The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-08
CHILEAN FEMALEBEAUTY
OVAL FACES LIS RoUs EYES
AND HEAVY HAIR.

and iage-FascinRtlons OF Some
Eorze Car Conductors and OF the
Indian women
From the Neto York Sun.
Something must be wrong with the man
who would not promptly lay down his life
fora Chilean senorita. Either the blood Of
common humanity does not flow In his veins
or he il no. fitted for the comprehension Of
one Of the most marvellous types of femi
nine perfection.
The whole western world may be searched
from Grinnelrs Land 10 Cape Horn,
but nowhere can be found more
fascinating and more beautiful
women than in that picturesque and
remote slip of fertile land crowded between
the Aades aud the blue waters Of the South
e-n Pacific. The Chilean flowers, as they
are styled in Their own !ang1age' are
generally Of Andalusian, Castlllan and
VaIsncian types The principal features OF
their appearance are oval faces, olive CON-
pIexions. dark and abundant hair, dark,
large and lustrous eyes, full cAns, rather
undsrsizsd but full figures, small and
shapely hands and feet, an Castilian in
steps under which water could flow.
The Chilean wOmsu's most potent and
dangerous feature Is in her eyes. In public
the women look out at one with slow and
languid chances, sometimes wickedly, some>
times innocently and wondsringly, as New
Workers may have seen fawns in Central
park look at quiet spectators. But, under
The cover OF the home, their eyes light and
fash and glow and melt. They are at times
the windows of a nature Of deep spiritual
tenderness; at other times they CLEAN with
coquetry. At morning mass the senorita
has the selt-iorgotten gaze OF a clustered
pun; at the afternoon promenade she shoots
errant glances with the andacity Of a
grisette.
The characteristics dress Of the las flores
Chlenss is black and plain. OF course It has
tucks and pleats and CORES in the skirt, and
occasionally lace aud embroidery. From
the head falls the world. famed mantilla, a
Light wrap, generally of China silk, often
costing hundred Of dollars. An edge is
drawn over the head, and the rest Of the
garment falls 70 the shoulders and thence
continues, sometimes to the waist sometimes
70 the hips and sometimes to the feet The
right corner is then drawn across
khe breast and over the left shoulder,
alike the ancient Roman toga,
and behind 10 fastened with black brooch
of Jet The outlines Of the head and the
shoulders are thus shown, though artistic
ally drAped, while corner of the mantilla
projects over the forehead and shades the
eyes. There are no women on the western
hemisphere better dressed than the senoritas
Of the upper classes in Valparaiso and
Santiago, for they follow the latest Partisan
fashions, and import all their clothing down
TO their open work silk stockings
On waking, the senortta summons her
houssmaid TO bring her little food, which
ehe enjoys in the sanctitv of her bed. Then,
having donned skirt and mantilla, she re-
pairs with her portly but sharp-eyed
duenna to mass, accompanied by a female
servant, who carries ner prayer book and
prayer book rug. The rug is an
article of necessity, for the senorila
kneels for many minutes at a time
on a cold stone floor, which is
no respecter Of knees. On leaving the
church she passes by an irregular line Of
gallants. who make admiring remarks in
stage ''asides" She passes by WITH her eyes
fastened on the geld cross Of her prayer
book. Mass over the young woman gossips
with her dearest feminine foes and then
sandwiches in a little shopping before break
fast, which in Chile is eaten at noon. When
she shops she does not enter the store, but
remains in her carriage while the goods are
brought out and displayed on the side walk
After breakfast the belle retires TO her
boudoir for Siesta and a little smoke
Then she dresses for the afternoon prone
made. This recreation ia taken on the ave-
nue. or in the plaZ , according to the season.
In winter the promenade Is along the finest
street of the city. Ia summer she prone
nsdes the plaza to the music of a regimental
band In winter or summer she is always
under the lee Of her buxom duenna. Any
approved young man may join her and
make himself agreeable. Should he sue
coed in the latter he may be rewarded with
an iuvit alton TO dinner, which is eaten at 6
or o'clock. In the evening the senorita
frequently attends the opera, in which case
khe party is family one, and the duenna is
militant.
Courtship is carried on in the presence of
the duelna, aud sometimes of fourth, q
fifth, and even 8 xth person. When q
young man makes a call he sends his card
70 the head of g family, VINO invites him
TO take a I'll IS of his choicest wi 70 aud
finally calls in seno~ita- When finally a
proposal has been made and accepJed with
the approval of senorita's papa, the papas
of the two young people get together and
an agreement is reached concerning dowry
and settlements.
As might be imagined OF a country of fe-
male beauty, thcul les for the sake OF
women are frequent. Some months ago q
senor1ts residing on the avenue Santiago
was the cause of trouble. She had numerr
gus admirers, two of whom were from time
TO time especially encouraged. One evenin g
as she was promenRdilg the avenue she
passed these two together. In passing sh,
dropped q tiny, folded note, and botl
sprang to claim It, Their heads cam,
SCAOSIctt OObu AOeb Guolr OdldQCb, duQ DOII
pitched headlong in the mud. One love-
et'uct his rival heavy blow on the temple
Act on was so rapid that neither combatan
had an opportunity to return to the dry o.
soil OF the avenue. The spectacle of two o
the elite Of the city of Santiago brawling il
gutter rendered the spectators I'm movable
with astonishment for twenty or thirty sec
Onds, before acquaintance parted til,
rivals. On the same evening each admire
found his best friend ard insisted on a chal
lenge. Duels are scarce il not unknown II
Chile, but that fact had no weight at tn
rnoment, and the challenges were sent.
postponement of the duel was effected
however, and eventually the matter wa
patched up. This affair gave to the seen
of tie fight in the gutter the name c
sPuTtG del duelo.
Beauty suffers in Chile as we'll as else
where. There is a Chilean custom Of EN-
ploying women as horse car conductors, an
these conductors, owing to the posses ION
charms similar to those of their highe
born countrywomen. are subject to man
annoyances. Often a man will wait for
particular car aud will patronize it frol
noon to dewy eve, riding the entire lengt
of the line many times. and paying dOze
or fifteen fares In Conception, a wealth
widower OF IS became infatuated with
trim conductor Of 90. One afternoon Dc
Roberto discerned that he was making I