The Arizona sentinel., 1888-10-06
THE BELLIES OF LAMA.
Characteristics of the Beautiful Women
 of Peru's Chef City.

Characteristics of the Beautiful Women
 of Peru's Chef City.
 Lima from the earliest times has been noted for it's beautiful women; not merely for symmetrical features, but elegance of physique and graceful movement In speaking of the women of Lima reference is made to the su-. perior class of Spanish descendants, the genealogies of Pizarro and his fol- lowers, who, as Prescott states, shod their horses with silver shoes and gambled away in one night the ac- cumulated wealth of centuries.
 A typical Lima belle is of greater stature than the North American model of beauty, possessing a well-rounded, graceful form, small and elegantly nodded feet, and pearly teeth. The eyes are dark; large and so bewitching in their expression as to drive care from the shippers mind as he whirls his ideal beauty through the long hail. way, his soul keeping time with the spirited waltzes, until gathered into the folds of the same manta with his senorita. The essentially of the life of Lima belle is pleasure.
 The young ladies (senOritas) of the family either accompany their parents in the evening ramble or are attended by their personal servants; usually two young ladies together, followed by their attendants. Should they meet a gentleman of their acquaintance, they cordially invite him. to join them in their passo. If he be Peruvian he takes his place behind the ladies and chats over their shoulders as they pass along. Should he happen to be a grengo, as foreigners are termed, he would be politely asked to walk in the rear, and would suffer from solid in- difference unless he should sufficiently compensate the attendants-which is no difficult matter-tO remain in some alley until the return of the ladies. If this arrangement is consented to by all, the young people seek secluded streets, where they are not liable to meet with parents and friends, and where all formality is thrown aside. If it should transpire that this gentleman calls upon these young ladies the following evening, the coolness of his reception would in- dicate that they had never before met; but he would be ushered into the par Tor and hospitably received by the family. Young ladies are not allowed to receive gentlemen callers in private. One of the parents, sister. or an at tendant assists in entertaining, and at times the whole family.
 The mother, knowing the passionate disposition of her race, constantly en- deavors to screen her daughter from secluded male company until her mar riage. After marriage she is free to invite to her house all her old lovers and to there entertain them, whether her husband is present or not. This newly-gained freedom extends further to the extent that she is now at lib erty to indulge in flirtations upon the streets or in the gardens, with her bewitching glances turing her ad- mirers to her home. However, many daughters are exasperat- ed beyond patience from observ- ing the firtations of a married sister or other relative, and devote their evenings upon the balcony passing notes to their lovers Perhaps he, a stranger, first attracted her attention as she leaned over the baluster by passing several times beneath the bal cony. If she desires his acquaintance he receives some signal which en- boldens him to bow or pass card to the lady. The initiatory being over, evenings are passed in this manner until the acquaintance has ripened into friendship, when the gentleman is free to call or stroll through the plaza or garden. These balcony scenes be- ing clandestine, they are not enacted until late hour, when the mother is unconscious of the daughters where abouts, as she has been carefully watched until she is safely lodged in her bedroom, with its barred win. dows.-SGW Francisco Chronicle.