The National tribune., 1892-02-11

ON the gallon. The conductors are women, and
Chile is the only country in the world where
the women make n business of taking mp the
tickets on tramways. The most popular con-
ductOTs arc young women, aud some oil the
girls arc said 70 be very pretty. Their uniform
while on duty in the cars consists oil a man
straw hat, a money bag, aud a white apron, ana
they have n seat on the back end OF the car,
where they sit and look down over their noses
when not nj work. Ii is said that the nrettlest
of them do not stay long on the cars Tor they
fall In love with their passengers ana get mar
ricd As I'm all South American countries the
men smoke in the street-cars, hut otherwise
these girls are we'll treated, and make fully as
good conductors rs men. There was at one
time an attempt TO use them MS drivers Of the
cars, but il was found that the mules were too
strong for them.
Chilean women arc said ia be the most beau
tiful of South America, and il one admircs the
Spanish type they arc not bad. They nave oval
faces dark, creamy compilations, luNnrant'
black hair and big, lustrous eyes Their chlns
are small, their hands aud feet arc shapely ana
not large aud the average caterpillar could
crawl under a Chilean girls bare instep with
out tickling her skin, They are much shorter
than our women. and when they grow old often
get Cat and dummy. They mature very young,
and young Chilean girl is one al the sweetest
pieces of God Is best handiwork. The most beau
tiful thing about her is her eyes. These are
liquid and full Of soul, and they Hash out at
you between dark eyeashes.
The street dress Of n Chilean girl rs black,
and at the churches and on the streets you
would think the whole nation was IN morn
ing. The women wear black shaws and black
gowns, and over their heads they drpe black
lace mautillas. A young gjrl never goes out
without a dHCuHa, some old servant or their
mother 20 60 with them. Those who can Afford
il always ride.
The daily life Of Chilean ladies is lazy IN the
extreme. They rise late and 20 20 bed late
After breakfast they take a sicsta and smoke,
and during The afternoon preventing they walk
or ride on the promenade. They eat their dim
ners about o'clock, and IN the evening 90 to
an opera or the thcatcr. As 20 courshp ana
marriage this is made 70 a large extent by the
families Of the bride and groom, and marriage
settlements are genera lv insisted upon.
The young men Of Chill are qaitc rs particu-
lar about their dress as the women. santiago
has lots Of Candies and ihe better class oi men
look as though they came out Of baud-boNes.
Some Of them lead the lazicst %! lives. There
are as many club men ANA dude, iu the Chilean
Capital as you will find in a city Of twice its
size IN the United StacS. Oac Of the iayorlte
occupations OF these young fellows is TO prom
cnadc on the Plaza ana ugle the girls ana 10 IS
said that The girls like IL. Many Of these young
men arc educated in Paris. They are not dan-
ger0us, and the United States has nothing 10 fear
from them in ease Of war The danger comes
from the business men and the practical poll
ticians of the country.
The advances that Chile has made in the last
few years show that these elements of the pco-
pie arc mp 10 the times. Chile has inaugurated
the good system Of public schools aud last year
the Government appropriated more than
S709OO33 Tor her schools. There are q number
OF large colleges ia the country, aud there is a