The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-01

forming Toe setting Of a bfobcA or earrings,
y ustd Win lno advantage and Oileh shhi-
ilily carved fhis irlt has the appearance
81 ebony and FROM BE- rings are also made. AZ
they are of turtle shell. which j. very i'ien-
tliui here on both tle Pacific aud Ailantic
coasts. The criticism cot the woik tbat u
az init sug yestod j. the poverty IN iho
variety oi desi gus Ia tae Articles manniac-
turcf. The capacity for doing the WORK -.
shown. but while the workers are apls ID
copy satisfactorily. designs are lacking.
] Dir. Brilda has suggested that school 81
design be started here 10 encourage such
efforts that the results OF native labor may
/ be suitable for expectation, when might
easily Boz done, for labor Is cheEp. Fillgrce
work is turned out in great quantities.
and one has only 10 walk through Tue
81 eets OF any OF the cities 10 see who the
patrons 0f this industry are. Nearly ffefy
woman met has ornaments az cold; br'ochts
Worn with chains Of gold reads, hng,r
rings and earrings IN abundance. There -
evidently great tOndncss for jeweiry.
Among The masses OF the people thsse ma
/ tive M de ornaments are very popular, uut
/ as everywhere else. Mat which h. "iorcigt'
very often has tae preference among The
upper classes. though 10 may not Doe - taste
/ iul. Partisan jewelry l. sold on an hands.
and diamonds are the most popular Of the
precious stones, aud they meeta ready sa'e.
MUD FIGCREs.
Among the curious things lound IN Ma
saya are the mud figures made by the IN
dams. They represent familiar scenes here;
women engaged IN making toitilias, men
and women packing heavy loads, w..
painted in gaudily In red and yellow. lhcy
| torn quaint records OF the life Of thSpoople,
but In skill OF execution do not equal siihi-
lar work done by the MeNican'.
INDIAN RELICS.
In our hunt for antiquities we have not
been rewarded by any especially interest
Ing discoveries. though for this purpose we
have visited outlying Indian villages where
such things might be found. We have not
been able TO carry on our searches m THIS
line in the proper way. The only sure way
20 find remains Of the ab0rigines that col
lectors would value would be- TO dig the
graves of some Of the old Indian burying
a aces, which are 10 be found IA cut of the
! way places, time having almost Obliteratcd
The monuments that have marked these
| localities, though number OF them Of great
antiquity are still known. The island of
>Op0tera, in Lake Nicaragua, and the neigh
| DorhOod Of Granada, are especially promis-
| ing fields. Granada being, IL j. thought,
the oldest settlement in the country
known at the time Of the discovery
Of the new world. \ curious
spanish map, nearly three centuries old,
nat We have seen here. showing the Amer
| lean discoveries 90 that time, which marks
the region west Of the thirteen colonies M
unknown, yet defines the shore line OF Nica-
ragua and her great lake plainly, and the
| only city located Is that of Granada, then
an Indian village OF considerable size.
some pieces Of pottery haze been secured
| by us, they being dug up north Of this place.
The paint on them j, we'll preserved,
| though the specimens must bee of great an
tiquity. An idol of stone with hideous
features, and a mould, which the Indians
used IN their work, are among these pieces.
| A popularity OF the relies - that all are
| formed hollow and have. enclosed, pieces
Of loose clay. shaped as % marble. which
causes a rafting noise when moved. All
the pieces OF bows found have this PEI
culArity, the supporting legs being
| generally ia the form of some hid
eOus monster % other fancy, but
always with thp loose marble within rolling
about. The habit I'D barry Ing household
utensils with the dead has preserved great
| stores 0i these things which ear Dee bad ior
| the labor Of opening the graves. one 90 the
| most wonderful of The remains al the diam
| work is found back 90 Niua.ua. on the
! shore of one OF the many Volcanic lakes Of
| that region. Ga the .lit surface ol adar,e
! Stone. located whore the sun strikes b.. Is
! painted ia bright colOfs hsuie ui iul suu,
and when tne iuh ral- oi tlai lumnny
/ strike the representation lH. tNu ig
J daEriing -1 fHsylfu. f.Hf fHn U|" .INIff
/ resi- llu rUIun Ii. what iInlN tl.i ualIL.l.
vas made is not known, but 90 WHs cNi-
IDENTITY before Che discovery Of America, Net
! the paint is "a, bright and unaffected uy The
! clements as when first applied o. ine focs.
| Fall OF interest rs study ol this lion
ard very satisfactory the rewards thHf one
will receive who deSotp- 20 lew month, 90
sauuter through these oul-oi-tny-Way
| nllrn-.