The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-04
The WANDERING ATHENlANS
PASSION or THE MODERN
GREEKS FOR MOVING.
The Cafe the social Centre in tho Towns
Little Comfort In the Homes-The
Marriage Cerrmony-sisters MUST
Marry Before Their nroahers DO.

Fror. the London Daily Mail
To the Greeks II we arc 10 believe Duekett
Ferr;'nan. the at OF making a home Il I'M
| known. which does not necessarily mean
that tho men Of Hr,las lack the notion OF
home or dislike u. They understand
home life otherwise than We do. that L. all.
-Ons may meet with exquisite cleanlI-
moss. Mr. Ferrrnan states. with beautt-
fully embroi dsr-d bed srcn scented with
rosemary. ou' never with What We mean by
co-iness. The Greeks are far less ia their
houses than We arc. and when they are at
home they appear % spend most OF their
time an looking ont of the window They
are not given 10 inviting their friends TO
their houses. IL ~ not that they are Mig
gardly. for they vii! gladly entertain you
at a restaurant at far greater cost 20 them
selves. But It does not enter into their
ideas 20 ask YOU home to dinner. even after
an acquaintance OF many yearI.
They do not ask each other, 10 can
hardly be expected that they should mako
an exception Ia the case OF foreigners. The
cafe - a second home To them. There theT
meet friends and gossip. That Is one
reason. perhaps. why they dislike country
life
1t offers no alternative IN the home;
there the hearth il the social centre. while
IN town IL Is the cafe In Anthems those
who ip not own the house they dwell IN
seldom remain long In the Same abode.
TWO or three years Is quite long tenure.
Many people make point OF moving every
year
The imposing facades OF Athenian
houses conceal fnr tho most part n bare
and comfortless interior and n well kept
garden - rare \ garden - not made
In a year. and 4 person who changes his
residence every twelve months does not
want 70 he troubled with much furniture.
nor IL he particular "a 70 If- 1rran remen,
seeing that u wii IN" Ca-t"t away ina few
months
Home life has no resources for tho
Greeks rs It has for VA. II affords thor,
little occupation ard 10 amusement they
Ike - eat aud drink In crowds vhare there
is disc and movement - Trrlr instincts
are TOO rr"sartorS 10 allow thrr 70 ap-
preCiate the dom r~tlc intimacy which we
prize
The day chosen for marriage IN Greco.
is usually Sunday. but the day OF all days
n the year - the SUNDAY preceding tho
Christmas fa-' 70 - not'fa-hiorahle now
10 he married in church In Athens thu
ceremony taEss place in the house ~ tho
brides parent 'eTnorary altar - set
~ ~ ~" midil" ~ rh-' room. NWM
~ II" conclusion of tE- ceremony tho
priest and IT," co''io ioin hands and walk
rtr"" times around tho altar. tho guests
psltn, them with coE'lts Tho most I'M
por'an' part 81 tho ceremony - ~. crown
tn' ~ -" hrid" and bridegroom with
wreath. ~ Orange hl"~s0r, Hence a wed.
dlu' l. populHrIy called I'll" crowninC'
LpN" uarras"s Hp- rHr" exceptions.
tn" match - mad" los the parents and
relatives rather shan by tho parties prn-
uaV1Ilv concerned There are GER
tain .-rlhH-r"i u-a-"- which though not
Irvallr h.ri,r. ~" mot 20 be- contravened
with Impru''
Then 1t j. considered wrong FOR brothers