The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-20

oBntiago's marble palaces have seen these
ostrich rugs spread upon the drawing
room tioort but they are far too dainty and
beautiful for that. | have also heard of
their being used for carriage robes, por-
trerieS, even opera cloaks and the fronts of
ball dresses for the aesthetic. In my own
opinion, the best use to which one can be
put is to throw over little used chair,
where it will prove 'joy forever" being
too rare to become common and too beau
tiful to ever tire the eye The Tchulches
who come to Santa Cruz are rather
GOOD LOOKING LOT.
with friendly and pleasant faces-before
their earnings have been invested in rum,
after which they retire to the main land
for general iollifcation, which usually
degenerated into regular orgie and winds
up in row. Their foreheads aae low but
not receding, noses aquiline, mouths large
and coarse, teeth dazzling white and per-
foctly regular, eyes small and deeply set,
the prominence of the cheek bones giving
their faces the appearance of having the
''ovaP' set the wrong way. The color of
their skin varies according to the in1ivid-
uaPs cleanliness-or rather his lsck of i.
but seams to be q yellowish-brow below
the coatings of dirt that have been accumu-
lating layer upon layer, ever since he was
born. Yet they take considerable pains
with their hair, which men and women
alike wear long and keep from falling over
their faces by tillet tied around the head ;
and all go to the trouble of eradicating
query vestige of eyebrow, eye-lash and
bearn. Their department toward strang-
ers and one another is extremely polite
without trace of servility; and they have
certain air of well-bred restraint, COM
bined with great dignity or carriage, which
is so impressive that the most greedy
t1Ny,& ,r,fA - Al, g.
miliarity born of contempt. The dress of
the men consists of chiripa, fastened at
the waist by belt the latter sometimes
covered with silver; and over this capa,
or mantle, of guanaco fur. When on
hooseb back their feet are encased in boots
de potro; but for reasons of economy they
do not wear them at ordinary times.
pean flannel, (bought of the traders)
and fashionec something like a Scotch kilt,
and in the waist-belt are stuck hunting
knife, revolver, pspe, tobacco pouch,
gambling paraphernalia, drinking horns
and goodness knows what other personal
belongings. When out hunting, the belt
and bolas are stripped outside the capa,
so that the upper part OF the latter may fly
loose whenever freedom Of arms is re-
CURED, as in lasooing or throwing the
bolos. To make par of potro boots does
not need knowledge of the cobbler's ART,
for the Indians take it for granted that at
is poor food which cannot shape his own
shoe.n The modus operandi is as follhws
Having killed your horse, make an incis
ion with sharp knife at the commence
ment of the lower thigh, and another
about two inches below the curb-plate,
and teen pull the hide off the legs. Thus
one horse will supply two pairs of Yelling
tons, in each of which the point of the
hook becomes the heel But before fit for
wear, the hide must be softened by hand
a task which necessitates considerable
patience, for if not well done, the boots
soon become hard and worthless. Soon as
they have been worn long enough to take
the shape Of the foot, the toe ends are sewn
up, and the transformation of your horses
hooks into boots is complete. They do not
have French heels, however, and though
said to be easy-ftting, would be
HARDLY SUITED TO A WARRINGTON BALL
ROOM.
The women sport long calico robe be-
meath the inevitable capa Of guanaco Skin.