The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-10-02

4 A German lady said 10 me that sh
thought IT very queer that the Amer.
lean men wore no engagement or we'd
ding rings.
She thought it quite unfair for the
young ladies, Tor it would be impossible
to know whether or not man was
married.
When a young man calls on young
lady here the mother entertains him
also. always. lie always takes the
mother Tor some member Of the family
to the theatre, and even for a afternoon
walk the mother is always at her post.
She generally is a wise mamma though
and keeps one eye closed, and they
walk along hand IN hand or with
his arm around her waist, but the
mother never sees this. The young
German couples TO gay the least are very
disgusting TO we Americans, on the
street, aud they cause considerable gig.
Cling, but "loye is blind" and they are
never conscious Of any it.
The servant girls always go alone
with their young gentlemen and do not
wear hats on the street.
Near Berlin there is colony OF nurse.
girls and they dress so very odd that a
stranger would notice them immediately.
They wear short skirts, have very wide
padded hips, and they wear black bod.
ices and some sort Of a folded head
ger at least feet broad. 1t really sur.
pises me how they manage to go
through an ordinary door. They wear
folded peece Of cloth around their
neck OF all the bright colors imaginable.
The stoves in this country are entirely
foreign to an American, being all made
OF white tile, but give me the America
stove for cold weather. The heating
stoves are monster affairs. Mine here
in my room is about the prettiest one
have ever soen, it reaches from floor to
ceiling and made OF squares OF white
tiliDg and trimmed very srtistically
with figures Of tan and gold. A mantel
around three sides of it and hearth
near the floor in front, above which is
door in which the fire is made with coal
bricks and when the coal burne red they
close the stove tight and the heat
remains the rest OF the day and i'm fact
the room is never cold They are very
even heat and the Germans claim
very healthful, but il one should chance
to get good and wet in one of the rains
they have here, am thinking it would |
not be very speedy means of drying.
They have no double beds in this
country and the floors are all oiled and |
you see no brussels carpets, only center.
mats and rugs
The electric cars here are the best /
have ever seen and ride fne. They are
very narrow and very long, with
,wo pairs OF trucks under them, The
rolies differ from those have seen in
general use in America, being an oval
flair. Here people are not permitted
o crowd on car. There are certain
lumber OF seats and certain number
II standing places on the platforms.
when they are all taken you are not al.
owed 10 get onto the car but are polite.
y informed that another car follows,
II course this would not be very good
chemo with a 20 minute car service.
The market days here are a curiosity
nd | generally 90 to market with a
ierman friend Of mine while she
oes her marketing. When we stop and
hnk that the women that sell at these
markets are ont bare-headed always
winter and summer and only eat when
hey can snatch few bites, we do not
Wonder much at the coarse, ugly faces
ie see thsre, These markets are held :
ertan days in the week at the different
market places and are usually in an j
pen platz surrounding church, the c
title shops are temporary affairs and Q
long in row across one end OF the ,
lalz. The fish are brought alive in a
lnks and the cheese is simply awful. i
generally hold my brea h and move on !
s quick as possible, the odor compares !;
cry we'll with dscayed flesh. 1t seem I
, be healthful though for the young 8
'auines who sell il look we'll enough.
You mention the odor to the Germans
hey smile and say; "Yah aber es list
shr gesund %
II is against the law here to use match.
, that strike without box and il you
re seen doing so you are fined.
Meat is very high here prices ranging
on 80 pt (2Oc) to I mark and go pf
Oc) a ID. Fruit is dear but vegetables
bout the same as in America.
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