The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-31
being visible beneath the bundle of alfalfa

heaped upon her head.
In strong contrast to the patient and
Woodworking Indians, who are imposed
upon by everybody ard in every way, are
the Cholos, or half-breeds-a class nearly
as numerous, but very different in manner
aud appearance, being noisy, saucy and in
dependent; by no means a desirable class
of citizens. Of course, there are notable
exceptions; but, as rule,
THEY LIE, CHEAT, STEAL LIKE .MAGPIEs,
and can never be depended upon to carry
out bargain. Some of the women are
very handsome while young, in coarse
way, but most of them are thoroughly bad.
They are generally short in stature, in
clined to stoutness, with bold black eyes,
perfect teeth and heavy hair. All are ex-.
cessively fond of bright colors, and possess
the secret of dyeing them. Their dress is
peculiar. Here comes one who is a fair
sample, out for paseo, or promenade She
wears such number of skirts as to give
them bell shaped outline, as though worn
over hoop. The outer one is Canton fan
nel made woolly side out, gorgeous yellow
of indescribabH TINT between salmon and
orange. Below It is the white lace of the
next skirt hangs down about an eighth of a
| yard. All the skirts are made short enough
to show an inch or two of bare brownleg
| (she wears no hose) atipve the tops of her
white kid boots. She always wears two
shawls-never. by any chance, whatever
| the weather, appearing in one only. The
! lower one, delicate rose pink, is put on
somehow so that the point comes directly
| in front, like an apron, extending nearly to
! the hem of her skirt; while the outer
shawl, royal purple with green flowers in
the border, has the point behind, and is
| fastened together at the bosom with clus-
| ter of pins, hitched together by chain
! Her coarse, black hair hangs down her
back in two braids, tied together at the
ends with white strings. Her enormously
! long ear rings, reaching almost to the
| shoulders, are set with imitation pearls !:
and on her head is jauntily perched white
straw hat of the sailor shape, much too
small, with blue ribbon tied around it.
Just behind her saunters
ANOTHER WOMAN OF THE SAME CLASS,
but probably twenty years older. Her hat
is precisely the same in shape and size as
| that of her predecessor; her ear rings are
i hoops of filigree silver as large as the rim
of trade dollar; her outer skirt is rose
color, with some wide hand embroidery in
a sprawling pattern hanging down below it.
Her shawls are respectively magenta and
green, and her extremely high-he eled boots
are satin, once white, but now much the
worse for wear and tear. Cholo dresses
for balls and fiesta occasions are very gay
| and often costly. The Zamacueca is their
favorite dance, and one can seldom pass a
Chicha shop without hearing the strumming
of guitars or mandolins within, and the
clatter of heels in time to the ''hi-diddle-
diddle' music of that national measure.
When a Cholo girl marries, her god
mother, who is usually lady of the upper
class for whom her mother or herself has
i been a servant, pays for the first day IS
feasting and first nights ball. The groom S
father then feels called upon to furnish
entertainment for the next twenty four
hours; followed by the brides father for
the third day and night, after which the
two mothers in law chip in together ano
keep it up as long as their means will allow,
thus making sure of food and fun for at
! least a week.
Hank strange music is heard as dis
lance, the most weird and gruesome thai
can be imagined, coming nearer and nearer
We recognize it as that which accompanies
\ THE HOLY HOST PROCESSION
on its way to administer the last sacramen
to some dying person. Presently the tink
ling of bell is heard, and every one drop:
upon his knees, wherever he may be o.
what doing. In the streets, the shops, the
hors e cars, the balconies, everybody il
kneeling-the red trousered soldiers il
front of the executive mansion, ladies OF
their way to church, school children, lnel
of business, the sauciest Cholo and mos
ignorant Indian, all with reverent mein ant
uncovered heads. Around the corner come!
a wonderful pageant, enveloped in cloud!
of incense, headed by boy ringing bell
and followed by a military band with bras.
instruments. In the centre, under splen
did canopy of cloth and gold. walks tn,
bishop attended by black gowned priests
acolytes in scarlet and lace, white robet
, monks of San MERGED, and gray-cowlet
!, Franciscan friars THESE professions ar,
matters of every day in all South Ameri
can cities; but for us they possess singu
/, lar fascination, and we are willing to knee
with the multitude, earnestly hoping tina
the mysterious sacrament may carry couso
lation to some poor soul in its last extrem
iuy, or at least TO those who have loved it
| earthly tenement
FANNIE b. WARD.