Euphuism

an affected style of speech which distinguished the conversation and writings of many of the wits of the court of Queen Hlizabeth. The name and the style were derived from the “ Huphues, the Anatomy of Wit,” of John Lyly, from Burop-Asians), a name sometimes given to the “ half-castes ” of India, the offspring of European fathers and Indian mothers. They are particularly common in the three presidential capitals — Caleutta, Madras, and Bombay. ‘They generally receive a European education, and the young men are often engaged in government or mercantile offices, The girls, in spite of their dark tint, are generally pretty and often marry Europe ans.