
viii stride forward and defttY rsmove.
ing his long cost spread 10 before n,
entrance for the fair ladies 90 step on.
Another way OF love-making - for
number OF young gentlemen 20 con.
gregate near the font Of holy water.
which is always OUTSIDE the door OF
the chapel. and as the LAZY approaches
all the Young gentlemen dip The two
fingers into the holy water and prefer
II 20 the young LADY. and "a every well
behaved young lady would never think
OF entering the chapel door without
using the holy water. she generally
touches the fingers OF the young gentle
man Of her choice, and. making the
sigu of the cross enters the place %
worship. Flirting in chapels and ia
theatRFs ~ of common oceurrcnc
! he young man 4guzls n the young
woman BIZ certain signs Of the poke,
handkerchief which she returns
with the eXp-e2z.vs language Of
the '.abanico~ or fan. A. 81
the women 81 tss world are noted foI
their power 81 speech, the provoroia-
exception belongs TO Span Tor l2dies
of that country are silent their far
being the substitute for the tongue
The Spanish marriage a. u ia per
formed IN Spain. should be infinitely
observed b. other countries notIur.
for personal benefit. - importance q
We do not give a ring 20 our wife, svrs-
bolic % the marriage stzt~. but y
priest throw q god chain sbogt ths
neclls 81 the bride ard groom. aud
handing a small bfy - ths groom 60
olaring them man ARD wife. - exr,lais-
ing 70 them the key - from that no.
ment 70 the hour % has death the ryrrs-
bol - houor thzt rrrfst guard his
vifes safety through che trfzls -
earth; turning 70 re bride. sxysaiuf-~
her duties n the r1ost earnest tone. -
the effect that Esr - - obev her
lord and master IN everything. vlih fte
exception q committing rn-zrsier. rob
bery or ignoriag tas graer and faauite
power - our Lord and Saviour Itis
necessary 20 p-eaeut the bride with
thirty pgec~s % fu0nev. dollars with
the poor ard oszse-ssz. god pasrs
- the Taiue q s.zteeu d1li4.rH - TIE
r-cE- Therefore = eooT u.aE r~rervss
tbirfv dollars. ~hti~ r.~5 rzr 20
ceiv~s keen ft1es tErF.F ~ foo
huze.r~d and efzhtF dollars. TIE priest
blesees sais uyo1ev zad prlTs taat Ia
the near fata~~ -ae -eaviv tlzErtss1 fnzT
~ p-e=g,.so-es i1 worldly Eo1ds Asad
--~slibv n f4ifh ard ass e e,sristfss-
ifr Ia fae c1sr+rv towns - Villages
: be pr-se1ts ~ Fc~r@= e&gous. furrs-
tzre z-1 eTerrt ing rese~r - s,z~s
ar1sze sse--5zg f1r1 par - fi4- svs1
dag procession 81 these -zors slv
xoods 111zzav ere arie-e ARD -ruous
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