Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-18

s,meness inaescnbabie eiaied happiness and tn
2 rurbahle good humo-. 1hese Tremendous Cot
ctions OF humans never crowd and hurt AZ with
us There Is an elasticity aud aI Agreeable disis-
iblity about great Cuban thronxs which must be
casrscieristlc good nature. Aud as tasl as these
throngs rep atedly become. the pressure n invar-
iaoy relieved without psnics or the police.
rHE PRINCIPAL oocrP.noS
OF the people In these carnival throngs h seeing
and being seen Next IN importance In attracting
ones attention h the voctferous chatteng terrinc
gesticulstion- Teasing. drinking and singing,
which are continaaily In progress The songs OF
rollicking Cuban ballads are shouted and beloved
uprosriousy. singular tact about all these street.
carnival songs Is that one VIA never hear the be-
ginning 0 ending &C any. BARS and slaves seem
70 gurSle through the universal buDblng over %
good feeling. A hundred voices wnl sie upon
FOR moment. Then here. OF there, Anol her and ,
another Is begun, and these IN time drown cut TIE
former Abruptly; OF soole sudden criticism OF sight
mas attracted the attention. ana Instantly away
go mind and merrment n a totally different a.
rection- II Is not dif1cult 20 trace IN this the
sore a weakness 20 these people. There IA no
steadfsst purpose In anything. Impulse rules eli
action
TIE NAskKRs IN POSSESSION
BY 3 O'Clock In the Afternoon the naskers hsve
taken possession or the entire citz. These do not
appear In imposing PROFESSIONS Tens O, thou
sands OF groups or Individuals each simply giving
expression 10 some Isolated vagary, ut hllher and
There is not ia il ali a single Keen or wi, ~ thing
The same antiqusted. tdiotlc things ARE done that
have been done IN the streets q Madrid, Lisbon
and Barcelona for more than a Thousand yearS
The very ancient favors OF every mask, n ure or
antic, Is It's truest merit 10 these people Their
s,,sery, 'eEend. lore an thus pass oel9re them IN
But what mirth h all bringsl These hundreds OF
thousands, IN the thought OF an on-looger. are
but one stupendous grin. gtggle ana guffsw. Up
and down the streets with the ponderous airs
OF an hundred Thousand krave Don Qutxotes,
with the rnyne Of Of neSer-endins tune; ana m az
though as endlessy, thrice an hundred thousand
voices roar, and yen with delight; Every soul
balconies or upon the house tops
wNR Flows IKE wArEk
Every conceivable form or melody. tune ana
sound clash aud crash IN pleasant uproar Under
the porticos or swarmlng upon the balconies Of
the great structures facing the Prado ana Campo
every known nationality look upon these bewild-
erfng scenes Ten Thousand carriages Including
the publ victories are nlled with tue wealth and
beauty OF Cuba High officials, airtoytiug lavish
insignia nobility profusely Decorated, aud famous
generals blazing In lace and gold rch planters In
magnifcently Accoutered sieeds; and thousan Of
carriages crowded with the most stIikin.y beaut,-
ful women IN the world form-moving llaes OF glInt
and flash ana color intercepting and separattns The
masses afool until the changes OF color tue nut
ter OF iaces and fsns the Dash OF jewels ana gold,
".
The most tremendous Kaleidoscope has never more
endless change and glowing hashinsA On as
insignincsnce beside IT,
wHkS xIosr HAS CONE
the city Is one tremendous blaze OF llgh, Land
bare OF sound The aristocracy resort 20 the
splendid casinos where the most brilliant balls of
the world are given. Most OF these are en- masque.
What would 81 nd for an American fortuae IL ire
QuenUy lavished upon one woman's costume. Tae
less rich, the middle and lower classes the very
coolies. are provided for. All Havana Is a bundle
longs 20 some one or these centros The. are
usually Named non the spanish province from
which members came or were descended a. centre
Casteliano, &C. Al these, 5000 rry -Inakers re-
sort 60 least sing and dance the whole nisht long.
A hundred thousand souls carUuse upon the strr~ts
until daylight But the dream Of The year 20 the
average any body Is
THE RAIL AT THK aKEsr T.coS rHxArxR
It's entire parQuette noor Is raised. by means OF
stationary screws, 10 the level OF the stage This
the stage and wings, from which the scenery Is
removed, with the courts and areas within and
about the theater, give space for 1000 dancers.
Seven thousand special ors Hre also IN attendance
racy, invariably masked, nd perhaps }. 600 Amen.
can and other foreign tourists without that much
regard for deeeney. The theater Is one-mass OF
crowded. The management furnishes large num-
Uers OF huge bouquets. and one colo sal one (sna
grdnpuchol, whea are from time 90 time uno0sed
by hidden wires, so that any one present may
secure at Will a gorgeous bouquet. Until midnight
the dancing and reveiries are quite within the
bounds OF moderation; but from thence unui
morning the orgies are iDdescn0abe, TAR OUT
ripping In waDton indeceDcy any thing ever VIA.
messed at the Old Jardin MaUiiie In Paris
TBE DANCES
here INDUCED In are Ia DANA, q universal cuban
dance very similar TO the German waltz: 81 Dam
ION, derived from la DANA; and. when the orgies
are at their maddesI, La Haban,ra the most
passionate OF all dances known 20 man. OF this
the cubans say: Hace pestahar IN sanuo do
lieso.-"1 would make even a plaster saint
wink!" And 10 IL would. '-Od Womau's Sunday,-
''rhe Dandy's sunday. .Saruine sunday" and the
barely tolerated .,suniay OF the Sardines Bur
iai" are each simply repetition In every respect
OF Primer domingo de carnival-save thai on s,Old
Womans sunday" OLD women attend the balls in
Large nuInbers are SHOWN special Difference In ali
conceivable Ways OF mock aud real courtesy and
Ia rivalry OF the beau. fu seforiLas present. dem
onstrate with astounding vigor that a spsniard
womaDs foot is q structural marvel 10 the ma OF
lie pOSsessors days
The brief eJoinder among spaniards and.Cubans
70 Inquiries regarding the etcs OF al these carni-
val Vrsa h SIMPLY; No venmos a res five
do not come 70 prayr EpGAR l. MAKKnAH
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