The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-29

away" the man continued, land though
l nave written her that everything is all
rght and that l enjoy housekeeping, l
shaA be mighty glad to see her back
Every dish in the house was used nearly
week ago and 1 have given up trying 10
WASH more than the plate and cup l need
Tor breakfast. After this l am going
down town for breakfast and l am going
10 SEND Tor the washwoman 10 come and
clean up the house l told Marion il
wasn't necessary to have any one come
IN; that 1 could keep things going for a
Ihohth all right. Our fiat is so small
there never seemed much to do, but either
am too busy at the Office or l haven't
felt so well as usual, for this housekeep-
ing beats me-
You II be glad when 1t is time for your
wife to come home, eh?" said the friend
as ne Knocked the ashes off the end of his
cigar and the woman who listened made
up her mind she would write her friend
that very night and tell her how glad Her
pert would be to see her and the children
Many of the customs in vogue in the viii
iases OF Russia appear supremely nom
senslcal to the majority of people. vet
theY seem TO be firmly rooted among the
people. They have, in fact, prevailed for
centuries, and are likely to continue for
centuries yet to come. The peasants have
a peculiar way of testing a prospective
member of the family
When the parents of a young man in
Russia decide that certain Young ladv
would make a suitable mate for him thew
say nothing about the matter 10 anyone
but on some evening they will drop around
Unexpectedly at the prospective bride >
home and will stay for supper. During
fhn haTr
the young lady.
work speedily; if she goes neatly and
cleanly about her plate she will perform
her work neatly and cleanly; if she does
not talk much she will work and not talk
and prove a faithful and obedient wife
to her husband; if she prefers rye bread
TO white she will be satisfied with her
Loo; if she does not gaze and stare at
the visitors she will be a wife that will
not continually pry into her hus bands
business, and if she Immediately proceeds
to clean W the dishes after the meal she
will bring prosperity to her husband and
will be economical with his money.
most peculiar thing about the mar
rage ceremony is the fact that when the
couple enter the church both groom and
bride make a dash for the platform on
which is the pulpit. It is believed that
the one whose foot touches the pla form
first will live the longer and that the
children will take after that one in size,
health and beauty.
You must meet Americans in their own
homes. says the New York Telegram, to
find how gracious. kindly hearted and
hospitable they are Hospitable, mean,
not only in giving you the best they can
afford, but in going out of their way to
give their guests a happy time under their
roof.
Say you are invited 20 dinner party
You discover an air of geniality and CAV
ETY. directly the street door closes behind
you. No stiffness or Formally or stand
offshness mars those some times cold and
CHASTITY moments that precede a dinner
party at home. The introductions are
cheerfully done and often with a sense Of
humor. The conversation at once becomes
general and animated. You are in a hap
DIV family circle in less than five min
utes.
You ere asked TO be the escort of some
highly educated lady, beautifully dressed
and in excellent taste, as all Americans
are, and, in nine cases out of ten, with
the glorious hair of every imaginable tint
and shade, from gold to red, which is the
pride of the American race.
You will have. believe me- to hold your
own with this delightful dinner compan-
ion 1t will not be the casetof cold and
cherries statue and having to draw her
out. Quite the contrary. She will do her
utmost to draw you out and test your
knowledge on every conceivable subject
and you will find her well informed on
almost every topic, social or literary, that
generally occupies conversation.
1t is the rarest thing to find any Amer