The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-04-05

rs an inevitable result for the next
morning.
SOCIAL CUSTOMS.
The social customs in Germany are
rapidly undergoing a change in the
emancipation of women. In the last
year, by law passed, women on at
tanning 81 years are free to marry
without their parents consent and to
inherit and dispose OF their own prop
erty. They have lately played tennis
and ridden horseback; they are even
allowed to stand upon the rear plat
form of a street car, not man rising
to give them a seat. But 1t will be
many more years before the details Of
customs change. There is no mush-
room growth of ideas in the German
mind.
To-day it is not allowed for a woman
to bow first to q man a man bows On
ly once to her; if he meets her Sc
cond time in a mornings walk in the
street or in the foyer Of q theatre or
opera he drops his eyes so as not to
see her, and the is expected to do like
wise. A man may stop woman on
the street and speak to her a few min
utes-she cannot stop him-but they
cannot walk together on the street.
They cannot sit together in a room
alone for more than a few moments.
When man calls he asks for the
mother, or whoever takes her place as
chaperon, and if neither one is at home
the girl is rot at liberty to see her
visitor.
A man must ask to be allowed to
call to ask him to call is fearful
breach of etiquette. 1t is not allowed
mother to invite a young man to go
with her daughter to any place of pub
lie amusement or to any place where
his going would be at her expense
| but a man can give the invitation and
it can be accepting and be quite cor
rect. A mother issues an invitation
for home dinner or any entertain
ment in her own house, and the man
acception calls Immediately an receiv-
! ing the invitation and day or two af-
ter the event calls again. When COM
ing to dinner it is very usual for the
man to bring flowers to his hostess.
The observance of all these small de-
tails of social laws seems very triHing,
but any failure to observe one on the
part of lady establishes reputation
for her that places her outside of all
social recognition, and for the sake of
herself and her country and as an evi.
dence of her innocence and modesty it
is better she should in Rome do as the
Romans do.
POLICE REGULATIONS.
uC Ucl l1itu ONcIliluClil Is l).iLtIudl,
no other land deserves so well the
name of Fatherland- as soon as
you arrive it takes notice of you.
Your name, home, address, occupation,
last stopping place and destination are
all sent to the police. 1t is only me-
ccssarv that letters or telegrams bear |
your name and that Of the city in |
which you live to have them punctual-
ly delivered through this police list.
If you wish to find friend you 90 to
the police station for the address.
If you lose anything or find any
thing you go to the police station to
recover or deposit the article. Unless
the German intends to steal he must
take all he finds to the police Fund
Bureau" His name and address, with
the description of the article found, is
written down, and to him belongs any
reward given by the owner who claims
and proves right to do it. Stran-
gers in this matter are expected 20 do |
as the natives; they usually find out
the workings and utility of the law
through personal experience.
The law requires all householders
to lock their street doors at 10 o'clock
at night. If you arc locked out there |
is no law requiring anyone to get up
and let you in. Two keys always, but
possibly three, are required to let you
within your apartment. II the Ger
man house key is small it is three in
ches, if it is the average key is five i'll
ches or more long, and three of a kind
may weigh half pound. Lose these
keys and you are in the hands Of the
law and the penalty you will have to
pay depends upon the common sense
of your householder. The law in the |
matter is that the loser of the key is
responsible for any expense incurred,
not in replacing the lost keys, but in
changing every lock to all of the doors
in the entire building.
When you report your misfortune
you must do 80 within Your own cham
Der, and in whisper, that the ears Of
the walls may not hear; you are tell
inc the secret of your life. The mcr-
ciful landlord, swearing you to secre-
cy, sends you to the police station and
there you report your loss. You are
shown thousands Of lost keys, none Of
which are yours. Without asking
your name or address you are told to
return in a week You do SO, but in
the meantime you may have forgotten