The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-18
:.7,1nEs IN THE ORIENT.
uother-In-Law and the
''sN , of other Members OF the
uusband's Family.

HMADAhA
o5ence of the Baltimore Sun.
c''i'1l China, Nov. s0.-Women in
sA1-7 have lived in seclusion for so
h~' -.,,rfes that an upheaval in this
H ,,i,,7t not work out for the best.
I.nan. where the women are more
10 elsewnere. the moral standard
oh IF is impossible to say how
u0' tiros musteb between a loosen
755,esfic and social bonds and
moral sense. The heart goes
iss- IA the women of India and
al ~ p' c,ste woman of China. Utter
be ms IL. fine rule for India. One may
tuso" Ike "the law of the Modes and
~ j. In this great empire there are
srsansi If women who are not outside
ou'' tones for years together
helr Nm ri nerves in the West are re-
Osgi he open air, as many of US
#eWu frsa TO come and go can tes1i-
10 49, az women have far more to try
n IN we have, and yet have no 'Te-
nen w. "a t1ange, no friend. Notwitn-
aims these hard times l nave peeh
9n's''9 are a least safe under the vigil
4 ~ rare OF me HotHe4-Nh -
NV ebeomtely nothing to cheer the m
s1 a. oflAhe three, four. half-dozen
u W. committed to her care. They are
80 when she speaks, and must re-
w. her cylows if 1t pleases her TO beat
Mere is no protection against
"ia AN Enough / did hear OF bride
uul was equal to the situation and
s o Strength brought her out the con-
'o S1 j 10 not know whether she main
.aaS her position. At any rate, there
nm bre5k in the monotony the one
ns Product of Oriental Life.
situation makes the mother-in-law
"a. land. Her own youth slipped
u,r wit, tender care, and she knows
We, w. tbe ,re way which custom places in
,o,cer Perhaps, with the advantages
.5nc,tion and contact with the women
,hs christian world, the mother-in-law
tbs mare CANA will stand side by side
I..h he mothers of the West.
U,hon was in Korea l was told that
l., brshInd has something to do with
r. mau7q6ient of his own wife. Cruelty
,Tbis lands. | met one of the wives
p ne Minister of War 1 was in the
s,r,il,,. and oil served that the relation
,atr.ssa husband and wife was cordial.
pnt heard Of another household where
he husband la'hLl appeared to like his
rjfe WREN lie men at his club twitted
lin 9blut II. % prove that he could not
No MANAGED by his wife he killed her.
EVERYWHERE in the Orient a woman's
Bless, sorro Nful. She who must labor for
he bread she eats ethey do not have
bread-rice is the staff of life) is happier
nv far than is she who wears silk and
1ne linen every day.
How weddings Are Brought About.
4 marriage is brought about by a mid
lleman. Ks a rule, the groom has no
more TO do with the finding of the bride
han she has with any of the arrange
rents. Sometimes the two fathers and
he two mothers betroth the children in
heir babyhood. In that case the little boy
md girl may play together. even though
he girl is allowed to remain with her
wn mother, but the mother-in-law may
lain her at once and bring her up ac-
ording to her own views. In that case
he would no longer be a member of the
ousehold where she was born.
Money-the prce-always passes be-
Veen the boys father and the girls. 1t
S business transaction between the
oor. / suppose this is. not so. when the
rides family has riches. Hence, in the
ase of childhood, when the little girl
las been bought, if it is desired, she
must pass into the family at once where
ler lot is to be cast.
The young man cannot refuse the bride
hat his parents have found for him. At
re tlfe betrothal has taken place the
marriage must be contaminated. He can
btain a divorce afterward. Customs vary
u different parts of China, but / have not
eard. that a betFothal can be broken.
The die is cast after the middleman
las completed these preliminary arrange
neuts
In the large majority of marriages the
wo most concerned do not meet until
he day fixed for the ceremony. / have
gard that occasionally the bride-elect has
n opportunity made for her to peep from
ehnd curtain as her intended passes
" And who would not accept such a
nance TO- see; for the first time life
1ng partner?st-
Strangers Until Married.
II the expected bridegroom should die
is considered most meritorious If thu
iife-elect should at once give herself to
lis mother to be forever at her service
t Is often done Indeed, marriage can
hen be consummated, the ceremony TAX
ns place at the ancestral tablet. II both
mould die before, the contract is often
arred out at the ancestral tablets, so
hat his spirit may not be left without
IS companion
On the wedding day the young man
ends the bridal chair, which is red IN
olor and . is decorated according to
manea ability A number of servants
lear the chair, the lanterns and other
to the home of the bride.
she takes lieg place. with wailing ana
ears Which she is expected to continue
until she is almost at her new home,
when she must assume great dignity OF
manner Her dress is, according to chi
lese custom, of gay-colored silk and sat
10, red being the preference for these
happy occasions A thick red silk veii
hides her face and is not raised Tor
hours, n1c
Ceremonies Described.
TFere are three ceremonies that cannot
d omitted, other customs varying In
Inherent pa IS of the country, The two
Worship I geJ hsr heaven AID earth. They
no worship at the ancestral tablets, aHd
iAewse his IA her AID mother, thus 'e-
'Iilg tat parental authority is as last
ny as the world. In many PAGES the
,Ne Ineol4tBtee lines before her hus-
and to Indicate that his will be her law
i iiQi ne tRice Oefre her TO show that never
'Ll lile same he requi ed Of him as OF
l ..r. When the ceremony is comp eted he
,aAes ler to her room, where he leaves
1 1' VIM e, he goes to the feast prepared
oT his fiie1ds.
i, mere are O her heather rites, but l pass
,,,5 over. ONCE in her own room, the
" o,'qs oe ONES the Frey of anyone, male
\. female, Yljo chooses to teAse her. All
'ro. aeQuaintanSes may enter her pres
~. ald annoy, her wi Jokes, to which
any, d,'. must pakeeSno sign Of smile. word or
r,s Her Seif-control is led to the
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