The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-28
utes at a time on a cold stone floor, which

| utes at q time on a cold stone floor, which
is no respecter of knees. On leaving The
church she passes by III irregular line OF
gallants, who make admiring remarks in
stage ''asides.' She passes by with hel
eyes fastened on the gold cross of hel
prayer book. Mass over the young woman
gossips with her dearest feminine foes and
breakfast, which in Chill 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
sidewalk.
After breakfast the belle retires to hel
boudoir for a siesta and a little smoke
Then she dresses for the afternoon prom
enade. This recreation is taken on the
avenu or in the plaza, according to the
season. In the winter the promenade il
along tho finest street of the city. In sum-
mer She promenades the plaza to the music
of a rsgimental band. In winter or sum
mer she is always under the lee of her
buxom duenna. ANY approved young man
may join her and make himself agreeable.
Should he succeed in the latter he may be
rewarded with an invitation to dinner,
which is eaten at six or seven O'Clock. In
the evening the senorita frequently attends
the opera, IN which case the party is a
family one, and the dusnna is militant,
Courtship ia carried on in the presence of
bue uuc1iAd, LII hOhctIiucb VI q 4Ou4 q
fifth, and even of a sixth person. When a
young man makes a call he sends his card
to the head of the family. who invites him
to take a glass of his choicest wine and
finally calls in senorlta. When finally a
proposal has been made and accepted. with
the approval of senorita's papa, the papss
of the two young people get together and an
agreement is reached concerning dOWry and
settlements.
Az r1irbt hA ir,o pina6 pf n country of ia
male beauty, diff for the sake of
women are frequent. Some months ago q
senorlta residing on the avenue of SAN
tlago was the cause OF trouble. She had
numerous admirers, two of whom were
from time to time especially encouraged.
One evening as she was promenading
the avenue she passed these two
together. In passing she dropped
a tiny folded note and both sprang to claim
it. Their heads came together, both lost
their balance. and both pitched headlong
in the mud. Ono lover struck his rival a
heavy blow on the temple. Action was so
rapid that neither combatRnt had an op-
portunity to return to the dryer coil of the
avenne. The spectacle of two of the elite
of the city of Santiago Drawing in a gut
ter rendered tho spectators immovable with
astonishment for twenty or thirty seconds,
before acqualntances parted the rivals.
On the same evening each adnirer found
Nls DoSt lrlonu ana Insisted on u challenge.
Dnels are scarce II not unknown in Chill,
but that fact had no weight at tho mo-
ment, and the challenges were sent. A
postponernent of the duel was effected,
however, and eventually the matter Was
patched up. This affair gave the scene of
the fight IN tho gutter the name of punta
dol dnelo.
Beauty suffers in Chill IS we'll as else
where. The @ is q Chilian custom of en-
ploying women 10 horse-car conductors,
and these conductors, owing to the posses
sion OF charms similar to those of their
higher born count.ywomen, are subject 10
many annoynnces. Oftsn q man will wait
for q particular car and will %patroniZs il
from noon to dewy eve, riding the the en-
tire length or the line many times, and pay-
ing u dozen or fifteen fares. In Concap-
zion, n wealthy widowor of G5 became in
fatuated With - trim conductor of 20.
One afternoon Don Roberto aiacernea that
he WAS making no Roadway, and he bluntly
asked:
Why is it that you show me no more
consideration?'
You are too old, senor,n
Il feel ss young as ever
Just ut That moment the car was rassinp
El Club do Conception, whose rooms wero
packed with the young bloodg of the city.
The requested Don Roberto tc
give an exhibition of tho jnyenility he
claimed. Her evident sceptioism piqueC
the old man, who, with Il bluff OF noncha,
lance, stepped from the car. He slipped
fell and rolled INTO the gutter directly be
| lore the club windows, thereby earning fol
himself the name of Don Roberto L'Acro
bato. The little conductor rang UP he,
fares in peace thereafter.
Every woman in Chill who is known as
beauty, however, Ia not beautiful. There
are, Tor instance. the native Indinn women