The sun., 1885-06-28

sa,d that tho female conductors are seldom dis
turbsd or interfered with In tho discharge Of
their duties. and when they are the rule IL to
call upon . policeman. who stands at every
corner to eject the obstreperous passengers.
The conductors. or rconductoresses. arc usual
II young. and sometimes quite pretty, being
commonly OF tho mixed race-oi Spanish and
Indian blood. They wear q neat uniform Of
blue flannel with . jaunty Panama hat. and q
any.pocketed white plnafors. reaching from
the breast to the ankles. and trimmed with
dainty fris. In these pockets they carry small
change and tickets. while hanging to q strap
over their shoulders is . little portmanteau or
shopping bag In which 10 . lunch q pocket
handkerchief and surplus monoy and tickets.
Each passenger. when paying his fare. receives
. yellow paper ticket. numbered. which he Is
expected to destroy. The girls are charged
With 20 many tickets. and. when they return to
headquarters. are expected to return money
for all that are missing. any deficit being de-
Quoted from their wages. which are s25 per
month an additional check eek. upon ,fn dis-
passengers. write the number down upon a
blocks further on another spotter repeats the
job and these books are com pared by tho chief
The greatest annoyance to the girls is from
tho young Washers. who follow the cars carry
ps,oim TSsse Fellows are called moaauitoes
here, becauss they buzz. and hop. and pester
pspps pspsiso 'p pubishsd cartoon % Showing Street
ear surrounded by insects. which bore the faces
Of young mon about town. Some Of the fashion,
ehatfed at the clubs and by their companions
that they retired into seclusion for time until
The %omsS " Chill are not SO pretty as their
sisters In Peru. They are generally larger In
a'iVil aowsrs. In Valparaiso which is pr.etieaIIy an
on sype snd Blonde hair oots H very ~ I srsesa
tresses for months. Hero. too. modern cos
South American countries and the shops are
full OF Paris bonnets. But the black mnnta.
to be considered the costume Of the country
and IL always worn to mass In the morning by
sSSy The b. tbs is sseo. & 70 sdms,
forms and figures and heightens the grace and
beauty Of those that are otherwise. 1t makes
more M M slender under its graceful folds. and even
z skeleton would look coauettlsh wrapped In
fhe oh and o Whe
arc worn by penitentes. or women who have
committed some heinous sin and thus adyer-
some holy VOW TO get measure nearer heaven
and 60 about the street with downcast eyes.
They Df hover We about the CHURCHES. and sit for
hours crouchsd before some saint or crucihK
And for ths snd sim
In their snow-whits garments are always to be
comfortable posturss. and looking for all the
yorld like statues carved In mar bio. In the
around the confsssionals waiting to. receive
f,9m some me- ias and M M 6ury lst6sr that
fan hav "a 10 nj al
BY their confessors to wear their white shrouds
Voluntarily until they have assurance from
their pTisst that their sin is a,onsd az for
wealth wealth are ,e com@ony % I fouad among AMONG the the peni:
@ the Mys, o. Of
but their eyes covered with this white mantle
which gives notice to the world that they have
the men are proud. and this method Of securing
sbsolution is quite fashionable.
Those souls that cannot be purged BY this
skirts Of the city called the Convent OF the PEN
itents. where thsy scourge themselves with
IN ashes % and Upon s stone tone floors and feed t6omp
selves on mouldy crusts. Some stay longer
IN o.
60 there give them absoution but it ID seldom
that the inmates are mon. They are usually
riage vows or girls who have yielded to temp
tation. After tho society season. after the car
tss resorts and At the
beginning OF lent these places are full. and
throngs q carriages surround them: hem, waiting to 10
For those whose sins have been too great to be
wos
untitled under social laws to associate with the
DSrs ether rsn sTs open
Young mothers without husbands are here
cared for, and their babes are taken to an or:
By the nuns for the priesthood and other religi-
Gus Gus orders. i ia the practice for parents 7 70 Q
:y
;;duG';ntion; After a time they return to their
Henry Msss 20. sssSnd wi,e Vie. and md The
named Robinson lived in the same block. with
th ths convent and from the roof Of his hous" how.
Boccaccio never told more romantic tale. for It
Involved notes tied TO stones and thrown into
saGs ana an
But the adventure was followed by forgiveness
aaxo e. Snd the y1s
ths great railroad contractor provides,
~, In ths orphan ssyum there arc said to be
supported by the Church in a city OF 2o0. 900
HsophH; h.,t;s There Is very convenient node for
suo ulspOSlLlOn OF IounuluRS. III tnb TeuT
VAL surrounding the place Is an aparaturs.
with q wooden box or cradle which swings out
and In. A mother who has no use for her
pAbv. goes there at night. places the little ono
10 the cradle. swings II inside. and the nuns on
guard. hearing a bell. which rings automati-
Sally. go out and take the infant TO the nursery.
Ihe noIt morning the mother. u she has 10
occupation TO detain her. goes to the front door
ana applies for employment as q wet nurse.
Always relating the pitiful story OF lost child.
However this plan may be regarded by stern
,Iii. mo,Isiii.is IT is certainly an improvement on
unknown IN Chill. But one may hunt the conn-
Wy W over TO nnd house Of correction or house
oI penitenco Tor men. Sin, shame. and psni-
sence appear to be the exclusive attributes OF the
weaker sex. Men are never seen at the confess
slonal they never wear white wrapDings to I'D
.yertise their guilt. and at mass In the morning
tne averages attendance IL about one man to
every one hundred women.
Last year the official statistics gave 62 per
cont. q tho children born as illegitmats. only
tsna!i proportion we're OF unknown parentage.
tccording to the records, as the majority cam0
rom the lower classes. There has until rscen ntly
oesn some excuse for this as 1t formerly cost q
ssoup,s S25 to got = certificate OF marriage. and
SM Chi!lano psons ever ccumulats 30 large a
sum IS that. The Liberal party which is fight
ing homAnism here as elsewhere In the South
Amssrican states has recently passed a law
mraoiishlhg msa. civii marriage as the only legiti-
nnr,son ts one and authorizing any m agistrats to
potiorm the ceremony and furnish ertincats
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