The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-06-10
By Hand Telephone

" q Pioidstoh or lacaS. embroidery /
~ ofnanlents or gold and precious |
SUMS Inc street costumes on the
are fine. and the girls come
there to show them. II i onlv amn,,
the old families, back in the countrp
lhat the mantiflas are used upon such |
OCCASIONS, and the Spanish Costume * |
fast passing away.
HOW to Become acquainted.
The social customs here ara FAR df-
1erent from ours. In some resnacts
the Mexican way IS a relic or the dark
ages. and IN others il is more freq
than that OF the United State. Take rho
matter or meeting the girl you admire
Wnen you may not have the emal,S Of
a good Introduction. II You first see
ner on the evening parade il will not
be improper for your ewes 10 court
hefs. You may wen follow her home
and then send q present. asking her
To accept 1t from one who has had
the pleasure Of seeing and admiring
her charms. This gift may he a bou-
Quet, a Pc OF flowers or some pretty
trinket. With it you must send your
name and address. and at he same
time fix an hour at which You will
stroll past her window. If h present
Is accepted, reply OF thanks may be
returned, to which will he added a
wish for the welfare Of the giver.
Then comes the walk past the
window. which is the beginning Of
the bear act Of which [ write fur
ther on
Bnt saooose YOU get your first
the ladies n gentlemen do not nit,-
gle together except in the dances. AS
o enter Won see the ladies seated
On one side of the ballroom. while the
men stand in groups round the door
WAYS or stroll through the halls.
When n MUSIC begins the gentle
men can select their partners without
the formaiitv Of an introduction and
vOu can pick out your unknown pol
Ito or love at ,lrs. sight" even il
ask her to dance. You ma even tell
her how much YOU admire her. and
during the waltz if you whisper sweet
~nothings into her pearly pink ear she
Will, only cast down her eyes and
modestly thank you for the compli-
u1entS paid.
At the end of the dance YOU will
lead her back to her seat. and ii vo,
have made q favorable n IMPRESSION she
NAV let you have another dance later
ing her name and address. but if sh.
likes Q she NAV suggest that il We,
are really IN earnest 0 can easii,
n faiIoW cut her ham means ans Ina 70" ma,
where h lives. After tina the ser
wants or others can easily give .yo,
the way to courtshio IS ooen and tn
bear act NAV begin.
Counting by TetealhOne.
And now comes the real cOurtShiI
S BEAR" i | ha9e Sen a. little Rsa VI + dur ,n
ing my stay in the Central America
tom has bee greatly improved. an
!, it is now carried on even by ian
telephones. in which Juliet. standin
: on h balcony or behind the bars Q
throws a combination receiver an
transmittsr to her Romeo. on tn
: their losem hack and fort
over the wire. This is. II latest If
a %novation and as vet it is not yer
/ The old method of plavins tn
bear ma be seen on anv residene
: street at certain hours of the day
: her alone. He has the right. how
ever. to walk up and down h sire
u at a distance. He may even chat Wit
her II she will as she sits on the ba
cony OF behind The b "a Of The h frs
these dear little chickens" are ken
: as it were. in iron
le lows: We will take the lover who
e vet is comparatively unknown; +
It may have sent his present and ma,
intimated that he greatly adrnires tt
girl. She knows when he will con
u to walk in front Of her window: b
% she ma not appear. However. II
is comes again and again AT the san
hour and she likes him she will fina
- Nv come forth. and after that t
!, visits may be continued from a
/ day. If she likes him not she m
SIS not appear at all. and after q week
Is SO he may give up IN o
~ Even when the nan's suit is fayo
y able his cOurtshiu goes SLOWLY. Il
ri first reward NAV, be only q smile. [
~ next Il few words from the maid
III and later on a bunch Of flowers :.
s. some little present OF her own need
it work NAV be dropDed. The man IN
r serenade her and later on she m;
beckOn him to come closer una
q her window. and il she IS we'll 10
Is late NAV drop down The hand tel
is phone and thus ieth I'M hear I
". | sound of her voice.
or This D,aying the bear IS expected
continue at the pleasure OF the iaG
(. and the bear is supposed to be
ih hand every day. rain ar shine l
the purpose. Il he comes only VIII
ep thc sun hin he is considered 4 (;
ok weather lover and is ant 70 IND {
III blinds closed after N" first hHa