Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-02-28


and IN Making Toys They Dress Prettily, I
but Do Not Lace-Many Superior Brass
Bands In Manila r.. r. .-I,.r ..f.-
Perhaps one of the most interesting
studies in this part of the world is the
native and the development Of his racial
features Those who are given to the
study Of physiognomy are impressed at
once with the intellectual superiority of
the female native over the male. She
shows it plainly In her face and manner,
and when she speaks it is even more un-
mistakably apparent. AS a rule the ma
tive women are modest, industrious, anx-
ious to acquire a knowledge of Ian
guages, and make most excellent house
servants. They are. very expert with
the needle and learn music with scarcely
an effort; in fact the whole race is natl-
rally musical, and there are probably
moro really excellent brass bands in
Manila than in any other city Of its size
on the face of the earth. Nearly every
district has its brass band, and each reg
iment of soldiers has one that would do
credit to any country. That attached to
the artillery regiment received the first
prize at the last Paris exposition, and
several cities in the orient have bands
of natives of the Philippines who fur
nish the best music to be had. ~, r, r.
~ EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN 2
Some years ago sewing machines were
introduced here and the native women
very soon learned to run them as easily
as any white woman. Now no well
regulated household is completely
equipped without a sewing machine and
native woman to run it, An excellent
seamstress can be had for twenty cents
day, and nearly every European family
has one the year round. OF course, they
lose quite number of days, as the church
feasts are numerous and they are most
devout in their religious duties; they
never work when there is q chance to go
to church, SO that, taking it altogether,
they probably are paid for less than two
thirds of the year. E@##
They live in their own homes-little
nipa huts, with one or two roomS-and
are in the houScaof their employers from
about Q a. m, to $50 or Gp. IN. Large
numbers of the native women work in
the tobacco factories and other manu-
featuring establishments about the city,
while many of them occupy themselves
at home, making toys, fancy articles and
embroidery for tho shops. Some of their
toys are very curious and give evidence
Of wonderful dcxterity and delicacy of
touch, and are quite rs valuable as curios
as those of tho Chinese or japanese. Full
sets of dolls furniture, ships, houses, ma
tive canoes, carriages, ETC., are repro
duced in miniature with great expert
ness and are sold at very low prices.
STREETS FULL OF BEAUTIES.
The natives are q branch of the Malay
race, and none are much darker than q
very dark brown. They have some of
the characteristics of the American In.
dian, among whichare the high cheek
bones, which, however, arc rot rs rule
prominent in tho female face. A nativi
bollo hae n bright, oppressive face. soft
black eyes full of animation, and q
mouth that would be beautiful but for o
suggestion of seIlsuality. q. Yet .Fahe is
modest and dIpQs her.eyes bashfully in
the prcscnccof of strangers, but has for hcl
intimate friends smile fascinating In
the extreme. And there are many sucl
faces among tho natives; one can ser
them at almost any hour of the day OF
the streets selling goods of various kinds
returning to or from their places of cm
ploymcnt or peeping coyly out of thl
onowindow of q nipa hut. These girl:
are never tall nor awkward, but thcil
forms are Just as nature made them, fol
they are not distorted and deformed by
the fashionable dress appliances of civil
lied life. They are ignorant Of the ways
of the western world, arc guileless ant
contiding, and it is not strange, consider
ing the class of foreigners who usually
come to this far off place, that tho Eu
rasian, or half cast element, is constantly
growing.
What would DO called Eurasians il
other parts of the east are called Mestizo
or Mestizas; that is, the offspring O
white fathers and native mothers.
fair type of the Spanish Mestiza dress
which is peculiar to this class, consist
of long skirt of heavy silk and wais
and neckkerchief made of the fibers O
the pineapple plant and embroidered
with white silk linen or cotton. Thi
costume is calculated to greatly enhance
the attractiveness of the face and neck
and therefore the Mestizas asa class hav,
% reputation for beauty which they prob
ably would not have if they wore Euro
pean attire. Some Of the skirts are beau
tifully painted and embroidered and cos
fabulous sums, for there are many yer,
wealthy people among the Mestizo class
who, although they could not be wei
coined in the best society, form an aris
tocracy of their own, which is very ex
clusive.-Manila Letter in st. Louis Re
public. & ~, -
.t A Shrewd Advertiser. ,s
Two men met on q down town corner
One asked the other to accompany hin
to lunch. The invitation was cordially
accepted. They started along the street
arm in arm, and finally the host led til,
way into a restaurant. Now the frient