The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-12
BEAUTIES or BRAZIL,
Wonderful Physical Charms and 'hco"-
parable Ignorance and bad Temper.

Bahia j. city Of il7,000 population,
and to an American. especially young
American, it seems that about 100, 900 OF
that number is composed Of pretty gIris,
senoritas of wonderful physical charms
and an agreeable lack Of mental mcisive-
ness and assertive opinionism.
The climate is made for love, laziness
and cigarette smoking. In spite 81 me
enervating influences so prevalent lots
q business is transacted in Bahia. mostly
after the Philadelphia plan OF conserva-
tive slowness. sureness and consequent
safety. Big Spanish houses are beginning
to employ an army OF Young Americans
to transact their business. and these same
Young fellows, generally, are enterpris-
ing and of the ''get there class. Many
boys Of excellent family and antecedents
have matrimonial snaps open to them
which would make the heart OF a real
Italian count throb wildly in an ecstasy
Of iov. The senoritas. daughters OF
wealthy, influential, often noble parents
are anxious. collectively and individu-
ally, To seize upon these transplanted
sons Of freedom. rush them before
priest. and get them for their OWN prop
erty forever aud aye.
The senOritas are as beautiful a. hours
in youth. and can love ike house atire.
Their figures are universally models OF
brunette Nenuses. and their feet arched
like rainbows. and Cinderellian IN size.
Their glorious eyes can set any well con
,tituted mans blood going like respra-
ton pump at a single glance; and their
ruby lips are, as many of the boys can
practically prove, equally perfect an
action for kissing or cigarette smoking.
They have money-manv of them lots 81
it-and they stand ready and willing with
all their worldly goods 70 cndow almost
any Young American of whose affections
they can become undispuied mistress.
In fact. at first acquaintance senorlta Is
an angel. a Venus and muse all rolled
into one. i}ut-for there IS but, and a
HYDRA headed one the diverse of tins
pleasing picture comes under observation
after a longer acquaintance. Scnouta,
first Of all. Is ignorant-as ignorant as
sin She is passionate. ami passion ln
the tropics means jealousy which Is m
sanity when thoroughly aroused. She -
unscrupulously barbaric and ha, %
temper compared 10 which. when once
aroused a cyclone Is gentle zephyr.
Besides these few minor points which
must be counted against sonurlia, there
is another, most illusion dispoilHs fact.
which cannot be overlooked Scuorita $
beauty is as llcetng a. fog. rs evanczcent
as sunbeam. q thing Of the present
solely. which has 20 place in the future
that is. in that future which stretches
beyond the ace Of 30 years At 10 She Is
picture; at % a dream OF oriental
loveIiness. a hasheesh inspiration to stir
mems souls to any deed; at - she Is
slightly passe, at 80 she Is a bag, obese.
yellow, sharp voiced, possibly addicted
! TO drink. aud certainly addicted to the
pipe and cigarette. She lacks all the
mental beauties which adom the perfect
nature and make the summer Of married
life more enjoyable than the titiul sprIng,
and her physical perfection Is gone tor
ever. For those who live but in the
present the South American matrimonial
market is rich in bargains, however, and
any young man Of pas-able looks, educa-
ton and manners can pull prize from
the lottery, which, if II furnishes soon,
is, nevertheless. very brightly gilt and a
thing of beauty while its loneliness lasts.
Bahia Cor Chicago Mail