Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-02
THE ART OF KEEPING CO.
Lessons Learned from Life
Country.

the less lIue' says reuter- from "a.
that the art of keeping coolisra5 E
in Cuba a hundred times be.to,@'
The very first thing that strikes \ z
we get into Cuba Is that an h. h
seems to be bent upon KEEPING ~. ~,
everything is directed to that e, 8
strangers, in our cloth garmen,s
only ones who are hot there n
lives look as cool as they feel y,
picturesquely cool. They wear
linen, of thin silk, of light weia'
or drill, with light low cut shoe,
lislethread hose and undergarnop.
made of fine straw or grass. that 4
appear to weigh an ounce. Ic,,re
to a gentleman a clearer idea ofIo,
they must feel than by SAYING ,b,,
is not such thing to be had in IN
shirt with separate collar Y,
that such suits of clothing as I d.,
when we see them, look unsbansl,
even unsightly. So they do,
our ta;lors do not seem to know
make them and our laundresu
them too stiff. Experience ar5I
tice would overcome that d.
is a very dressy and fashlon.fe arp,
The tailors made those thin garpa-,
stylishly and as shapely as our SUM
women there do not dress so verv
our own women; that is to 8,
American ladies dress more sepg,
summer than American men 4.
both countries the result is resAs E
iessening the number and weigh.
dergarments and donning Summr
! or other almost gossamer goods ie
wear.
The Cubans have a hot wcals
of managing their business afan
no one run away with the idea thai
ness in Havana does not amount ton
Havana has long been one of The
seaports and commercial cenen
world, the head of the sugar and
trades, and the seat of an immug
cellaneous shipping industry. Then
many men and firms as busHy gg
in making fortunes there as cycg
else. To begin with, the bushes
are built to provide GOODNESS BY meal
shade and air. They are more opal
what we call an "open car, yc, ca
/ closed as tight as any Wall drda
1t is delightful to visit them Z
amazing to see how cool them@as
in them all keep themselves. Ih
chants and clerks quit their bei'ai
o'clock, perhaps earlier, enjoy q
dress in a leisurely way, take c0fa
reach their counters and desks ~
o'clock. 1t is cool by that time Z
streets, and they are not bs.i .
hausted when they begin woh
are. At 1920 or II O'Clock n
sunshade or in a car orcat they sE
again to breakfast.
Nothing short of the eygIosg
powder magazine, which made Toe
/ get themselves IA few weeks ago
induce man or boy among lla
hurry The only two hasty or @
movements ! saw in Cuba were
part of young woman and aM'
young woman was ballet dan,
cool open air theater, and was
in ee-to-tum movements, lasting
few minutes each night, to'
salary. The boy actually ran ID il
sunshine-but then he had stolen
cane in the market and was a''
would be caught. Nobody ran A@
you may be sure.
On the way to breakfast ins Y
merchant and the clerk do Aa
three beers and a cocktail, ana "
fast they do not demolish h ss
steak or plate of chops, or O ~
bacon, as we do the year rouol
contrary, they are very par.I'I,
fish, boiled, broiled or baSel
poultry or small birds, SALAD
oatmeal or rice, wine thinned uo'
seller; coffee or tea They ''r
at the table! Aa
At4:3O or 5 O'Clock, when ia
the day is passed and the dells-s
hours Of evening are at manu-
chant and the clerk close ny
places (all but the little reIii, ~ y.
90 home, or to the restaurant :
And do they eat the soIa
stews, the gravies, the puda.lhys
Of our bills of fare in July ID =
Oh, mo- They wish to N RI,
healthy and comfortable.
the Juice of an orange or t'o
little thin broth or con'ol,'
/ little wine thinned down WIZ lt
/ or water, some nice fresh =
bird of some kind and saIal.
/ of some sort Of meat, We.
then guava paste, or jelly,
cheese and coffee. Il ADM
sweetmeats and cheese are ~ -
/ is too much coffee but -
feet.
At night comes the re.l
! billiards, cards. cigars 'D'1
carriage rides, promenade
( the parks listening to 'n use
band. courtship, comP'n'n
/ hilitv At 10 O'Clock o. -