Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-20
soclETY IN BRAZIL.
yVomen and the Social Etiquetts
fssIiii'N ,rhIch Governs Them.


s..;str in Brazil is divided in three
ooc'.'' classes-the aristocrats, the
tls,iinIo' and the lower classes. The
pl ,!1- ,f the upper class are undeniably
aais s.s,l They have raven black hair,
oe eau, tsetb and perfect forms; andlif ii
Eui'o s+ for the enormous amount OF
wei. of-naris enamel With which they
P.1.r their faces they might have a
CIV. CO.. creamy complexion. But their
l0''', .,ns ewes are the chief and never
V' i.nr cbarm-large, dark, lustrous
ea4ii f5ll Of expression, throwing more
SUI INC -i, into a single glance than an
h Ut. conversation could possibly con
n'H s,r tbouch attractive and captivat-
W, ~ their simplicity and grace, they
~ NOT be able to write a single sen
icy -L,. ,orrectlv-for the education OF
en- ,,, is not considered essential TO
E't~ bonpiness. They learn embroid-
l w and music indifferently and spend
MN lives in rocking-chairs and ham,
~oets never reading book of any de.
ME- iris are very fond of their dolls,
.,l-;ng them wherever they go, even to
obnrF1 and never give up playing with
.h,1, until they are married, which is
',,rsraIly between the ages of y and
7sra,rs' thus early assuming the i'm
- and responsible duties of life.
yonrc mothers, little more than 20,
I5tb four or five small children are nc
uncommon sight.
Brazilian ladies never 60 out, even
IN the DAYTIME, without the family OF
servant: they seldom 20 out at all.
Tbev 40 not have gentlemen visitors,
and a Young man who has been as
soeiated with a girl in childhood, OF
wbo Inv some accident is allowed to
visit the family, becomes lover he is
Immediately excluded from the house
and the courtship proceeds from the
balcony to the street. If notes are ex-
cbsnged it is done secretly, never
through the mail. Often gentle
man Sees a lady for the first time
m a balcony, at the opera or at church
and falls in love with her. A court
Shin like the above ensues; they become
esGared. frequently without knowing
more of each other than they can learn
from inquiry; know nothing of each
others minds, tastes characters or dis
positions. was told of a gentleman
Who thus courted a girl for eight long
wear, and left her three months after
marriage.
Fla brazilian girl should walk with
gentleman not her relative in the day
time it would ruin her.
fthe lover desire an engagement to
the ball or opera or a promenade with
his >anora he must first propose att
headquarters, then seek her pleasure,
ami Il she accord the whole family goes
along
Among the lower classes there are
plenty of women who 90 about the
streets with bare brown feet thrust in
small Turkish slippers whose heels
c'a.er along the dusty pavement in the
most ,lip,hod style. These women
lead simple purposeless lives, going to
mas, every morning, where they may
be seen kneeling throughout the en-
tire service, as no seats are provided
in their churches. In the evening they
are found sitting in groups ON the
ground their nude children around
hem smoking their long-stemmed
pipe amid gos-iping with the passers-
by Their dress generally consists of
one garment % loose hanging skirt with
St9y- over The shoulders, and reaching
Int little below the knee. Their arms
and ueck> are always bare, and it'll
makes NOT the slightest dilerenceI
whether strangers are present or not,
The, -rDm perfectly happy and CON
tn.I with tacir lives and are always
hr.l " Chat 1.th anyone they happen
d meet n tvDU Free Press.