Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-31

mas Munsey. young man never
kisses his sweetheart, @ wife never
kisses her husband, Q mother never
kisses her children.
NJ japanese girls know nothing about
ing, they certainly can come up with
our Western girls IN the art OF chewing
gum. l was dining one evening with
some friends in a tea house and, as is
JRe custom there We were served by
number Of japanese girls. noticed one
Of them initiating to perfection q Jersey
COW, and l wondered whether the tutti-
Iruti and pepsin gum horror had found
its way 10 Japan with Western civiEz2-
ticn. 1 could not speak 10 her, being
at tnc time altogether ignorant of her
language, 50 l simply tried TO open her
mouth with my fingers.
The girl laughed. understood, and
opening piece Of tissue paper carefully
folded in her pocket book, she showed
me small pieces of-red seawcedl This
is What they chew. But a japanese
igirl does not cAew as they DO here. Her
pieces of gum are small, and do not fiji
her little mouth to the utmost. She does
&c slowly, quietly; I would say cons
paraJively with elegance, if one could
possibly be elegant while Initiating q
Illuminating animal.
MARRIAGE A F1ANTJY. AFFATR
The ide, cf r,qr,,,go ,r,,o,o. Tho T.,-
anese < 9,topo'5er 6tffsre1+ from, or.
own. In Ja38D II is less of n nsrsonaI
and more OF family affair. Religion
has nothing to do with the matter, and
the Jaw regards =. from an entirely dtf-
ferent point of view. Jap3nese mar
riages are arranged bv The families Of
the Young Deoole. and the step is less
solemn and not .rrevc13ble. for. al
though The marriage is a legal e91trac.
While T lasts. Il nav. Ike other con-
tracts. be terminated bv Joint consent.
When child has reached the mar
rageaLle ace the durv OF IT'S D9~or+s is
no secure y suitable nqr-rer Cus-om
however rrlss tbs+ -bo arr,noor,aot
r--ba a,f7fr nm he .-,+rY-,ad ~ % ND
dlam9n or Dal-ado-9 d:screo- r1arr;eI
friend who MOI only rey9f .7-es the mar
ri8gs. bu- remains fhr9ug6 lis existence
q kind of godfather to The voung con-
Dle referes to whom, dfsDr-e.s may he
suhm't+ad far arbitration Having fv-
ed on an eligible parry. the m.ddleman
arrangss for wha 5 termed the Mai. or
mutual SEEING" meeting at which
The two Young DeoDle are allowed to see
and sometimes to speak 10 each other.
and thus TO estimate each others mer-
its.
This Interview generally takes place
at ,ae m.ddleman'5 own residence.
Among the middle or lower classes.
however. q picnic. q theatre party, or a
visit 10 temple OXEN serves Jae par
pose. II, after the seeing one Of the
two parties objects to the Other. the
matter comes TO an end. IT, on the con-
trarE, ple parties are s3s-s 5I.. g5J5.
D. b ~ S,cI eio "a arJ Of COW ca~
~, I.:,,lt 81 es5 ,,d 900 81 are ov-
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90 ~. -..,-.-.- -
g 60, - I rp-rr ,---,nc ,-or-D>-r,-c
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The any OF Jhe N2Illng Is tlen Ue-
c.ded upon. It's arrival iGa5 ,Ae BRIDE
dressed all IN "alte' ',he Color o. HIouFh-
ing TO signify that she dies 10 her own
family and mat sAe WI never cave
her husbands house 0u, as q corpse
Az n.su,lall lI1 - yoi - 3,,,,, az
new nome 5scoI.eI oy 1ns Il.0, , MAJ
me parental mouse 1 WI 5,.' rs ecu, ;f,,
IS then sven, out emery ID uo ,I 1T!
was l,gh's! at the dooT-3 ceremony u
d.cative Of the purihcation necessary
after the removal Of the dead
The wedding, which takes place at
the house OF me husband l.lilI 5 p1Itu'9' -. -
of the nature Of a dinner party. It's