New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-24

of the city and the harbor entrance. IT Is "a
view of wonderful breadth and enchanting Deau,S,
The ascent is made To the summit III less th"ii
half hour by the COfcoVado hdiIW"@ - ~, ~
marhaOly line work of engineering. NO Ns!VVl
can be said TO have seen Rio without ma"lhS '""
ascent 49,. IL.
After the visitor has been here for foTty-elSht
hours Inc Qespalrs of seeing the sights ana en-
'i'haro 10 'c ~, :, many excursions that
- ,.odo 10 Santa Theresa, the
Valley of the (iaYea, the Illuca MOuh\ilhs, -No'a
Frlburgo ThcreSopolis, and cOlgns oil vantage
in the Organ MOuntains-that he suphits 10 ,i I
restrictions of the climate ana retlIcs lloh ti'e
field content with such Sumpses OIL mouht1in sVon
nrv as no has obtained. The suburbs OF hlo are
its chief attraction, but one can only ENJOY IHcu
! i'm cool weather when the thermometer registers
something under 100 degrees at ii III tae MORN
ing' The Jardin da Prdca dAcclamacao is u
beautiful and attractive park within easy WaiM-
inc distance of the Ouvidor, with the Clty Ian,
the Mint, the military BARRACKS anu ANU i ie otcr
| edges 1t divides popularity WIN the I"sScio
| Pubco Oh the waterfront, aMd IS accessl.c ltVn'
every quarter of the town WIN us Sic"o ~ 49,
| shady walks and beautiful trees-thc grown ..
only ten wears in a tropical cilmatc-lt Is d nooo
| inviting and lovely spot \ military D1nd pay
| here and also at the PasScio Pubnco FROM INC
terraces of the waterfront wonderful prospects Vi
! the bay can be obtained, morning ana evening
with the least possible discomfort. oleh'sctiiie
soon eNhausts one at this time oil year. anu WIZ
conscious that Rio is Guy oil nooins in
fractions and magnificent prospects, he remains -.
| the shade of the smaller parks ana Is hot 70 e
urcd TO more than ono mountain top nc pcrc,o
TO let the wonderful scenery go anu 10 HI" i0''''
| tion in Watching the crowded streets At.
The peoplc of kio hardly seem 10 tIc"t ~
climate with the respect to which IL Is
1t amazes one 20 find business men soIns " n'ith
tie streets at midday under pToiIha S SI,I' an
ell, hats on their heads and black proauc!oul va
their backs White duck trousers ana van g
| are tolerated but black is the preVaIiitt G" Inrc
ccntlemen's dress. Fashion Is ,nc Ti,S Il do
| in,
crocS thc most uncomfortable cOlOrS anu No W., ,,,
which can lie worn, and the irce anu n,r, rrcss -
citizens Of this Federal Republic ane p;,ns In Vc
rebel AGAINST il. In the interior III" L.. l., tho
| r;otrr,couc and comfortable costumes nut III Wv
coast towns they aim 10 dress IKE ,s ~
especially Frcnchmcn and the nc.eI en- nrT''
! nideun,mcr arc rot allowed 10 interfere WI" u .'
dccrops of London and Paris. Possibly tiT 10
| vis;onol Government will change az tH'S ~ ~ ",
&c ite ipnnncrablc DEGREES In political ulscus
sion men are more mindful oil NY - T1,v
| thn CLIMATE than tLeY are in their dCs,i d,,
Ic Ell, noiitics during the heat Of the daN,
bnt early in the morning ana aie In i 'n1 cam he
when their own trcn2led pc>Il'uT .Io oiomorts
hrourht into action without rlSK Oh NV Tnt
- ,L;r ,l,vsical nature disSOlvlnG In crNch' nv"
| If there he any natural phenomenon ~ ,i,icon
| moro remarkable than the Resn cu8!.nS g. ~
have not yet been conlloh.eu ,noJerate calcula-
| Costumes TO the minute seems Il mo"cIieo zee own
| 80 Tverv trcmor of acccntuatlon mas us Wv"
snnciol embodiment in facial contort9h anu "o
mcnt of the hand The am e,rnets if mol
| n
;,ios Wore talked during business hours. .o.s
l'lGs VIZ RragIians are fond of newspapers
and prefer the Partisan tyre OF SoII Inc and ali
are a good many papers Puoimi'"'0 1bcrc is a
sen l,'bbub in The streets every ai'eihooi
whom the newspapers are printed ana iaI5r Gov
are sold The Rio neWsocy Is Eoo Stock in the
the noisicst urchin selling out MS SuooH
Strcets Of Ncw-York. one fanclcS every p
tLot another revolution has DTokcn ioo rs,urne ~
from the excited oItcrSs ana VIII in the streets
! oooerIv scan the pages 10 ascertain no" in" ~
UaSs decrccs have been issued during inc dIN ouS
the Provisional Government INC Mus a,I oven.
and drum is heard in the streets morning "ln ,i
| ;nr and files of troops are constantly parautnE
! Tie revolution has brought with IL GIeaV "'"' VI
Measurable excitement Tor 'hc pun ,ho etaocts
| In thc morning boys are seen IN WY s,i| I
,rith nackooes of lottery tickets, and thcN SCI
| them too like hot cakes. There Is Il P3sslou ~,
lotteries and gambling here hrI,S nmmbcrs and
| ,-orioue sunprstitiOUS about GROWING S'loh'', y,
fortune obtained through chance am PtIs ,.sr,
TINT if the pockets Of ten pedestrians III w @
| ,ycre Ia Inc emitted lottery tickets would Dc l"HIu
in 1T least nine. From every one oI a tIosJ ont
| nockets n box of matches could also he hshed OUT
| Every Brazilian makes II n rule 10 nav d ouN
Of cbpap German matches with mn III MS ,I"u9''
| nocEn, He NAV not he a cigarette smoNCI' w.
| hr carries matches from habit, ana Wou' ho'
| feel dressed without the box IN ms pGcKc'
| Possibly il is an inherent love OF hzz' pun "l!u
| blaze. which induces him 10 Henl mu'IC' ,. -
| moments Of Incidence merely for me S"hr "l ~
! inc them burn In the evening nouns H'"'I n
| arc constantly seen in the air, ana no WIN'N
| party or church festival Is complete Wl,Holl
| rockets and bombs. On Christmas night lhcI,
were few isolated displays of lircworks-2iinosl
! the only method OF cclcbrltnS the 1cS'IN"i mr.
am told that in lIoly Week there are religious
nrnros,. ons i'm the street following images OF Inc
dead Christ and that the days Of patron Salht'
are celebrated with great spirit: but certain!
| Christmas is neglected and dcsplsed, save by th'
few Protcstanis and English who are mere
Rr1ziliaus love excitement, noise ana pyfot"chhlcs
hir fires They got what comfort they can ont o.
fireworks all the year round.
Great as are the natural advantages Oh ih'
brazilian capital. and picturesque ana lhsplIlI'
as arc the glimpses Of IT'S mountain ana "'.
| scenery The lot-Wcathcr traveller finds his pcf
naupnt source of recreation IN Watchlnl M
| throng as it surgcS night and morning thio"hi
the Ouridor, and in catching charact"rStic trait
Of the pcoplc He soon asccrfains that Rio aspire
70 10 Ike Paris. and that it closely initiates u
costume manners, and now also IN politics. I'm
| French people. There is a marked touch o
| Gallic nipDancY i'm the tone Of private converse
! tion and public life. The Provisional Govern
mcnt to-day IS French rather than English
American or Portuguese. One feels IN III
| OuVidOr the influence of Partisan Thought AM
literature i'm forming the habits Of thought AM
omen question in my own mind whether q ccntur
Of constitutional liberty in the United States ha
cXcrtcd rs much influence in promoting the erowt
Of republican sentiment here as the cycle O
imitation during which French books have bcc
read French customs introduced. and the Frcnc
philosophy Of life practically adopted.
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COMEDY OF ERRORS.