Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-01-06
HER DOLLS CLOTHES
BY NcHARLOTTE SHERWOOD

by SJTIHnLoi ! I
Copyright, 1909, by American Press Asso-
c%iation.I
There are more clandestine affairs
between the sexes among the Spanish
than any other people for the reason
that no courtship except in the pres
ence of witnesses is permitted. In
Spain young men and girls are not al
lowed to ONE within each others
reach, the girls sitting on balconies at
tached to the dwelling and the young
men standing below. There they may
chat as they please. But in Brazil the
lines are eve stronger drawn.
In the Grijalva family at Rio de
Janeiro was a pretty maiden of fifteen.
Inez by name. Spanish girls develop
young. but Inez did not appear to fol-
low the rule. She had scarcely given
up her doll. and as for noticing the
| young men. her mother. who wished
her to be married at the proper time,
like other girls. could not get her to
have anything to do with any of them.
One day Il youth of nineteen. Juan
Bustamente. called at the house. asked
for Senior Grijalva and made IL formal
application for the hand of little lneZ.
Though young, Bustamente was Il de-
sirable parti. and the Grijalvas had nn
objection to the match. The applica-
ton quite took away the breath of the
girls parents. 1t seemed to her mother
that a wax doll would be as we'll fitted
to take charge Of a house and rear Il
family as lneZ. She was surprised also
that any young man could have seen
enough of her daughter. who had been
kept under vigilant watch in the nurS-
cry. to wish to marry her. She asked
1neZ if she had evpr seen Juan RuSta-
mente and where. but IneZ gave such
childlike answers. made such innocent
contradictions. appeared so oblivious
to what it all meant. that her mother
gave up trying to get any reliable in
formation. She made up her mind,
however. that it would never do to
permit one who had not yet left child,
hood to be married. Young Busta.
mente was told that he might call at
the house as a sutton. but marriage for
the present was out of the question.
The following Sunday evening the
family took position in the drawing
room with the young lady, and the
lover was admitted to do the counting
Inez spent the evening cutting figures
out of black paper. a work at which
she was skillful. Juan did all the
talking that could be pumped out OF
him to Signora Grijalva. After hall
an hour Of this kind Of counting. dur
ing which he invited his tiancee
through her mother, to go with him tt
the theater or the next Sunday even
ing and received an acceptance to the
invitation. he took his departure will
evident relief.
1t may be supposed by American
girls that a visit to the theater would
give the couple a chance to get &C
quainted. This could not be in Brazil
When the appointed evening arrived
Signor Grijalva. his wife on his arm
the other members of the family fol
lowing, formed a bodyguard to little
Inez, who walked in the middle of the
group. Juan brought up the rear o.
the procession alone. After the play
the girl was conducted home in tn,
same name
And so the courtship went on. Th'
father ~intrusted the whole matter t.
the mother. and the mother was wait
ing till her daughter should leave