The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-05
IN NEIGHBOKING ISLES
Cuba, the Bahamas, and Bermudas.
'Copyrightcd. 1851

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alone. II is In this way that YOU get full
enjoyment OF the delicious triiles that go
TO make up any great national fact. II
is also the only true receptive condition.
To enjoy travel with friends, is more in
polite form But crowds mean dssipa-
ton Of reflective energies. To be seen,
go in crowds. To see, 20 alone
In the old fortified city Of Mayence,
Germany, ! once thought had seen re-
markedly narrow streets believe there
are narrower ones in this queer, quaint
city There are surely narrower sidewalks
ne G. With the exception of the Paseo, the
Prado, and ithe many interesting little
plazas. with their tiny parks in which
the fora of the tropics are seen in de-
liciou. luxuriauce, the GALES publicas or
public thoroughfares OF Havana are re-
markably narrow. Many are only from
twelve 10 twenty feet wide. There are a
number but from six 10 eight. To stroll
through these sinuous passages and buhd
little romances based Oh the c0ntiguIty
OF some fair senoritas a.cOba to some
persistent dOn's quar,O, is delightful
experience And then one, while dod5-
ing the sharp angles and massive walls.
4, reminded by innumerahlc sound and
glimpse Of the exquisite interiors behind,
where there are endless beauty. bloom,
and song. Nearly AL The streets here are
well paved with New England granite,
brought here chcap.y hy water, and adj
mittcd for the city's use du,y free, SD that
man and beast have everywhere solid
footing Sidewalks In the American
sense. aye unknown. A narrow, raised
fo.tway of granite averaging no greater
width than two feet. IS all You will
lind % keep y0u out of the
street have measured some
mo- wider than fourteen inches ,
and foreigner must he dcNier0J, in-
deed 20 always retain IBIS footing Gus.
tom rule, that foOtpa,-cngcrs take the
rirht-hand way. All This has certain att
yaniage- no people on earth ARE SGD
cOureOu, .n Che street. %. shr llaviaesc.
There are nocrowd.n- and m-'lin- here.
If Won have the tu0tway and please 30
.auutcr lci,urcly, and one behind Il Is
in haste, De VIII step Into the s'rca' and
pas, you with % kindly spoken Con
periDn or with your leave so.
too, II one meets v0u-quiie an unusual
thing. for the human tide moving o'po-
site follows the other size of The ct.e-
he will differently step from the wax in
TO the roadway, while saiuiing you Fith
some brief bUt earnest expression of apol
ogy. This rule of the right of WA Is
| inyi0lable, and the archbishop or GOV
ern0r general If either Glanced to De on
foot. would observe il with al. the
courtesy and eXactitude of the Jess dis
tinguished There is only one exception.
That Is i'm favor of the ladies They are
held strictly accountable 10 thi, universal
p0liteness and consideration ON their
own part, but if occasion come WAen
you can serve them 10y getting in.o the
mud. even for beggar or hag, aad YOU
fail Of doing d. you arc esteemed
nothing.
This street usage and right extend also
10 public c0nvevanCes which are iGeXO-
rably controlled The omuibusl~ lerc
are called guaguas The lines bound
from the outskirts 10 central city points
are compelled TO come into The city on
one street % the right and return by an
other street TO the left, and no similar
vehicle is permitted to run I'm the 9ppO-
site direction on those streets Oaiy The
little yictorias-each one. horse, cochero,
or driver. and an compact cn0ug. 10
drive through an American dncllIngh0Isc
dOOr-are allowed 10 Wriggie and twist
around almost anywhere Tile gda-ua
is so characteristic 81 Havana institution
thai it cannot be overlooked I'm appear
ancc IT. much resembles the first pattern,
of our own stree, cars. seq little higher
IN iAc air, bravery O.i-ia-lIoDci dag.er-
rcoirpe gallery oa loW geari wagon
wheels Il has an excited and noisy CON.
ductor In gaudy uniform, and am empu-
iai0r Or driver Who seems in 20 perpetual
freutr Four liUie 'Hhau ponies are
attached Co the affair. and as you ee Do
coming down, possibly Gale de O0i-r0--
mttliny and crushing thunder0u,ly
through the narrow thOr0ughiare-the
nags at full gallop, the guagua swaying
and bounding rs though 10 would land
10 some shop front at every lurCh. the
driver leaning FAR over the wheel team,
lashing it with the lines and cracking his
huge whip At the leader. the meant me
shouting, "IIi-i-i Hill" a. the toD OF
hi voice, while working with his right
knee tremendous stationary rubber
bellows that, at each prod, emits a .lgu-
briOus shrek almost As hideOus rs q sea.
side fog h0rn-you feel you have Wit
messed one active form of Cuban danger.
One class you will miss in Cuba-not
only in shops, but everywhere else
is the women workers The most sen
sibe and Often the bandsomest Of women
can be found occupying places OF trust
in American mercantile establishments
and offices In all Havana but one place
is noticed where white women are en-.
pl0yed Tni, is al a mOdistcs ON Gale
Dc Ob.,po and these are a'scra-sy lot
indeed. Women ia Cuba arr ladies',
washerw0men, or demmOnde shopping
Is done by The fair scnOras OF scuOrifa- I'm
the afternoon. and one will then certain
iy see beautiful women They are nei
ther lippant nor trtlIng in their pur-
chases, as IN some countries. No sales
man would dare gossip with them
suggest for them, or cAauiugly enter
upon discussion of their affair, Nor do
they inform ,hopkeeper- of their own or
their neighbor, Intentions They seem
go know just what thy want aaI 90