Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-02
BAD'S idea OF. SALUTATI0NS.
Believes In the Courtesies OF
Bygone Days.
TONGANESE METHOD OF GREETING
Chewing Grass as Token of
Happiness.
The Art of Dienifed Bowing Unknown aud
the Less Dignity There is In Everyday
Life the Greater Our State of Imino-
raiity-PIeasant Asiatic Ways

the Less Dignity There is In Everyday
Life the Greater Our State of Immo-
raiity-PIeasant Asiatic Ways E
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal
New York, June 26. The modern
salutation is certainly not dighified.
M ias Beautiful Lady meets Mr.. Latest
Fashion, and she smirks and wriggles
her head, whils' he jerks his bat off
and gives something that might answer
for ned. The art of 'dignified bowling
is unknown and the less dignity there
is in everyday life the greater is our
state OF immortality. Personally am
on the part of lady and deep and
re- respectful bow eliminating in kissing
of the hand on the part Of gentleman.
1t is true that to accomplish this the
entire sidewalk would be required for
few minutes, but If politeness could
cause stoppage of the general vulgar
rush much would be gained. You who
give the careless bow, how would you
like to live in Tonga? There il you
visit the king you PROSTATE yourself
before him, lift his foot and put 1t on
your own neck. Let us be thankful
that we are not Tonganese. However,
there are worse things than bowling
before the king of Tonga, for IN
another part OF Africa, in asking a
favor of the king, one has to stretch
one's self upon the earth, striking the
position commonly known as that OF
founder, and lay chewing the dust
until his giglets, with his " 'ay rick
| 'ead of 'air," says, 'tArise, fair
maiden" or something that answers
the same thing.
PLEvsANT AsIATIc WAYS. IVY
In Asia, when one gentleman calls
on another, the visitor throws himself
| in front of his host and chews grass
This is supposed to mean that we are
all made uf the same kind of dust and
| that grass we are and unto grass we
will return. In the southern part OF
| Africa, when matron meets the
gentleman who is her lord and master,
she falls fat, kisses the ground three
times and wishes him all good luck.
Evidently in that part OF the country
the ladies won't amount to much, OF
else they wouldn't be- wasting their
kisses on the ground. Somebody says
that in Loango, wives dare not speal,
TO their husbands except upon theil
bare knees, and when they meet the
dutiful wives slowly creep toward then
on all fours. That is a nice state oi
affairs! Fancy doing the all-fours act
to the average Johnny! In ancieni
Peru, only a chief had the privilege,
the doubtful privilege. of kissing the
hands and feet and licking the kneef
of the king! I can now understand
why, in Peruvian history there were
so few chiefs MN
The Greeks, who were never un
dignified, saluted the god in favor BY
standing and raising their hands tc
heaven. A Japanese gentleman wher
paying visit leaves his shoes at the
door, and makes eight genuhection
before you, while, if you are VISITING
in Arabia and go out to buy a pape
of hairpins and meet an Arabian frient
of yours, you shake hands with hin
ten times, and each time say "Hov
art thouY" The Arabian form is
little wearing and tends to make tn
hands larger or smaller, according +
; your popularity and the number Q
your acquaintances. But, really ant
truly, there is no dignity In th
average salutaion. Men scowl as j
raising their hats were bother, an,
women assume an artificial smile tina
deceives nobody and give bob o
their heads that is lacking in all grace
We had fire in our neighborhoo'
, not long ago-not much of fire., bu
an awful lot of excitement. And thi
, answered Just DIS we'll. Everythin
, feminine appeared in it's night clothes
, while everything masculine put on it
trousers and shoes before making ii
> debut Personally, having my In
: surance policy in my hand and m
{ dispatch box in the other and sma
dog on the chain, feared neithe
firemen nor policemen, but sale
across the street toward the neares
Q hotel in the usual eet-up of an Ameri
, cap woman at 2 O'Clock in the mornin
: and with consciousness OF grea
8 bravery. From my youth up hav
been taught to dress with fire !
j view at night, and now SEQ th
+ wisdom of it. There were wome
hideous in muslin night dresses an
o curl papers; there we're other wome
: more hideous in flannel night gown
: and crimping pins, but our househol
looked as if we had posed for that fiji
and knew all about it beforehand
First went the lady who presites owe
. the kitchen in retiring robe woye
u by herself during the long days whic
J. she spent in the county of Sligo, an
u which fitted her after the fashion OF
j meal bag. She carried two white apron
2 and a sponge, which she had pickle
q up in the hall. After her came N
n maternal parent. I wont describe ht
dress, but 1 may say that she clutche
the keys with great valor and brougt
v with her for future use bottle
!. cough syrup. The lady on the fot
II above us endeavored to dress herself
o she got as far as her flannel petticoa
Q and then she put on jersey and
sailor hat, and had for ornaments
bird cage ON her left arm and thrt
new towels on her right. Her olde'
is daughter made no effort whatever |
l. changing her night toilette. butts
is kept everybody waiting, that is ever.
o body who wished to he carried dow
by a fireman. while she took her ha
out of crimps. But the funniest sigl
of all was to see girl coolly arraye
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