Washington sentinel., 1901-05-18

ouire OF him concerning the female
members of the family. II IS
tremendous breach OF good breed
ing to ask alter mans wife. II
his mother is an aged woman she
may be spoken or Parents re-
ceive all honor
Men and women do not meet to-
gether. l recently attended a
wedding. l do not know where
the men were nor where their feast
was served. The women were to
themselves, the bride with US, the
bridegroom with the men. The
bride sat at the feast, but her long
red silk veil was not raised, and
she tasted nothing. Her tirewomen
stood upon each side all the time,
but noticed they gave her no op-
portunity to eat, perhaps because
the men who were serving might
have looked into her lace.
A SPECIAL COMPLIMENT IN KOREA.
My husband and | were invited
to a handsome dinner in Korea,
where he and / and our host and
hostess ate together. can only
explain that in this way: These
Korean friends had often been with
foreigners and l suppose they
wished to compliment US after our
own fashion. But the repast was
altogether oi their own dishes,
some Of them being very tooth
some to us. When we said our
adeus a dozen fans were pre-
sented to me, which embar-
rsssed me, because did not know
what return etiquette demanded Of
me. In China a present rs rx-
pected it anything handsome is &C
cepted.
l discovered rather an unusual
custom. The mother of the bride
groom mentioned above was my
acquaintance and therefore my
token OF good wishes must be per-
sonal to the young husband. |
asked friend to suggest what my
present should be, and she said:
ooh, it must be what he will
use, and not anything for the
bride"
Chinese ladies rarely attend the
theatre. Whsn they do they are
screened from the gaze of men.
Their husbands do not appear with
them indeed, husband and wife
are not seen together in public. l
once ventured to ask a clergyman
OF my own church why he did not
bring his wife TO church. He
answered:
"If l were to do that every boy
in this vicinity would hoot at me"
| was not long ago in a very
handsome Chinese house, Ac-
cording to their id ais everything
was elegant-stTaight backed,
beautifully carved chairs, inlaid
tables, perfect floors and every
thing that a connoisseur might
admire. In the orname ntation oil
a Chinaman's home the dragon
receives due respect. He appears
in embroideries, bronzes, china,
and on many decorations and
carvings. The dragons main resi-
dence is under China, and when
he is excited by anger at the
doings above him he shakes his
tail, and 10, an earthquake!
| A THIEF SAVES MISSIONARIES.
/ saw a member OF the last party
that came into one OF the cities d
Ii tie north OF Shanghai after wan
dering and hiding for months from
last summers horrors. The mem
bers OF the party escaped for their
lives, having with them several
Chinese Christians. They placed
themselVes--this missi onary
group OF men and women in the
care of a thief. There is said to
be honor among thieves. / do not
know whether it is true or not.
But Chinaman who undertakes
a responsibility may be depended
upon for the period Of his promise,
l am told. This rogue did his
best. He could not defend them
against pouring rains and hunger
and rags, bur he kept them out Of
Slgnt,
After FIVE months OF hiding in
caves and otherwise by day and
walking and stumbling by night
through deIuge and many dangers,
l poorly fed at any time and having
no food sometimes, with only the
rags they wore, at last they arrived
among English speaking people,
scarcely looking human. / cannot
tell the story And yet, China is
worth saving, The Christian na.
tions Of the world must do it.