The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-28
Bah ON .SALUTATIONS.
BELIEYKsTN THE COURTEsfEs OF
THE DAYS MAT HIyE GONE.
Tonrancse Way of Greeting Ones Mon
arch-Chewing Grass rs Token OF
Happiness.
New York. juno p. $50.

giles her head. while he jerks his nat Oh
and gives something that might answer
for a nod. The art of dignined po"lns p
unknown, and the less dignity there II III
everyday life the greater Ia our state
Of immortality. Personally, ] am pc
liever in the old-fashioned courtesy on
the part OF a lady, ana a deep ana r.
succfful bow eliminating in "a kissing 81
the hand on the part Of gentleman.
IT is true that TO accomplish this the en-
tire sidewalk would be required FOR lew
mlnutc' but If pOlitcness cOnid cause
stoppage of the general vulgar rush much
would be gained. You who give the care
less bow, how would you like 10 live IN
Tonga There. ~ YOU visit the king, you
PROSTATE yourself before him, lllt MS
foot and put II on your own neck Let
us 10 thankful that We are not Tonga
uese. HoWcyef. there are worse Things
than bowling before the king OF Tonga,
for In another pari Of Africa, In asking
favor OF the king one has 10 stfetch
onss self upon the eRrth, striking the
position commonly known az that OF
founder. and lay chewing the dust until
his eiglets with BIS "ay rick cad OF
air" saws. "Arise. fair maiden" or some
thing that answers the same thing.
PLEASANT ASIATIC WAYS
In Asia, when ono gentleman calls on
anOthe' the visitor throws himself IN
front OF his host and chews grass. This
is supposed 70 mean that We are all made
of tho same Kind OF dust and that grass
We are and unto grass we will return. In
the southern part Of Africa, when ma
iron meets the gentleman who is her
lord and master. she falls fat. Kisses the
ground three times and wishes MIN az
good luck Evidently in that part or
the country the ladies' don't amount 20
much. or else they wouldn't be wasting
their kisses on the ground. Somebody
says that in JOangO, wives dare not speak
10 their husbands except upon their bare
knees and when they meet the dutll1i
wives slowly creep toward them On All
four That is 81 nice state OF AFFAIRS.
Fancy doing the all-fours act 70 the aver
age Johnny In ancient Peru. only chief
had the privilege. the doubtful prFllese
Of kissing the hands and feet ana mex
Ing the knees Of the king, / can now
there were 80 few chiefs.
The Greeks. who were never undigni-
fed. saluted the god In favor by standing
and raising their hands 20 heaven. A
japanese gentleman. when paying visit
leaves hts shoes at the door and makes
eight genufectOns before you. while. If
YOU are visiting in Arabia ard 60 out 10
buy paper Of hairpins and meet an Ara
bian friend Of yours. you shake hands
with him ten times. and each time say
How art thou?' The Arabian form s. a
little wearing and tends TO make the
hands larger or smaller. according 10
your popularity and the number OF your
acqualnfances But really and truly
tation Men scowl as II raising their hats
were n bother. and women assume an
artificial smile that deceigcs nobody ana
give a bob of their heads that Is lacking
FIRE COSTUMES.
We had a fire I'm our ncighiiorhood not
long agO-nOt much OF fire. but an aw-
full lot Of excitement And this answer
ed Just as well. Everything feminine APP
peared I'm its nightclOthes. while every
thing masculine put on its trousers and
shoes before making its debut Person
ally. having my insurance policy IN my
hand and my dispatch box IN the other
and a small dog On the chain, l reared
neither firemen nor policemen, but sailed
across the street toward the nearest no.
tel in the usual getup Of an American
woman at two o'clock in the morning
and with "a consciousness OF great brave
~. From my youth MP / have Freh
taught to dress with IRE IN view az
night. ana now ] see the wisdom or IL
There were women hidcous in muslin
nightdrcsses and curl papers; there were
other women moro hideOus IN naiinel
nightgoWns and crimping pins, but our
household looked as if we had posed Tor
that fire and knew all about II before
hand. First went the lady who pre-
sides over the kitchen. I'm q retiring robe
woven by herself during the long days
which she spent in the county Of Sligo,
and which fitted her after the fashion OF
q meal bas. She carried two white
aprons and a sponge which she had pick
cd mp IN the hall. After her came my
maternal parent. I won't describe her
dress. but / may say that she clufChcd
the keys with great valOr and brought
with her for future use a bottle OF cough
syrrp. The lady on the floor above us en-
dcaNOred TO dress herself, she got as far
as her flannel petticOat. and then she
put on Il jersey and a sailor hat. and
had for ornaments bird cage on her
left arm and three new towels on her
right. Her oldest daughter made no ct-
fort whatever at changing her night toll
ettc. but she kept everybody waiting.
that IS everybody who wished 10 be car
ried down by fireman. while she took
her hair ont Of crimpg. But the funniest
sight OF an was to see girl cooily ar
raycd and busily occupied in polishing her
nailsi / felt very brave. FOR after / land
cd on tho street / yelled fire IN three
languages and in all the keys peculiar 10
a high soprano for at least a quarter or
an hour.
The boys had a nice time They ran up
and down the ladders like eats. pretend
ed 10 rescue people. frightened children
and scared old ladies long after the ire
had been put out and everybody had
returned 10 his or her bed, furious be-
cause nothing had been burned. There
was really no fire. but the wind blew
window garden off its moOrlngs ana some
fool screamed fire ana another 1901
turned on the alarm. and IN less time
than 10 takes me 10 tell il, we were All
being rescued at a great rate. Ihere
was a touch Of the unique later on, now
ever. I'm breakfastng al 4 o'clock in the
morning on champagne and sardines. with
various friends, who had rushed around
TO see II one had been cremated Mod
estv and fires are Incompatible. l can
quite understand how the lady next door
didn't mind being rescued from the bath
tub In the excitement ono doesn't think
Of the gallant fireman as man. but as
"A rescuci. and DC becomes seNless.
VARIETY IL NIGHTGOWNS.
There were more kinds of night dresses
I'm that fire which wasn't FIRE than l
ever believed existed. There were low
cut nightgOWns. there were high-cut
nightgoWnS; there were nightgowns INV
olous with lace. and there were night
gowns covered with Hamburg edsmg.
There were virtuOus nightgOwns without
any trimming at all. and there were de-
PRAYED nghtgowns. that gggled with lace
and screamed with ribbons.
But there wasn't one Ike unto That
which was assumed by Annie Eoleyn. and
which must have been the reason for her
killing. Hers was made OF black satin,
with a twO-inch border OF black velvet,
and decorated with black taneta ribbon.
Just fancy sleeping with That queen
Elizabeth's was usually Of black velvet,
lined with fur and trimmed with red
ribbon. But Queen Elizabeth was viz
gin queen Undoubtedly. | repeat II,
there is morality In clothes. IT Is easy
TO understand that hoOpskirts ana far-
thingalcs and high ruffs were all encour-
aged by the clergy, as II was beleNtd
that these special garments protected the
lovely maidens of the days gone by.
There is a dreadful story somewhere
about Marguerite de Nalois. the lady VINO
was descended from kings and who mar