, 1873-12-06
A. porttsEilcsc Ecata.

1t was fcata,"-a holuay-and tho peaaan-
try woro oil in thair holiday oresses; the women
korcLlots on thor heads, over which il worn tho
ho"vy, black, Spauls.i-iooainE hat, with orna-
menta Of lioas silk made to curl aud to look lills
. blncli ostrich fcatter. The costume OF tho
women varios slightly in sla'ost oyery parish Of
tho Kingdom; but it generally consists OF an
ample serge petticoat, descending to tho ankle.
! and gathered round tho waist into innumcrablo
plalts, y closc-htting bodice (cithor black Or
/ Eayly colorod) over II lnou shirt showing white
Oh the shoulders anl tho arms, with bright
| colorod koyclliof. commonly rod or orange or
b!ua crossed over tic breast. all tLis makos
picturesque costume which vol suits the conely,
Luxom, blaca-harcd peasant women of tic
Mluho Province, with theit rich olive COMPLEX
ious aud lino oyos. The women layo retained
their national drcBs, aud, in the rcmoter parts.
the mon aso but in many places the latter aro
less conservative aud wear wide-awake hats,
trousers. and short laclrts in lieu of tho old
Tue womon use their peculiar peasant jewelry.
Of haciont Moorish design, un feast days only.
uoavy necklaces Of complicated pattern sus-
pond hugo, hcart-slapol locke:a Oh their
Dl1AstB; III th0lr oars are heavy pendant cur
lings. Quo woman will oftou woar three or four
such nocklucos OF gold, Of q standard OF not cBs
tlan twenty carats, and I'LL assured tl.at many
Of tbs peasant won.cu carry about ti.om not less
thnn twonty or tlilty pounds worth Of gold Or
nauicuts.
Coming from GalicIa, whore tho natives are so
exceedingly boorsBia, was much struck by the
kndly, cheerful mnnncrs OF the l,oopo. Ii
every l4tt|o lanllot by tho roalside-ant the fru-
luency Of such ha!nlots aud the dolsity Of tho
population are Marvelous-ltl cvcry village l
passed. to-day tho1e WAS gathering OF Tho in
Hab!tuuts; tue iucn busy with gnne at bowls,
t4o youtas aud girls dancing, wlih crowd OF
lookerR-on; tue twallglng Of sultata hljnSling
pioasautly with tho sGuud VI laughter aid cueer
fuI Volecs.
w among tile mounta!nH, 1omo Kind OF
nolcro" is danced. that ia. a "pas do doux !"
betwecn male And tanae dancer; but i'll thls
part u lLe country havo seen only one kind
OF uance, certainly 4 worry singular Que. Each
person aa1ccs by himself OF lcrIef. to SLOW
anu nlonutonols jig tuno, following tho person
III from III circle. lilo music otten accom-
paia.cs--ln tho most literal sense--the daucors;
It III ganoralty tiddlo, and au alnuaiug uGllt it
IL to tee tho man who llayu II liddlllig grayely
away AB Ae cuts tho queer little slepH OF tho
dauce. Thora aEo us,laliy ono or Two guitar
players alnong lne SPECTATORS vino join tho lulls
aAu maize up an orencstra. Theso monotouous
dances Will last fol hours. the tlou dancers fall
ing out and lrosl onos taking tloir places.
oltt1', OH q holiday ovenlny, tue villagers US
aoinhle to llEton to cxempurary singing ono
lad will clalongo another lutl Or maiden to bi4Y
againHt liln IN alternate rymed versu; or cllnln-
pion wlll hallntern np vita His guitar from ucISh-
b0rlng Village, a;iu throw stoWu tho Ial;stlct to
Mh"ie hamtet. This III called singing ao ttesdJ
sl''glnG " chauoasc. There ln, VI codrso, ~
III 1@a'4an extempuraly rccstatIoss. some trust 10
lilo perlnslora ale'ilury, ad When his Invention
Is at fault l'e lny often intermediate some stock
rhyme; bs: ~ the forlusese i'nprorsor has 10