The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-26

II II efsen rot safe III do 50 Tire acton
maw hs xnis~snssrssca sss~ lever may be-
couse jealous. and knife thrust under
THE ffth rib. most likely given In the
tsars- uaas fellow.
After praessesng this dragon act For
some time the youag man may SO 70 she
papa ard say hr would like TO call upon
his daughter with view OF propos.nS.
III papa says all right. he calls. ard a day
or so later yea viii see an item In tho
paper stating that young Sener So-and-
so IS oasiax alterations 10 Senorita Thus
assss-se. and that a marriage will probably
soon take place.
When the seang man calls upon hts
sweetheart all Of the family are in tho
sopya. lie @sts her as far Of IS he can.
however. and deyo.es himself only 10 her.
From this time on until after thu mar
rage he must pay attentions to no other
woman. Ii ne goes To a dance or nartv
ne must corne early and wait for her. and
he viii spend shs evening with her alene.
AT every party in Montsviaeo you see a
los of these young lovers. who are called
noyios. waiting fer their sffianced. or
novaas. The SRI pays attention TO no enc
but her ..oyio. and the boy has eyes for
his nosia alone The TWO set or by
themselves ard devote the evening 10
soft spoonsng compliments about each
ether. This is the way they SO on
threugho the evening.
lis 90 my darl.ngss
''Ess, | is 90 darling
And other stuff Of the same kind, only
in Spanish l am told that such couples
vsdean sesiety. 1t Is wonder that moth
ers. who are SO careful at home. viii let
their girls DO as they please when once
they are engaged.
No breach Of Promise Cases.
IL you ask mother as 10 where her
daughter is at such reception. she will
say that she is with her nayio. and the
subject Is dismissed matter Of course.
/ l was chatting about this enc day with
enc of the Montevtdeasi soeiesey ladies'.
when asked What do yon d. II the
'noyio' sets disgusted and gocs back ON
the girl, refusing 10 marry her. or wee
versa She replied.
.'Yau seldom hear of such a case A
young man who wauid act in that way
would DC disgraced by society. and as for
The girls their chief end in life Is mar.
| riage, aud they dent dare 10 miss the
chance. The marriage state here Is far
ahead of single hicsseiEess. The married
woman rules society. After her wedding
she can do as she pleases. When the
priest performs the ceremony he strikes
the chains of maidenhood from her an
kles.''
Weddings Among the OrientaIes.
The weddings ot the orfentalts are hetd
In the churches. with a super and dance
az the horne after the ceremony. The
wedding gifts are very elaborate, gener-
ally Including diamonds and silver. The
honeymoon IS usually spent AT home the
| Orientaiss not believing IN our custom of
taking wedding Journeys. They call the
period ia Luna de Niei or the Neon
of Honey. and. II possible. try 10 enjoy Il
alone. IL the wedding il IN susnmer and
the family Is In the country they will
| come into the town house and open IL
UP for themselves. and ii In the winter
they may possibly GO out 10 the estancia.
As to their permanent quarters. the
| groom's father usually makes present
! Of the house and all of It's furniture.
| often including table linen beautifully
! embroidered, and the wife's father does
/ as well as he can In money and presents.
| FRANK q. CARPENTER