MARRIAGE ETIQUETTE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1330, 6 January 1912, Page 11

MARRIAGE ETIQUETTE.

[ The following, however, appears to havo been a wife of tho old school. "A Hakka tells mo that among his people tho etiquette in tho country districts forbids "husband and wifo to bo seen talking together. Thus a young mail and his wifo meet in an empty lane, and, supposing themselves- 'unobserved, lie asks her for the key of the garden gate. "She throws it on the ground without looking at him, and, onco indoors, rates him roundly for speaking to her in public. 'Suppose,' she says, 'someone had seen us! On the other hand, thore is something to bo said for the Oriental idea of the family, which might well be fused with AVestern practices. "Nothing is more creditable to the domostic organisation of the Chines© than the attractive old ]>eop]e it produces. "The old women, it is true, are not so frequently a success as tho old men. The years of pain from their bound feet and tho crosses they havo had to bear as women too often sour the temper, and kindly-faced grannies 6eein by no means so common as with us. "The natural result of steadily giving one sex the worst of it is a distressing cross of village shrews. On tho other hand, I have never seen old faces more dignified, serene, and benevolent than 1 have met with among elderly Chinese farmers. "Often it seems as if the soul behind the countenance, purged of every selfish thought, had como to dwell wholly in the welfare of others. The rights of tho parent are suoli that every man with grandsons is practically endowed with an old-age pension. Hence you notice more smooth brows, calm eyes, and care-free faces among old C'hineso farmers." Again, Dr. Ross avers that "practically all foreigners in China who are capable of sympathy with another race become warm friends of the Chinese. They are not attracted, as in the case of the Japanese, by charm of manner of delicacy of sentiment or beauty, of art, but

by the solid human qualities of the folk. "The fact is, tho Chinese are extremely likable, and those who liave known them longest. liko them best. Almost invariably those who harshly disparage them are people who aro coarse or narrow or bigoted. "They are hot a sour or sullen folk. Smile at them, and back oomca a look that puts you on a footing of mutual understanding.' Their lively sense 'of humour is a bond that unites them to the foreigner/ It is now recognised that the matter of diet is one that affects everyone in a greater or lesser degree. There is to-day a demand for a preparation, that is sustaining and nourishing, and at the same timo appetising.. The "Allenburys" Diet is a predigested milk and wheaten food, easily assimilated by those of the most enfeebled digestion, and an especial virtue is its easy preparation, for it can be made in a minuto, requiring only the addition of boiling water to render it ready for use. The "Allenburys" Diet is quite distinct from the well-known "Allenburys" Foods for infanta. It is a food chiefly intended for adults, and is especially helpful to invalids, dysp«ptics, and tho aged. Taken by nursing mothers it increases the quantity and quality of milk, and induces restful sleep. It is obtainable at all chemists in tins at Is. Gd. and 3s. each.: SUPERFLUOUS HA IE destroyed by "Rusma" (Reg.). A guarantee given with each case undertaken. Skilled Massage, Shampooing, Manicuring, etc. Mrs. Hullen and llisa Holland, Lambton Quay, over "Economic." 'Phone 1017,* Nora Scotia sends awat over 1,000,000 barrels of apples during the season.