The Red Cloud chief., 1888-07-20
LIZ: MANILA.


LIE: IN MANILA.
How the Day Passes In h Capital OF the
Phillippino Islands.
Probably the most novel feature OF
the early morning scenes on the streets
are the groups. pairs and single natives
coming to market with their loads ol
vegetables. fruits. nuts, herbs. etc.
They have no horses or carts, but carry
very heavy loads ON their shoulders
BY e OF a strip Of bamboo, ut each
end Of which. suspended by thin ropes
Of bamboo fiber, is quite q large basket
or woven bamboo tray filed with prod
uce. One of these baskets carried in
the arms would be a load for q very
strong man. yet one Of these Indians.
by leans of the elastic strip Of bamboo.
will carry two and trot along at a brisk
rate. At each step the bamboo springs
up and down. assisting the bearer
quite materially by relieving him of
half the weight for an instant.
A group of this sort is quite pictur-
esque. the ~gayly-cOlored dresses of the
women. their black, glossy hair stream
ing down their backs and being tossed
upon the fragrant and cool early morn
ing breeze; tho cOlOred shirts of tho
men, thrown open. in front. showing
their mahogany colored breasts almost
to the waist. the rythmyical motion
Of their forms blending with the rich
beauty Of the tropical landscape out
side the city.
When the SUN IL up there comes
forth on the streets a myriad Of ped
dlers of all sorts. from the Chinaman
with a whole dry goods store dangling
at either end of . bamboo pole to the
scantily-dressed native woman with q
broad bamboo tray on her head filed
with ''gObs" Of rice paste. cocoanut
and sugar. which she sells for ''dos
cuatr0s." OF n copper per "gob."
Then there are women with huge trays
Of luscious mangoes. the most delicious
fruit in the world. and found in per
lection only in the PHILIPPINES; women
and boys with great baskets Of boiled
and roasted green corn. who sell four
ears for . copper; women with cocoa
nut shells filed with a guava jelly.
four full shells for twenty cents;
peddlers Of all sorts of sweets In (which
rice Is one Of the chief component
peddlers Of every conceivable
thing used in housekeeping. and more
than you can count. When
the III begins to near the meridian
the roar and hustle of traflc dies away.
and by noon the streets are almost
deserted. the heat driving almost
every one under cover. A Sabbath
day quiet reigns until about four
when the vehicles begin to
roll again. the peddlers awaken from
their midday siestas. and the beggars
uncover their defOrmities and emerge
into the open streets to brighten timid
women and children and plead pite-
Dusly with the pedestrians. who usu-
ally give them a copper or two to in
duce them to get out Of sight. The
are q choice lot, and present
some Of the most sickening malfOrma-
lions that you can imagine.
BY six o'clock the streets are filed
With carriages of all sorts. the horses
along at full speed. and As they
are largely occupied by ladies dressed
bright cOlOrs and with nothing ION
heir heads but a bit of ribbon or lace.
he scene is quite attractive. Every
objective point at this hour of
he day is La Lunetta. a large, we'll
rept plaza on the shore of the bay.
where q military band of sixty or
twenty-five pieces discourse music
hat would not be discreditable to Gil
more. Here many Of the visitors
their carriages and promenade
Up and down the smoothly graveled
about the music stand. but the
majority remain seated and drive
Iround the vast driveway with tho i'm
nense cavalcade. Here all the fashion.
'outh and beauty Of the city assemble
Utmost nightly. inhale the bracing sea
and chat with their friends.
1t eight o'clock the music leases and
he hundreds of carriages whirl their
over the smooth roads to
Everybody dimes at eight
and from nine o'clock to
welve o'clock make or receive calls.
1t midnight the city is as quiet AS q
.raveyard.-C0r. st. Louis Republican.
WHITE SUMNER GOWNS,
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dresses That Are L0veller Than Regal
Velvet or stately Br0cade.
The linen laces remain popular for