The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-03
SCENES or ssNsUoUs BEAUTY.
Interesting People Who roiter Their
Hours Away In West Indian Tropics

Hindoos, coolies; men, women and
Notwithstanding, walking or sitting in
the sun, under tho shadowing Of the
palms. Men squatting, with hands
clasped over their black knees steadily
observe you from under their white tur-
bans-very steadily, with n slight scowl
ALI these Indian faces have the same set.
stern expression, the same knitting Of the
brows, and the keen, strong gaze is
not altogether pleasant. IL borders upon
| hostility; it is the look Of measurement
measurement physical and moral. In
the mighty swarmi.igs Of India these
have learned the full meaning and force
| of life's law as we Credentials rarely
learn it. Under the dark forehead with
it, fixed frown the eye gitters like a
serpent's.
Nearly all wear the same Indian dress,
the thickly folded turban, usually white.
white drawers reaching but half way
down the thigh, leaving the knees and
the legs bare, and white jacket. A few
don long blue robes and wear a colored
head dress. These are babagees, priests.
All the men look tall; they are 1.-THE,
very slender, small boned, but the limbs
are well turned They are grave. talk
in lew tones and seldom smile. These
you see with very heavy. full boards are
probably Mussulmans; they have their
mosques and the cry Of the muezzin
sounds thrice daily over the vast cane
fields. Some shave-Buddhist or fol-
lowers Of Hin6ooism-but the children
Of Islam never Very comely some Of
the women are in their close clinging.
soft, brief robes and tantalizing wells. a
costume leaving shoulders, arms and
ankles bare. The dark arm is always
tapered and rounded; the silver circled
ankle always elegantly knit to the light,
straight foot. Many Of these slim girls,
whether standing or walking or in re-
pose, present perpetually studies Of grace;
their attitude when erect always sug-
gests hghtness and suppleness, like the
poise Of perfect dancer.
a coolle mother passes, carrying at her
hip a very pretty naked baby. 1t has
exquisite delicacy of limb; It's tiny ankles
are circled by thin bright silver rings; it
looks like a little bronze statuette, a statue
Of Kama, the Indian Eros. The mothers
arms are covered from elbow TO wrist
With silver bracelets, some fat and dec
)rated, others coarse, round, smooth.
With ends hammered into the form Of
Viper heads She has large flowers Of
5old IN her ears. a small gold flower in
Ter very delicate little nose. This nose
ornament does not seem absurd; on these
lark skins the effect is, on the contrary,
leasing, although bizarre. An this
eweiry is pure metal; it is thus the
oolies carry their savings; they do not
,arn 20 trust the banks until they become
ich.
There is woman going 90 market,
ery odd little woman, Is she q Chino
lanco-a coolie or Malay half broed2
do not know. She represents q type /
ave never seen before. She wears one
'ose soft white garment, leaving arms.
lkles and part of back and bosom exc
Jsed, Ike low cut sleeveless chemise.
no les long. Her whole figure IS
,unded. compact, admirably knit. and
Pr walk is indescribably light. supple.
'acofuL But her face is queer; il is am
rental grotesQuc, a Chinese dream.
'Iique eyes and blue black brows and
lir, very Lich and broad cheek bones.
ngular as it is, this face has the VERT
lie beaute du diablc; it is very Young
I'd very fresh face, and the uncom-
only long, black, silky hshei give Ter
We a very pleasing. yelvety expression.
Ill, the most remarkable peculiarly
e has is her color. clear and strange.
most exactly the color Of q fine rinc
non.-Lafcadio Ileln in Harpers
leazine.