Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-17

and foreign, in their rich uniforms and court
dresses; the beauty and fashion of Santiago at
tired in gauKes, faces and dainty silks made in
diamonds that was fairly dazzling. The fs-
ures wore waltzes mazurkas, gallopedes and
quadrilles, the latter with the ends and sides
sometimes doubled and trebled. At midnight
room for the refreshment Of tee and cakes
was thrown open, and at o'clock . magnif-
delicacy TO be obtained in the country. We
retired shortly after 4 am, being among the
first to go, but. urged TO remain because
another supper was about to be served. /
frequent repasts . table on the first floor 'for
gentlemen only" was spread with cold meats,
wines. liquors, cigars, &C., and kept rsplen-
ished all night
But it does not require fiesta to render the
streets Of Chill interesting to foreigners; to US
they are at all times q panorama OF strange
sights. For example. here liz the plaza are
groups Of women selling shoes-a piece Of
cloth or bit OF old carpet thrown upon the
ground near the curbstone. and the vender
sitting on low stool with her stock in trade
arranged In . big shallow basket before her.
Her slime includes women's CATERS in all
coiors, childrens slippers and coarse brogans
for men and boys. She sits here all day long,
shifting her stool to keep out Of the sun, and
occasionally resigning it to purchaser who
she can afford to undersell the merchants in
SHOPS by O few cents on each article, and pub
ncity ID no drawback to her class Of customers
THE WATER CARRIER AND HIS DONKEY.
Gathering down the street comes the water
carrier-a little donkey with wooden frame
on each side Of him. which sustains a key hold
ing about eight gallons Of water. The donkey
mas no bride, but is followed by man with
erueA goad whose voice he knows and breads
Ii you 1--we upstairs. as everybody does who
pas second story, the man ascends with one
Heg az time and pours it into Your water barrel
cut II on the first floor the donkey il driven
through the front door into the patio. After
the water Is delivered and the Kegs replaced
the man mounts 10 far back on the donkey's
hind quarters that it is hard to tell to which ami
NAL the tail belongs, and away they go on
hard trot for a new supply, the kegs banging
noisiiy In their frames and the driver belabor-
ing the donkey over one ear or the other az
left
Hardly has the water carrier disappeared be-
1ore the bread mau heaves into view. In Chill,
rs in most southern countries. the staff OF life
Is not baked in private houses, but 10 supplied
from public bakeries Men on mules traverse
the streets, bringing bread of excellent quality
70 peoples doors every morning. The mules
ore equipped with two square ranniers made Of
OK hide or canvas, and they often carry baskets
and bags full Of bread Oh top Of these. The
rider sits on the mules shoulders with his legs
dangling among the loaves, and the entire es-
adjustment occupies nearly the whole width Of
the narrow streets The milkman brings his
MIX IN TWO small tin cans, suspended on either
side OF his donkey, and often comes so fast and
lar that the fluid Is partially churned into but
ter before you get it. Your laundress fetches
the clean clothes on her back grasping the
bands and holding the garments at full length
Shirts drawers, skirts. dresses-so that they
may not lie wrinkled en- transtu.
Inc other day noticed a donkey load that
excited my curiosity-dirty-looking Jumps of
something yellow-and inquiry developed that
1t was lard brought from the country, put up
Al hogs bladders. a skin at time. It is yery
sweet. and the method Of preserving it is excel
lent-it we could only know that the bladder
had been thoroughly cleaned During their
season (December) Strawberries are brought
every da, to the door. and, like all other fruits
hereapo0ts, are sold BY number never by
measure. At first VIC are obliged to paw dol
lar pei hundred Strawberries and later they
come down tc real (twenty cents) for the same
number. The CHILEAN strawberry is not much
ike lhaf OF the north, here being very large
and pale red IN color, but deficient in flavor.
A. the close of all commercial transac tions
IT - the custom Of the country for the seller to
throw In little extra Of his commodity for
VIVA! IA called lapa pronounced yap-ah)
answering to the Yankees ''soot." Chickens
.'ae otouShS W Town tieu toSetncr In punches
by the legs, like onions slung over the
shoulders Of the vendors and peddled from
door to door, and the merchant continually
plnches the breasts Of the poor fowls to assure
people OF their flesh and tenderness
THE LOBBY BRIGADE.
At the theater, where light opera is usually
on the boards and good music is the rule, the
gentlemen sally en- masss into the vestibule be-
tween the acts to indulge in the universal
eigarit0. When the curtain is about to rise
bell is rung TO recall .hem. aud then for a few
moments the housp il 80 filled with smoke that
one can hardly see across it. At the close of a
performance all the gentlemen who have no
ladies In charge hurry into the vestibule and
take up their positions in rows, leaving q mar
row lane through which tine ladies must pass
aud stare ut them with great earnestness, com
menting freely aud audibiy upon their beauty
and taste in dress. So far from thinking
tins an lmpertinence, the ladies' con-
slder 1t complimentary, and afterward
repeat to each other the remarks they have
heard Sundays and Thursdays are the fash
lonable nights Sunday being the favorite, when
the best pieces are rendered. 1heater. going,
50 universally INDUCED In, is an expensive
amusement in this part OF the world In VAL
paraiso the price Tor an indifferently located
box Is $40, with an additional entrada, or en-
trance lee. Of Sl.25 for each person who occu-
pies 1t. In Santiago the prices OF the great
Theatre Municipal are much higher. 80 that
los ricos who design to go often with their
families find it cheaper to bay a box by the
year for some hundreds of dollars. The Doxe,
are sold at auction to the highest bidder on a
certain date at the beginning Of the season.
FANNIE b. WARD.