The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-03

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and c.redses I shook L Vig0Eou y md
then hung 1t over the railing Of the
I corridor outside my room. hoping that
rhe mir In some ieeasure would resuura
the freshness 20 have had It pressed
would have been ont Of the question.
/ as all of our laundry work was done
/ at least two miles away from the city
7 and there were no irons IN the houses
In a moment or two Sofa came from
her room oat TO the corridor. What Is
/ thlss" she asked when she saw my
gown over the railing.
well I said 1T Is the dress am
hoping to be able to wear this evening.
| It is terribly mussed, as you see. and
l II the air does not take out some OF
the wrinkles you will be ashamed OF
your American friend"
To my utter amazement, Soma darted
at the garment. removed It from the
railing in the-twinkling OF an eye and
had 1t back Into my room again BEFORE
she took time even to speak to me.
4.TYhat In the world are you doIngF
I gasped-
y
have your clothes made here in BOg0-
tn p she demanded.
Then she went on to explain: Every
one who can afTord It has her dresses
sent from New York or Paris, and of
course the things arc wrinkled when
they get here We are very glad when
they are, because that shows that
they're imported. II I have a gown
made here. l always put 1t under my
mattress and sleep on 1t for night or
two before wear it Then It looks as
IL It had been packed and sent from
abroad. And you would actually have
put your real New York dress out IN
the ARR
went that evening looking. as I
thought. a fright. but I believe SOFA
was very proud OF me.
About thirty persons were at the
party, and only two besides myself
were not related to all the others.
There were six engaged couples pres
ent, and they sat-as afterward found
out was the Invariable custom-side by
side on sofas. as far as the sofas held
out. and those who arrived too late to
secure sofas had chairs placed two By
two as close together as 1t was possible
to put them. Thus the couples sat Inn
movable throughout the evening, talk
ing to each other in low tones, perfect
" oblivious OF the rest of the company.
1t was one of the funniest things 1
ever knew to look around the room and
sec those six pairs gazing into each
others eyes and forgetting that there
was any one else in the world but
themselves.
But engaged couples can never, never
see each other alone, not for one mo-
ment. and IL they did not sit and talk
together in public they would not talk
at all. so who can blame them for not |
wasting any OF the little time that they |
have IN each others company by con- |
versation with outsiders? We had cha
rides that evening, and the unengaSed |
young people went out of the room
and then came back and acted, but the
pairs never moved from one end of the /
affair to the other except when they
were obliged TO go into the dining room /
to get something to eat.
II u girls fiancc chances to call when
she Is alone in the house she must In
struct the servant to say that she IS not
at home, for she could not possibly re-
celve the man without n chaperon. II
was a mystery to me how young peo-
pie ever got engaged. L asked Sofia,
and she said 1t was usually Mt a dance,
n the midst of such a crowd that the
two were practically alone.
do they never. never kiss each 9TH
er. them" inquired sympa theticaIy.
''Oh, WeIl,'' said Sofia, her eyes cast
Town, sometimes there is n way"
1t goes without saying that the pre-
urinary courtships are carried on be-
'ore the eyes OF the world; indeed, most
II the wooing up to the time when the
nan goes to the house and formally
lsks the father for the girls hand is
lone In the street. Whenever the girl
,oes out to walk, with her mother or
,ther chaperon. the man walks little
distance behind or sometimes on the
opposite side of the street. II the senO-
ita is fGvorabIy inclined toward her
ollOwer she lets him know it by a
;lance now and then or the slightest
,osslbIe turn OF the head in his dlrec-
lon. When she Is In the house her
uitor walks up and down under her
,aIcony for hours at a time, while she
,eeps out at him through a shutter.
The lover always has a friend Called
lis andeIero"-literaIly, cnndlestIcIz).
Who accompanies him and helps him
With his courtship. Thus, when the !
principal is forced by his duties else
where to leave his post under the girls ,
alcony the candelero remains In his
lace, and should the girl come out OF ! !
er door in the time OF her lovers alb )
ence the candelero hastily seeks his I.
riend and informs him of the dIrec-
lon that the girl and her chaperon
ave taken; then both hurry after as : :
asst as they can go. This sort Of WOO
lg Is kept up for weeks, during which
Ime not q word Is spoken between the