New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-01

tive cain fruits ard our afterdnner cigarettes "ie
of fragant Tapeiinha tobacco.
ITnon completing his explorations in the back
woods, the author remains for some time IN NO. tho
social features of which celebrated city he
with an appreciative and discriminating peh' ihe
public buildings of Rio are described as having ie"
nretensons to artistic taste. Brazilian Architecture
in general is only poor imitation OF the rrehcn'
The principal street for wholesale business Is "iue
and pleasant 1t is filed with warehouses; three VI
four stories high, plainly finished, and mas an air Vi
greater hustle than any other street IN tne c''S'
Vat nobodv seems to be in a hurry, unless it be some
foreigner Just landed There are only lew carts
and carriages, and negro porters carry bur-
don. on their heads. Platforms are seen
loaded with bags of coffee or grain, ana
there arc street-railways, with cars drawn by
mnles Further back from the bay are the retail
shons The most fashionable of them are In diIn'
marrow alley. but the windows are tasteiully ar
ronced and present snowy appearance. 1here
are cofTee-rooms opening to the street and TWO OF
tbree picture galleries with very inferior paint
incs The street on the whole, is lively ana pleasant
and in the evening is crowded WIN pruIauU
array of welldressed people. The DOCKS anu pe"'
warehouses are in the northern part Of the CITY, lo
streets are narrow for the most part, not overceah
and during the sickly season are prey 10 yeHo"
fever. The narrow and dirty streets, however, are
not without their picturesque aspects. Some oil tne
older buildings date back two centuries, ana ahoru
interesting specimens of the earlier co'Ohial
times. The society of Rio is very exclusive
Most foreigners never the inner life at all Inc
proportion of refined and educated fainllcs sshaer
tban IN the limited States too small in fact, TO ex
ercise much influence over the country. IL you are
co fortunate AZ 10 meet with such family, you find
| yj;tT.. frnf VIII
toned TO at home with pure manners, Intelligent
conversation and hearty respect for true ladies'
"The ladies themselves are quick-wtted, lively. and
brilliant one of them would fash all over north
ern drawing-room to the utter extinction OF dul
conversations" But the mass of society III ko Is OF
a much lower stamp. 1t ID poor copy OF the
| Partisan, mixed up with anuquated Portuguese
| IDEAS Ladies go about with their husbands anu
| fathers. and are always treated with pohteness'
| they are witty and lively but often superficial
The time is past, it is true. when women
| were shut up like nuns, behind lattlced
| windows and made their appearance only
| at balls and State occasions; but they nave
| little moro true social freedom than they enjoyed
| hundred years ago woman mas niue choice III
| bor own disposal. The majority of girls bndy ac-
| cede to the wishes of their fathers, and rake the
| husbands that are offered to them, as matter OF
course If a girl goes out Mt all. she walks the
streets with a black servant at her heels; ladles
rarely venture Oh shopping excursions; hut make
their purchase. from samples, that are sent to Them
or from one of the peders that swarm in the streets
The private morals in Rio compare uniavorably
with every other city of Brazil. The distinction IN
| classes Is strongly marked. Below what are
| deemed the upper circles. there ore the me-
| chanics and small shop-keepers, the laborers
| and peasants, aud the slaves. There are
| hoatmen and cartmen, porters waiting Tor q
iob at every corrcr haw kers of fish and poultry, and
| street yacabonds Of every description. The slaves
of Brazil are the curse of the country. The mixed
races are in far greater proportion than III the
| Southern States. Not third of tie population II
miro blonded Social distinctions OF color are not
| very finely drawn but are by no means abolished.
According to the author. the mixed races are lnNa
riably bad They seem to combine the worst traits
of H. two parent-stOcSs. with the good qualities oil
neither Mr. Smith gives credit to Brazil above
! other slaye-holdlng countries for her voluntary
| efforts TO get rid of the evil Other nations have
ACCOMPLISHED the object by revolution, or because
they were forced to il by stronger power; or be-
cause the system had died out of itself. but Bra
zil among all has had nerve to cut away the sore
| hesh with her own hand-to cut II away while II
Uas vet strong while il seemed her best vitality
By the present law slavery VIII cease to exist II
1892 but the northern provinces will probably II
fact. tree their slaves before that time.