New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-18
BRAZiLiANS AT TABLE.
BREAKFAST AT NOON AND DINNER ON
MOUNTAIN TOP

frKoM AN occ AsIoNAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE
RIO DE JANEIRo March 9.
Back of Rio rises 5000 teet into the
air the mountain OF COrcJvado. The city Is
around the base Of the mountain and struggles
ND its a rurs fifteen minute ride from the centre
Of the city takes the base Of the mountain and at
the station railroad built after the plan OF the
one Mount Washington. which runs IN the summit
Here there, mountain side are country houses
surrounded ny gardens ami comnandnga view OF the
city and harbor Aud everywhere, all the noun
tam is the dense tropical vegetation OF palms
and vines and shrubs and trees and flowers
The birdie path by which, before the railroad was built
the ascent of used to he made, winds In zig
gag manner through all this prodigality OF vegetable
life hundred feet from the summit the railroad stops
and there path leads up iron pavilion OIL crest
OF bare rock.
Descending 500 feet reaches the rocky platform
overlooking The where the little hotel Of the Pneras
Is built We Sat at a table III the open Air and
took in the darkening ocean view with our din
ner. At other tables around were gay Brazilians
come up from city to dine al fresco In
the bracng air. 1t the fashionable thing to
do for have Dom Pedro and all the Imperial family
set the exampei Cool winds blew up from the ocean,
aud odors of v Gods from the mountains. To add
To 1t all the dinner excellent We lad soup, the
the finest shrnps ever saw. roast bec fruit cheese
and coffee and 1t cost seventy cents each. There
bsrous and counts at the table near u.s. but tho
keeper forsore to make extra charge on that
account. The ouly way could show that we appre-
cia,ed the good company were in was to give the
waiter An extra large "tip" think he got thirty cents
in all
After dinner descended into the valley and tbun-
derstOrm At the Hotel Freas was conducted, through
a courtyard flied with tropical plants In the midst Of
which q fountain was playing, to a bedroom on the
ground floor II large stone apartment, entered
through great doors aud level WITH the street
la spiie gas and the electric bells there
med lseyal about the room The great windows look
Ing heavily barred with iron aud
covered with aud every noise had
IA hollow sound, echoed from Tho high 1907.
AT one side of arranged after the
South American hammer. which IL this caneseaed
settee the base Of the design, and from end
OF il extends right ANGLES OF chairs facing Iu
ward. In every nouse, in every almost all
south America. sre tins arrangement In tho morn
Ing asOuished the motel people by demanding hearty
breakfast The Brazilian ike other Latis takes coffee
AMI "a he gels up III the
ing and breakfasts at IL O'Clock. How they
go about and work in the enervating
heats OF December sustained and sootned. from
y o'clock until nearly noon by cup Of coffee and
orange ia than understand The Brszilians,
taking their coffee III tho dning-roou looked at me- |
aware. with something of the feelings which the
cultivated Roma must experienced when they
ga the Northern barbarians Of theIr day gorging
Themselves with beef and strong 10. began self To
think That thro something uncivilizcd brutal
about chops aud at o'clock morning, but
the idea did not prevent my making good breakfast