The Warwickshire Herald. — 1893-10-19 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

TYING THE !NOT IN SPAIN.  In Spain, when one attains a marriageable age. the parents, as a rule, relieve the young people of any responsibility by choosing for their son or daughter, the daughter or son, as the cue may be, of the family whose estates adjoin,so as to increase their worldly goods, not taking into consider •tion the fact that one may have a heart whose warm blood is quickened into action at the approach of a neighbour further removed. Of course, there is plenty of courting in Spain, but as a woman enjoys no freedom the courting is done by the young man standing in the street and the lady of his love behind her ,ron-barred window. . Opportunities are not scarce where young people hold conversations in drawing-rooms or in the patio (courtyard). As there is always a duenna or dorncella present, the chances of whispering those soft nothings so deal to the feminine heart are few. One reason why the ladies of Spain enjoy so little freedom in because the Spaniard is fierce and bold in his passionate love-making. Young ladies are always chaperoned by an elderly one. Notwithstanding the guardianship, the Spaniard, on seeing the object of his affection approach the chapel door, will stride forward, and deftly removing his lone coat, spread it before the entrance for the fair ladies to step on. Another way of love-making is for a number of young gentlemen to coneregate near the font of holy water, which is always outside the door of the chapel, and as the lady approaches all the young gentlemen dip the two fingers into the holy water and proffer it to the young lady, and as every well-behaved young la.ty could never think of entering the chapel do, I. Without using the holy water, she generally touches the fingers of the young gentleman of her choice, amt making the sign of the cross, entere the place of waster). Flirting in chapels or theatr• a is of common occurrence. The young man signals to the young woman by certain signs of the rockethand, kerchief, which she returns with the expree4ive language of the "abanicio." or fan. Spaniards do not give a ring to their wives, symbolic of th. ! marriage state, but a priest throws a gold chain about the necks of the bride and groom, and handing a small key to the groom, declaring them "man and wile," explaining to them that the key is from that moment to the hour of death the symi of honour that must guard the wife's safety throe, b the trials of earth: turning to the bride, explaini 1 her duties in the most r arnest tone, to the eti: that she is to obey her lord and master in eve, '1 thing, with the exception of committing murder, robbery, or ienoring the grace and infinite power ot our Lord and Saviour.  A cn:lision occurred on S.turday in the Channel between the Ostend steam. r Marie Henriette and a Danish vessel supposed to be the schooner Eleanor. All the crew of seven belonging to the latter were with one exception drowned. The Belgian steamer was only slightly damaged. The Danish barque was no- in twn and want dnwn in three minutes.  "REJcvENsTion."—Dr. Gordon Stables (M.D., KN.), &c., Writes:—" I have twice visited Mr. C. B. Harness' Electropathic Establishment, at 52. Oxford. street (London). I had long been a believer in the efficacy of electropathy scientifically carried out, but was not prepared for the perfection of appliances there displayed. I was quite as much pleased as aneprised. Thousands of ailing ones may here seek for and find what I may term rejuvenation, in contradistinction to premature old age. I recommend electropath in many ailments, especially the following :—Nervous exhaustion, chronic debility, ennui or melancholy, amenorrhea. dysmenorrhea, rheumatic gout, chronic rheumatism in any form, functional heart complaints, neuralgia, and chronic ailments of the digestive canal." Every man and woman in setweh of health should wear one of Harness' Electropathic Hata. Those who are unable to call Lr.u.l avail themselves of a free personal ommultation, are invited to tifsitat et once for deem:waive pamphlet and book of testuooniaie. Note address, 52; Oxford•street. London, W.  '10.413,