The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1860-07-12

The Cuban Ladies' at Church.
Ihcscc.ni thing to he done in ,iat.nzis
you arrive on Saturday, is To attend the
military mass at the Cathedral uu Sunday
"orning. Ibis comm, noes ut . uclucs
but the hour previous may DC advantayeo, $.
y employed in watching the :rrival ami
the arrangement of the male ari,t, cr.cy
OF Matanzis. These enter in yruu,s OF
twos ana 'hrees, Carrying their payer books,
and followed 10y slaves OF either sex. who
Gear the prayer carpet ol' their M m.strcsscs.
The ladies' are wonderfully g,t u; consid-
erins the early hour, und thcu toi!ettcs
suggest that they may not have undresscl
since the bail of the .ht before. All
that hoops. powder aud puiFcry can q for
them has been done, they Salk in silk at
TIRE, und theirs is vat is technically
termed dressed. Some vt them bring their
children, bedizened like dolls, nd MIN
icking mammals gestures aud genufexun,
III ii minLer more provoking to sadncss
than to satire.
Ii the dressing is elaborate, the crossing
is also. 1t does not con.st of one s,m,.l,.
cross; m "on'he Pat''s, DE-; they seem To
axe three or four crosses from forehead
To chm, and conclude by kissing he thumb
naii, III honor Of what We could not imagine
Entering the middle aises, which are di-
vided from the rest by row of seats on
either side, they choose their position, and
motion to the dark attendant to spread the
| carpet. Some of them evlncc considerable
strategic skill in the selection OF their
ground, All being now in readiness, they
urop On their knees, spread their huunccS
cross themselves, open their books and
look about them. Their attendants retire
little, spread handkerchief on the ground
and n.odcstly knecl behind them obvious.
~ expecting to be sa ed with the family
hc>e are neatly, sometimes handsomely.
uresscd. Ia this status things remain un-
I'll the music OF the regiment IS heard.
With Il martial sou of trumpets it en-.
ters the church and fills the aislcs. the
"ihecrs ;akin" place within the ehancel.
and guard uf honor oi ei Int soldiers r,u-
"'n- Or either SIDE of tn. oiiicatin. rrirst:
Lnd now oar vutiuns Commence in god
earnest; Tor, simultaneously with the rcyi-
men', the IHac,se 'iore~ Of iatiiIz ,S Il ls n tIc
LIS appearance, and has spread itself aluny
the wv" lines of dcmircatlun which >eia-
te the far pcnitents from the rest of the
congregation. he ladies now srread their
ii'unccs again, aud their eyes hnd other
occupation that the drcary Latin 1 their
inis>iis There is, so to speak lively
ana refreshing time between the youths ui
/ beth sexes, while the band plays It's utmost
aud f.Nangvl, kyr.c, and Crcdu are rcc,ted
To TIE wusic al IrOvatorc aud I raw ylata.
| lac chil ui four years old, dressed IN
white AMI gold iluunccS, and white s,rlu
b"ot- with heels. handles her we'll and u,,
h'r eyes Ike miinna, eager Tor mnlicc. aud
! deHShtcd with the LAY mu>.cand umIin ul>
he m"'Dcnt c"Incs 10 elevate the host
thunip Y"cs the drum, tie .ulrd ri,.cl;
! arms, ahd the >o,uIcIs. m.s'c.Id oi ncclin.
l,nd forward MA most uncomfortable m n
m"r. .Nn'thrr tnump, anI all that - over
! he swords arc Icturari 10 their she abs
.sni soon. the Ion muse t. IN n . t. an en- |
| 'hS irS meat mE'tcEvS out ri the church
very mach - II marchc.. IN It's drynt.ua.
"Ni i'crrchcr b'u. kuvwL I" Heaven ,onr
i.d - aud luyrr> l"uK tnc.Tl l..>t. The .uU..
c'S rIa1 IN .,yram is the pg.l, a. ca,;, :, 49,,
: ilri rr. and wlsh Il ken ~, e. -,
rash, lnn t;raIt, .Ii n-.r.ul - ,,>
tn church. wh.rc i'lr,y hli bart Ly o, en-
an =" Log.c to br aki,,s..- II Ir,ptD t,uni
NITrIcIsMs OF i.nRD pALMTRs;uN. --
"ri iaimcr>;nm aud the Earl of prrt.,
haNiu@ been seen chAt.u. at Elrs.un m
friendly way, ANA arm Ia ARA. give rise I,
the report thl hey would - hand ~ II tiu
IN politics; indeed !, ie dItrru,t t. unlrr
st;:nd that such fierce anita .,,!,i>,, ,u in,
political arena shpul! he ..bl, t. Il .n. n Al
cnmIty. l'.,avrstum even went 80 L,r =
t. joke Derby, and show him the last car,
cn'ure IN Pwh, wherein Eerry Is set
Jumping through paper hoop Il, rldim.
circus. and c'mlnS down smack un h
rcId-hnt Pam Is always Joking. l,n,,
YOU III my list about DclaImc. the eiitnr q
The T0t"S, being received ia 50 r.rm.y :
way hy Palnri>tnn, and that II has ri,sc,
Tia; ire If the Prcmicr'> foes. But h.i
l."rdship must have his bon mot at the cx
pcuSe "f the affair; 80 the last fhtn- il
town attributed to Lcrd i'I!wcrs:ou is TIN
c'nun'lrum: "Why are nav dnncrs l.k,
Lady Palmcrston dresses Because the,
are muzhiInI Delninc" tm,aS"kae MhrincI
aud so as" his chop fallen colleague q l., Is
tone, who has got them all into a nu>s. !,
made the subject of cnnurdrum numhci
two: "Nhy is Gladstone like lobster salad
because he is very good, butdlsIgrccs wltl
every body" Ii Is to this determination
to be jolly, which has made him what he j.
at hls time of life
Lom'on Corres. ". D. Deha.
Mrs. Partngton came up t. wn To sc
! lcct "A ,,unr1I,n far h,r ,,r...;.,,,. IL.