The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-10-01
Customs in Foreign Lands.


words. The cockney invariably leaves off
the s'h' where it seems naturally to be
long and prc:iIes it where it should be
omitted. For example he pronounces
horse and house without an ''h' and our
and only with an III" A half penny is a
"alf penny. He always feeds his ''orse''
'shoats" instead of oats-which makes but
little differerence, imagine, to the hun
CRY animal
In England the carts and wagons turn
But the people on the streets generally
turn to the right in passing, except when
two persons suddenly make up their
minds to occupy the same space at the
same time. which the school books tell us
is physical impossibilitv.
In England it seems to be customary
in many of the apparently fashionable
eating houses for men to keep their hats
on Notwithstanding the presence of ladies
The very best people of course, observe
Il more polite etiquette. In England,
Parliament begins its work at ) p. NJ, IN
stead of II l. like our American Con
gress, and continues its sessions till mid
night and oft times till morning. Th3
members for the most part keep their hats
on doubtless for the better concentration
of ideas But the custom of smoking and
reading newspapers during debate, so con-
spicuous in Washington, is absent both
from the House Of Commons and House
| of Lords.
In England the fog has a habit of rising
before dawn and continuing III. .,-..S past
mid day. But the twilight is remarkable
| for its soft mellow radiance and long con-
tinuancc-fsr there is starcely any need
| of artificial light before nine o'clock The
atmosphere even in Summer is cool and
Ibracing and one does not feel that sense
of lcthargy and cnervation so common to
| the midsummer of our own country. In
England it is customary for people to
give generous "tips" to the servants. If
| servant brushes your coat or your hat,
| if he brings you a glass Of water, or
| choice bit of steak, if he gets ahead of you
in dropping sugar in your cup of tea, if
he picks up your handkerchief or brings
you pencil or drops letter in the box,
| if he tells YOU what car to take from the
hotel to Church. if he smiles pleasantly
| or holds your cane while you arrange
your cravat-he, of course, expects tip
commensurate with the arduouSness of the
service. The tipping custom relieves the
landlord of all worry and anxiety con-
corning attention to guests. In some of
| the largest and most fashionable hotels,
as am told, the porters and walters pay
for their positions, and this is an addition
al relief to the landlord. Perhaps in
some parts of America the same custom
pervails, but it seems to be an unrcmitted
tax in EE gland existing from time imme-
| mortal
Nor is the tipping custom confined to
merry England find it also in Germany.
Many of the social customs of England
and Germany are identical, aud this is
owing to the fact that one of the chief
and strongest elements i'll the English
many is, to a large extent, the fatherland
of the Anglo Saxon race. Saxon languag &c
and Saxon blood and Saxon proclivities
are commin gled in the life of English pco-
pie.
1t has been my privilege to attend dl-
vine service every Sunday during my so
iourn abroad. Here in Germany the Gus
tom prevails of having the male and female
parts of the con cgation separated. The
women occupy the pcws in the nave,
while the men take their seats in the gal
lery. Many of the church editiccs have
two galleries extending over nearly hall
of the main auditorium. This arrange
ment necessitatcs very high pulpit SINH
lar to the old fashioned wine glass pull
pts of which few still exist in oil,
American churches. In the city OF Hell
broom with 81, 900 inhabitants is Jcwlsf
Synagogue which is a wonder IN the way
: of architectural ma gnificence and beauty
costing over a million of dollars There
: are Il multitude of rich Hebrews in tina
CITY. During divine service the men Will
covered heads occupy the seats below
while the women are rclegated To the ca
pacious gallery.
4 A few days ago | witnessed i marriag
p, in a German church. The ceremony wa
/ very similar to what. We are accustome'
d to in America, cxceptinga long sermon
a preceding the nuptials proper. liner
l. wa A large congregation present and al
seemed deeply impressed with the hal
Il hours discourse on the duties and respon
z sibilitics of the married state.
$ The service began with Il beautiful Gel
man carol sung by about fifty boys an
II girls. The bride attired in suit OF blac
c silk with a crown of myrtle on her hea
looked Supremacy happy. The grool
t. with most of the gentlemen present woI
p black kid gloves. The impressive ccrcm'
t. ny being concluded, the whole congrcSi
lie ton passed around the altar and droppc
their offerings into the Lords treasur
to These offerings are not intended for I'll
u clergyman fee, for he receives that c!
~ ira, but for other church purposes. 4
the home coming it is customary esp
ar cially among the poorer classes for frlent
y, and acquaintances of the bridal party,
I'll give Il money present to the bride III we
he of housekeeping, etc. Everyone prcscl
1 is expected to accompany his or her VIC
=; - wishes with a dollar or two quietly dro
ped into the brides hand. At eve
IL church wedding, and nearly all the we
es dingS here take place i'll church. Il
~ groom is presented with a beautiful lar!
he Bible as Il gift from the congregatlo
Thus apart from the infinite value OF SUE
a gift, the newly married pair are made
feel that the congregation cherish Il sacrt
.c and loving interest in their spiritual
well rs temporal welfare.
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