The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-09-05
FEMALE LIFE IN HAVANA.

After sunset the Grand Plaza is crowd
ed with galaxy of beauty. 1t is at
that particular place the youth and beau
ty of Havana resort, and ladies of dark.
est hue to the lightest blonde OF the
North are seated in their "volantes" list.
ening to the beautiful music of the Ma,
rine Band, which discourses sweet mu.
sic every evening, or chatting with some
young gent, or, perhaps, promenading
ON the Plaza with some lady friend, fol-
lowed closely by her parents or brother.
Speaking of this anti-American custom
reminds me of the Circassian mode OF
treatment of females, and fancy that,
if Susan B. Anthony and her satellites
of the Sorosis Club had taste OF Gu
ban life, their tongues would be forever
sealed as to privileges in the States.
Ladies are absolutely prisoners here
To appear on the streets without an es-
cort, even in the daytime, is sure to
bring the Kisses of a crowd, and per-
haps an insult; the ladies of Havana,
therefore, have to conform TO custom
either stay in doors or employ car
riage to take them, if only a few blocks
distant; and when attending party,
picnic or ball, always be accompanied
bv their mothers. This close system of
watching females is not productive Of
good, and the result is they are not Us
healthy and robust as they might be,
and by close confinement their offspring
are puney and sickly, and i'll a moral
point OF view it is equally disastrous.
If it was not for the healthy, robust
Spanish ladies that emigrate here, this
race would in a century or two become
extinct. One may see here IL conglom-
Grafton of nearly all races known. The
Chinese and African, the African and
Spanish. the Cuban and African, and in
fact every conceivable form of marriage
IS INDUCED in, as TO the result of which
leave you 10 draw your own conclu-
sions. Their mode OF living is equally
\ lady of this island Is
never supposed to be able TO doanything
kept TO cat and sleep. with slaves and
10 do her bidding. In the morn
ng it is first bath, soap not being us.
II, bat in It's stead wash of aqua.
lente," similar 10 our bay rum, made
rom sugar.cane, after which they take |
heir coffee, and at 10 h NJ their break.
asst, which is composed generally of
oils Of sour bread, made Of -four aud
east, together with omlct, jerked beef
md fruit They seldom indulge in the
luxury of butter. as that made on thc
sland Is strong enough To knock yon
Iown. The best butter from the States
rings 81 per pound. 4 dish very much
clishcd by the natives is made Of dry
odish, sweet oil, tomatoes aud Spanish
'cppcrs. with sprinkling of native
ruits To flavor; this somctimcsis indulg.
d in with coffee alone for breakfast
'inncr, ut or ) p NJ, is made on clarct
nd peculiar soups. with the same DC.
astable rolls, jerkcd bcei, mutton and
idney or liver stcws: and the only re-
ceming feature of their meal is the
csscrt, which generally consists of
'uava jcIIies or paste, preserved cocoa
nd a peculiar creamy custard made
'om native fruit; those who like 9th.
r desserts, such as pies, buildings, etc,
annot have them, as they seem to be
Unknown to the inhabitants.--Co CORES
ondent " Y Express.