The evening world. Newspaper, March 17, 1913, Page 15

The Evening World Daily Magazine, Monday. March 1 « ot “S'’Matter, Pop?” = BY # § nea, {Many Countries the Greeks. By Madison C. Peters Coprrigtt, 1913, by The Prem Publishing Os, The Wow York Bruning Westd). VESTERN civilisation has influenced the Greeks of the upper classes and Jn tho larger towns, But in the emaller towne and villages of the in- terior among the peasants many eld, curious custome are oti] observed. National etiquette requires that the principals in a marriage should take part in the preliminary arrangements, which are made by .the erent, ass and by @ profssional matchmaker. ‘There settled, the bride's dowry decided on Cinnamon eaten by mother and matchmaker, the first betrothal ts concluded. made known the young man with his relations pays « visit family. Great formality ts observed and the bride, affecting hi sty, stunds with hands crossed on her breast and eyes downcast the congratulations of the guests, which custom has given cite to saying, ‘ns affected as @ bride. Among well-to-do peasants the bride’ dowry is from $150 to $800, a stock of Hnens, homemade carpets and rugs, some furniture and a “best Gress” for Sundays and holidays. In the towns among the middle classes the dowry ranges from $1,600 to $2,600, while the trousseau follows mere clesely the Buropean fashions. It 1a very hard to find @ husband for @ Gowerless girl. Therefore, the father’s first duty is to save a “dot” for his daughter. And if the father dies it becomes the duty of the brothers to see their sisters settled before they themnelves merry. The ceremony begins with the exchange ef the contracts which the priest Kives to the parents of the couple, and the dowry is paid in cash to the groom, some of whose friends take it to his house, The second engagement ceremony now takes pines, the bride's father or nm st male relative offering to the corresponding relative ef the groom some sweet basil, saying three times: “Accept the betrothal of my daughter to your son.” The same thing is done by the bridegroom's nearest of kin. A male rela- tive acting for the bride then presents the groom with a glass of wine, a ring shaped cake and a sp After drinking the wine, he drops dome evins into the! wlass for the bride, eate half the cake and gives the other half to the best man. It 1s now the duty of the best man te put the ehoes, provided by the ¢reem, on the bride's feet. Gaudy in all her finery, her cheeks rouged and spangted and partly hidden by a gause veil, he now walks forth into the street, stepping through water poured by her mother. The wedding march is played and @ongs are chanted as the procession walks slowly to the church, at the doer of which her future mother-in-! greets her with the question: “Bride, hast thou shoes?” The religious ceremony is now performed, during which the priest makes the sign of the cross three times over their heads with the rings before placing them on their hands, The priest then places the wedding wreaths on the heails of both brido and groom, end the best man, standing behind them, changer these three times, while the priest anys: “Crown thyself, servant of God.” “The bride, groom and best man then drink a glass» of wine, and the pair, hetding hands, are led three times around the holy table, the best man follow- fag with his hands on the “crowns.” \ During the rest of the service the priest removes the wreaths and pro- wwunces the benediction, after which the guests offer their congratulations. ‘When they return to the house the bride's mother places @ loaf on the heads of the bridal couple; the others shower them with comfts. ‘The bridal feast follows and 1s kept up until time for the bride to depart. ‘he ahe leaves the house a loaf is divided and she takes halt of it to her new bene ‘The guests escort the eouple to the village green, where they open the @ance, after which they proceed to the paternal roof of the gfoom. On the fol- lowing morning the guests meet before the house and serenade the young couple, The best man arrives for breakfast, bringing with him the half cake and apoon given to him the day before. ‘The bride uses the spoon to commence her meal and eate the cake, after which she goes to the family well to propitiate the Nalad of the spring, by dropping into it a coin from her lips. She then fille an earthen jar with water, carries it home on her shoulder and on entering the houfe pours eome water ea her husband's hands, giving him @ towel on which to dry them, for which service she receives a small present. The rest of the day 1s spent in feasting and dancing, after which the young down in her new home, assisting her mother-in-law with her house- held duties, The following Friday the bride and her husband go to her par- ents’ home to spend twenty-four hours. ‘The next Wednesday she pays another visit to her mother, three days after which the wedding observances finally end by a feast given by the vride’s father to all the reiatives of the patr, Betty Vincent’s Advice to Lovers OPAPP OL ILLLPPP PELL LPL PPL PPP LPA LALLA When She Is Not in Love. I’ a girl finds that among all her men friends no ono has succeeded in making a lasting impression on her she should not be too ready to Mame herself. Her disposition may be fickle and unaffectionate, but, on the other hand, she may, almost unconeciously, insist on the fulfilment of a certain high standard by the man to whom she would give her love, An@ that sort of man may not have appeared yet among those whom she has known, In any event the girl who consents to marry a man when she Is not perfectly sure that he te the most wonder- ful person in the world, and that love for him fille every corner of her heart, does an exceedingly unwise thing. If she deliberately agrees to put up with what is a second-rate article in her eyes she deserves nothing but what she gets. “T am tn love with & she loves me, But eI Ko to seo her she Please ceitsin day, He @i@ not Do you think he cares for me?” ‘The incident you mention te no proof one way or the other, “U. D." writs “T invited a young lady to go to @ party, but she refused and urged me to take another girl. Should I do sor Certainly, if you wish. girl! and she lately every tl begins an argument with me, adyise me what to do," Perhaps the young lady 1 tired and nervous, Be patient with her if you feel that she loves you, “L, P." writes: “I am in love with a girl three years my sentor, Do you think {t would be advisable for us to ket. married?" The difference “J. T." writes: parents should her if a bride has no age {9 not sufficient uncle or her ty be an insurmountable barrier be-| brother give her away? Her brother is tween you, ae one year her junior.” 4 “M, DL." writes: “A bey friend whom She may choose either of the two I’do not know very weil said he would | félatives, sccordiag call me up on the telephone on a fancy, eae to ber personal 4. SYNOPSIS OF PREC INSTALMENTS. - ining Mritivh officer 1% ve piragy oa thie part Pate rial, be at ani al yore rn Olode,) ae i Ine oy Ne of hla. ‘lngres llores BiPatiy aad fea steangely or > ra towed ‘his’ CHAPTER Vil. (Ooatinued.) HIGY made the pleasing dis- covery that they could both sing. There was hardly an opera in vogue that one or the other did not know well to be able to chief musical numbegs. @ sweet and sympa- tuetic meszo-sopruno voice, Jenks an excellent baritone and, to the secret amazement of the girl, he rendered one or two well-known Anglo-Indian bar- Tack-room ditties with much humor, This, then, was the mise-en«wene, #eated in the broken saloon chair, which the sailor had firmly wedged into the sand for her accommodation, was attired in a close Atting costume selected from the small store of garments s0 wisely preserved by Jenks, She wore a ‘pair of clumsy men's boots several sizes © too large for her. Hor hair was tied up in a gypsy knot on the back of her head, ‘and the Nght of a cheerful og fire need in her blue eyes. lenks, unshaven and ragged, squatted tallorwise near her. Close at hand, o two sides, the shaggy walle of rock ros: in solemn grandeur. The neighboring trees, decked now in the sable livery of night, were dimly outlined against the deep misty blue of sea and sky or wholly merged in the shadow of the cliffs, ‘They lost themselves in the peaceful influences of the hour, Shipwrecked, mote from human kind, environed by dangers known or only conjectured, two solitary beings on a tiny tsland,*thrown. haphazard from the depths of thi China Sea, this young couple, after pas ing unsoathed through perils unknown even to the writers of melodrama, lifted up thelr voices in the sheer exuberance of good apirits and abounding vitality. ‘The girl was specially attracted by “The Buffalo Battery," a rollicking lyric known to all Anglo-India from Pesha- wur to Tuticorin, ‘The air Ia the fami far one of the “Hen Convention,” and the opening verse runs in this wise: 1 lore go hear the with bis bold and mar- ot tt - MAYBE !7T!5 —e 7, 19153 NOT AS BAD By C.M. Payne #Y a I FOUND 41M WAY DOWN AT THE GTHER END OF MAIN STREET, 7 - Acc the tid of he galloping cnralry swechoes But execter far tian any eound by mortal ever Is the tramp of the Buffalo Battery a-going to parade, - cuore hati T hainyat bainyat* Fr tails and sit tathi? ‘hathit"” elephant a ow-chow, chow-chow, b Iria would not be satisfied until she nunctation of a, artificial accent on “phant’ the second line of the chorus. Jenks was concluding the last verse when there came, hurtling through the air, the weird cries of the singing beetle, returning, perohance, from successful foray on Palm Tree Rock, This second aavent of the insect put an end to the concert. Within @ quarter of an hour they were asleep. inencetorth, for ten days, they bored uncensingly, starting work break and stopping only when the | fatied, finding the long hours of shine all too short for the manifold tasks demanded of them, yet thankful that the night brought rest. Tho sailor made out # programme to which he rigidly adhered. In the first place, he completed the house, which had two compartments, an inner room in which Iria slept, and an outer, which nerved a iter for their meals and pro- vided a bedroom for the man. Then he constructed a «igantic sky- non Summit Rock, the small cluster of houlders on top of the cliff, His chief diMeculty was to holst into place the tall poles he needed, and for this pur- pose he had to again visit Palm-tree Rock In order to secure the pulley. By exercising much ingenulty in devising shear-legs, he at last succeeded in lift- ing the masts into their allotted re- ceptativs, where they were firmly se cured. Finally he was able to swing into alr, high mbove the tupy of the Neighboring trees, the Joftlest of which led in order to clear the view on des, the name of the ship Sirdar, loned in six-foot letters natled and apliced together in sections and made from the timbers of that ii-fated ves- sel, Meanwhile he taught Iris how to weave 4 net out of the strands of un- ravelled cordage, With this, weighted by bullets, he contrived a casting-net and caught @ lot of small in the lagoon. At first they were unable to decide which vagtety were edible, M happy expedient ocourred to the sir “the seabirds can tell us,” she said. “Let us spread out our haul on the sands and leave them. Hy. observing thone specimens seized by the birds and those they reject we should not go tar vous." Though reasoning was not in- fallible it certainly proved to be @ Mable guide in this Instance. Among the fish selected by the feathered con- noisseurs they hit upon two specter which most reasmbled whiting and haddock, and tuese turned out to be very palatable and wholesome, Jenks knew a good deal of botany and enough about birds to differentiate between the carniverous species and thowe fit for human food, whilet the salt’ in thelr most fortunate sup- ply of hams rendered their meals al- most epicurean, Think of It, ye dwell- ers in elties, content h stale buns and leathery sandwiches when ye ven- ture into the wikis of a railway re- freshment room, these two castaways, marooned by queer chance on a desert isiqp). could sit down daily to a ban- quet of vegetable soup, fish, a roast bird, ham boiled or fried and a sago pudding, the whole washed down by cool spring water, or should the need arise, a draurht of the best champagne. From the rusty rifles on the reef Jenks brought away the bayonste and secured all the screws, bolts and other @mall odds and ends which might be serviceable, From the barrels he built a handy erate to facilitate Irts's cooking operstions and a careful search each morning amid the awhes of any burnt wreckaee accumulated a etore of moat useful nalle The pressing need for @ coastbly bat girl to devo! Plete survey of the const line. had given names to all the lities. ‘The northerly prom- ontory was naturally elristened North Cape; the we Kuropa Point; the afe yet ac- him and the ernoon to a com- portion oft! tween thelr habl- tation and Palm Rock became Filey Brig; the ot) n Northwest Reef, Tho fat, sandy passage across the Island, containing the eave, and well, was named Prospect Park and the extensive stretch of sand on the southeast, with Its guard ef brol reefs, Beach at once cubbed Turtle Jenks discovered that an yr of green turtles were epring visit to the Island thelr exes tn the sand. f Insp frat from the would not showed her was when paying to bury The tw tour began thetr nig the which he t he sed water. For a moment th thelr unfortunate ¢¢ soaré @hip wought a throat and “L remen every night reoms p rock b shelter w By this P ‘The man distracted her attention by pointing out the embers of their first It was the only way fire. By Louis Tracy to ch back the tumultous feelings that denly storm he had ne piness, 1 his h fous searchers of Id be found the Simtar, And_ the when Misa Deane the daughter om diagri ced agely struck at pitcher plant t! a fu ng! St w plant of its kind on the talan: “Very well!” he answered; wish. which had lly relieved thelr Killing thirst, 1 you do that?" pouted rt. nn as 1 wish I could di for st to make it the b Happy er before known such hap- How long would it last? High Up on the cliff swung the signal to anx- the séa that urvivers of the when rescue came, became on: of a wealthy baronet, and a nameloss t—— He eet hia teeth and se cup fo provid of true friend something t and leahest from the well, applied daily ta, will quickly achieve that end,’ The moroseness of his tone and ner surprised her. For once her qutsk intuition falled to divine the source of his Irritation. ou give your advice ungractously,” she sald, “but 1 will adopt it neverthe- leas."* A harmless incident, a kindly and quite feminine resolve, both of them Jenks's unwonted age of days fi all tte harsh fac tone ated a passing © exertion of # to round the normal relations, A strong curr the southeast, ar lying spur of t ex that the sd clined to choose th the trees, Yet he per {-humor—for yet big with fate for the it raced by this point to away the and to such out an was almost tn- thus afforded of gr: of placing a asteadying hand utter way through on shoulder, were dominant factors in de- termining his cholce. At last they reached the south aide, and here they at once found themselves in @ delightfully secluded and tiny bay, tree-lined, "Oh, lovely erted pot! Iris A pert Cove sheltered at on three “what a Smigglers’ a long time, One driver had come Into here more the BRIGHT SAYINGS _ Of Evening World Children ‘The Bvening World gives $10 weekly in cach prises for Bright Sayings Children. w & fret prise of $5 and five G1 prises are awarded for ouch casings as eeem to the Bditor the cleverest of those cubmitted, ‘Write om only one side of the page, Beep to 100 words or less (preferabiy less), and address BRIGHT GAYINGS EDITOR, SVENING WORLD, BOE 1,884, NEW YORE CITY. The Sayings must be original and mast be eo companied by name and address. ‘The list of winners im every week's competition is announced on Gaturday. Copyright, 1913, by The Prem Publishing Co, The New York Evening World). While a little boy and his mother were pened to be present at @ conversation stopping at a hotel near here a German] concerning @ ratiroad accident. His had wome cheene t him by @ friend./ father happened to semark that the end ‘The little boy, who unfortunately was! car waa not safe for passengers to ride placed at the table, turned to his|on. The youngster hearing this remark mother and exclaimed loudly: “Mam-| exclaimed: “Why don’t they take 4 ma, how I wish I wan deaf and dumb! off” ¥. BUCHBAUM, in my nose!” CHESTER BURNETT, 481 Kast 16Tth street, i 188 Stewart avenue, Bronx, N. ¥. Arlington, N. J. * Our school teacher was giving @ scrip- ture lesson on the eubjest of the Prophet Etisha and the wicked children who reviled fim, My cousin was taken to school to be registered, The lady askeq where he was born, He eald, “America.” She then asked where his father wes born and he eald: “J don’t know; but I know 639 East One Hundred and Sixty-ninth atreet. A little girl of six years, being in her second clase in school, was asked & few questions by the teacher and to Dring the answers to echool the fol- lowing day. One question wes, “Who Aiscovered America?’ On receiving the |various answers from her mother the | child looked puzzled when her mother 4, “Columbus dlecovered ‘Americs.” She innocently replied: “Mother, are you sure Columbus discovered Amerwa? I thought it was Teddy Roosevelt.” MURIEL HUTHWAITE. 's27 wast Twenty-sixth street, Brook- | lyn, N.Y. and play exclaimed: “OA, mamma! There's the she loudly No. 144 West One Hundred and Forty. sof age hap- fourth street. Little Stories of the Railroads I1.--GRAND OANYON'S GHOST TRAIN. bi Copyight, 1019, by The Pree Publishing Co, (The New York Bvening World), | ow Denver, back in the eighties, they, train climbing tn on us.” | told the atory of how Engineer Nel-| Certainly it was the ghost. The een: 1B non Edwards raced a ghost ¢rain| @uctor, looking back from his’ rear cer, | urough the Grand Canyon. saw jan engine with driving wheels en feet higher than those up forward. ‘That phantom freight had been doth-| He saw a tall white figure with wee: ring the boys on the Ho Grande for! tieulating arms. And Ed: ghig hearing atill those long danger signals, oeened everything for the climbing places, opeated breakneck down grades, took the curves at a madman's pace. Once the Live train, doubling bacts on ite crooked way, paraileled the speatre. In the ghost cab were an engineer with & face lke dough ead o pale fireman whe grinned as he Sulled the whistle cond, For long momente the phantom gained Green Kiver unconactous in his cab lafter weelng it, Steady Nelso Kdwands and hie level-headed fireman, Charley Whitehead, were put on the run to break the pane, and they made the round trip from Salida several times without a sight of the ghost. Finally it came, and on a winter night, with drifts ahead, with snow still com- ing down and with bad reports on hand from doubtful bridge and @ eus-| steadily on the real train, Then the peoted rat, switch was reached where No, 19 eheuld Following the roar of the express] have been waiting, but wae not. The passing under a snowshed came @ long, low whistle, a danger #lynal trom be- Rind, And it was not No. 8 running too clone, a Edwards at first supposed, Ag the story goes, three bells sounded in the cab and Nelse stopped his train as promptly as he could, whereupon the conductor came up hurriedly, called the engineer crazy and ordered the throttle wide open, “We've got to pass 19 at the switch,” aid he, “and besides there's a wild passenger train passed eafely. The ghost engine and cars jumped to the ties and then vanished down the side ef the embankment, Never again was that phantem tretgh sighted. But Edwarde quit the Hie Grande on arriving at Green River and took up with the Union Pacific, The story has it that op Bis cab window was scratched @ ghostly threat of @ wreck to come if he should make the Caayon run again, rid as thoy are, but I don't want them me." fon of such disagreeable ad- «on the Island no longer ‘Thus do Hnglish new- the first three months’ country In momentary cable. By selling my ponies and other belongings I was eble to walk out of my quarters penniless Sut free from debt,” a all through @ deceitful woman?’ Iris peeped at him from under the ence tn th of snakes, and the aining seemed * years in complete forgetfulness be absurdly contented, so mt wis m his tone tn a Ing @ Necessari'y y passed on, Whilst traversing painful topte to the attitude he adopted coralestrewn south b with tte during the attack on the pitcher-piani patches of white soft sand baking in She wae pussied, but ventured a fur- the direct rays of the sun Jenks per ther step, celved traces of the turtle which “Was she very ba@ to you, My. swarmed in (he nolghboring sea, Jenks?" sous esx and turtle soup!" he “Bad to met he repeated. “I hat ed when Iris avked him why nothing to do with Bhe was hum he was so Intently studying certain bugging her husband, not me. Fool that marks on the sand, caused by the great I was, I could not mind my own bus - sea-tortolse during their nocturnal vis: nesa."* and So Mra. Comtobem was not flirting wit’ turtle he con- the man who suffered on her acc we ure in lip of luxury, It is @ regrettable but true statement ard the alderman and that Iris would willingly have hugged When a ship * to our aé- Mra, Costobell at that moment. Sho sistance I will persus captain to walked on alr during the next half freight th sid make hour of golden silence, and Jenks dtd rming enough to look at,” was my fort not remind her that they were passing . s nt, “but apen to E sugen the gruesome Valley of Death, mooth Fie you we R sailor's and of water out there you will pers sai [rl ure 6 passe Wealthy bachelor uncle, ily eat place for sh ‘ his her and allowed me ¢ it was that she was the no place for bathers.” ir hundred a year; so 1 Was a sort of first to cry In amagement; “Good gracious! I had forgotten the Crocsis among staff corps officers, When “A boat! Bee, there! On the reekalt berks, 1 sugeose (hey Giues live, Bai the ugh came he, downed me by (T9 Be ‘pile Ben 9 ’ r= rs pe mpeaamans wom al a ern 8: pee ee