TRYING THE BRIDE'S TEMPER
Ox the day of a Chinese marriage uninvited fritndi and neighbours, or even perfect strangers, are allowed to cotoe in and see the bride, and they may make any remark about her, or to her, they please. Sometimes things horribly rude and disgusting are said (says the Boudoir). To try her temper a man will say: "Fetch your husband a cup of ten." If she do v. all will say jeeringly : " What an obedient wife you are!" If she sulk and does not do as she is told, they remark: " That is a pretty vixen with which to begin married life. We cannot congratulate you on that Tartar," and other words to a' similar effect. Then the poor thing is made to stand upon an inverted cup to show how small are her feet.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12853, 29 April 1905, Page 5 (Supplement)
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