Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-27
SCENES OF StNSUoUs BEAUTY.
Interesting People Who Letter Their Hours
Away IN the Tropics in Neglige Costumes.
IInrnar,. Mlnnlinn


Harper's Magazine.
Hindoos, coolies, men, women and chill
dren-standing, walking or sitting in the
sun, under the shadowlng of the palms.
Men squatting, with hands clasped over
their black knees steadily observe you
from under their white turbans-verY
steadily with slight scogl, AN these
Indian faces have the same set, stern ex-
preston, the same knitting of the brows
and the keen, strong gaze is rot alto
gether pleasant. Ii borders upon hCstil
ity; it was the look of measurement-
measurement physical and moral. L.
the mighty swerming of India these have
learned the full meaning Rud force of
lifo's Law as We OocIdentals rarely learn it.
Under the dark forehead with its fixed
frown the eye giittsrs like serpent's.
Nearly all wear the same Indian dress,
the ihickly folded turban, usually white,
white drawers reaching but half way
down the thighs, leaving the knees ana
the legs bare, and white jacket. few
don long blue robes and wear coored
head dress. These are babagees priests.
All the men are tail; thoy are 1.-THE, very
slender, small boued, but the limbs are
we'll turned. They are grave, talk in low
tones and seldom smile. Those you see
with very heavy full boards are probably
Mussulmens; they have their mosques
and the cry of the muzain SOUNDS thrice
daily over the vast cane fields. Some
shave Budihists, or followers of Hindoo-
ism-but the children of Islam mover.
Very comedy some OF the women are, in
their close-oling, soft, brief robes and
tantalizing yeile, costume, leaving
shoulders, arms and ankles bare. The
dark arrA Is always tapered and rounded;
tho sllyer-circled ankle always elegantly
knit to the light, straight foo5. Many of
these slim girls, whether standing or
wakiDg or ia rcpose, present perpetual
ly studies of grace; their attitude, when
erecs, always suggests hghtuess and sup
ple4ess, like the poise of a perfect
dancer.
cooke mother passes, carrying at
her hip p very protty naked baby. /: has
exquisite de.ecacy oil imb; its liuy ankles
are ciroled oy thin bright silver rings; II
looks like lttle bronze status.te.
statue OF Kama, be Indian Eros The
mothers arms are GOV red from elbow 90
wrist with silver bracelets, some fat -ud
decorated. Others coarse, round, smooth,
with ends hammered into the form of
vi gs. heads sue has large flowers 90.
gold in her ears, q mall gold flower il
her very delicate little rose. This nose
ornament does not seem absurd; on !hese
dark skins is, on the contrary, pleasing,
although Bizarre. All this iaw=lr5 ia pare
metal is S thus the coolies carry their
savings they 90 10. trust ne banks until
they D come rich.
There BE- woman going 20 market,
very ode little woman; is she e ChinUblau
Goa coobe, or 2 Malay half-breedy
do not know. Sac represents q type 1
have never seen before. She wears one
loose, soft white garment, leaving arms.
s1b5e>, part cf back and bosom exposed.
ikea loN-cut, sleeveless chcnise. but
less long. Her whole figure is rounded,
compact, admirably knit and her w9lk is
indsscribBbly light, supple, graceful
Bat her face is queer; ID is an oriental
erolesQue, 2 Chinese dream, obliqut eyes
and blue black broxs and hair. very high
Bad broad cheek bones. Singular as tits,
tais face has lie v.ritable beaute an a.
sbi5; 81 is a very young ana very fresh
face. and the uucommonly long, black.
sHky lashss give her gaze very pleasing,
yelvety expression. Still the most re-
markable pecu,iar;fy-sae has, is her
color, clear and strange, almost exactly
the color OF q fine ripe lemon
General ". T. sherman's kindly face is
m ssed from the corridor aud diniBg.
OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where be has
been living for searly two years. THe
General and his family moved into their
new house At No. rs West Seventy arss