The Lamar register., 1908-05-20

Talk about masculine superiority" said the
globe-trotter. you ought TO the way women
greet a man guest in Japan. There's nice fellow
In Tokyo whom used to know. He was in San
Francisco few years ago. but he went back to
take up his fathers business Well. was invited
to his house in Tokyo. Say. you ought to have
seen the way Mrs Furugawa saluted me! She was
sweet little creature. not really pretty. but gen
tie and dainty and all that sort of thing Well. sir.
she went down on her knees and crossed her hands
on the floor and bowed her head down to touch
the mating / felt like a grnning idol Furugawa
ought to have told her not to, else he ought to
have given her warning SO might have gone down
on my own knees: but as 1t was I'd no idea what
she was going to do. there stood like wooden
image of heather god and she thinking all the
time what beastly manners Americans have
You've no idea what an idiot It made me feel. What
I'm used 10 at home Is having a sternly aggressive
American woman deliberately glare at me In a
street car till give her my seat"
1T hard you,' said the hostess with
twinkle in her eye. Il remember you of old at
dancing school, and how you used to hate even that
mild ordeal"
Boys always hate bowling and scraping. But
girls seem to take to 1t like ducks to water
Alas. not all of u.s." put in plump and jolly
young matron; while we were in London last year
] was presented to Queen Alexandra. To tell the
truth. ! really had supposed knew how to make
suitable curtsey, but my friend. Eileen Tanning.
who gave me various points beforehand. made me
practice and over while she criticised 1t all
seemed too absurd for anything. but really assure
you those rehearsals were all that saved me from
dying of modification the floor of buckingham
palace. II you fancy it's easy to make very. very
low. sweeping curtsey almost to the very floor
again and again and again. gracefully retiring dur
ing the process and not getting tripped up by the
longest train you ever had a chance to wear-well
Just try it YOURSELF"
AT least you did know what was expected of
you. and had time to prepare for it,. said the
traveller. Its when you up against some
expected kind of salutation that you're lost l saw
funny sight once on the pier here just as was
| landing from Of the HamburgAmerican boats
There was a big. bearded Russian on board coming
over to visit some relations or other, and when he
walked down the gang-plank there were two young
people waiting for him, pretty girl. evidently
Russian and a young fellow who wasn't Russian at
all but spoke English and looked as If he hailed
| from the state of Maine. Well, the one with the
beard fell upon the pretty girl IL he'd
| anything SO good before-I guessed he was Uncle
Nikoyitch or something of that sort. And when
4 he had kissed Olga on both pink cheeks. didn't he
lust grab the stiff, shy Yankee fellow and kiss him.
too! Yes sir first cheek and then on the
other lust as If he'd been waiting sweetheart
That moor fellow from Aroostook county GRIM
son to his ears when Uncle Niklovitch gave him
a parting bearhug and set him free. Isuppose he'd
never in all his life Russian men kiss each
other-but he'll see more II he marries the pretty
| girl as guess he means to-.
Hard New England man. suggested a