Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-20

In Bates Compendium Of Geography and
Travel In South America you will find these
words: MANY Guarani women are finely de-
veloped, and all have beautiful teeth, vet ac-
cording to our ideas they cannot be called
handsome, the cheek bones being too promi-
nent and the chin too square. Their large
black eyes are shaded by heavy brows and their
raven hair Is very thick. Every woman smokes
tobacco and is commonly seen with a huge
cigar in her mouth. Even little children smoke
and when an infant is restless its mother uuiets
il by examining into its mouth the cigar which
she has been smoking. The women are gener-
ally more favorably spoken of than the men,
Their devotion to their partners in life whether
joined in lawful wedlock or not, is to be praised
Industrious and cheerful, they are up betimes
to fetch water, always walking indian file down
to the river, with their great pitchers balanced
on their heads. When empty these are poised
IN graceful attitudes. the bearers walking con-
fdently erect with their firm steps. Their only
garment Is white gown reaching to the calves,
cord serving the purpose OF girdle, leaving
neck and shoulders uncovered. They do not
encumber themselves with pockets or baskets
but carry in the bosom OF their gown cigars,
money and other trifles that are usually con-
signed to feminine pockets"
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PEOPLE.
The present mixed race of Uruguayans are
famed for physical beauty and also for more
energy, perseverance and true courage than
ulOct oOutu AHerlCdns possess. 1nelr stand
ard ofmorals is also exceptionally high, and for
commercial integrity, hospitality and refine
ment and courtesy the typical Montevidian is
surpassed by none. Deformities are almost
unknown in Uruguay and there is hardly a
mendicant in all the landau agreeable con-
trast to the loathsome and importunats swarm
of the blind and halt the lame and the law of
other portions OF spanish America. Here the
Guarani blood, mixed with that of the Canary
Islands, the Basque provinces Ma
varre and Galacea-has produced a better class
OF the half-breeds than the Cholos and stizas
OF the western coasts.
During the last two or three decades a num-
Der of agricultural colonies have been estab-
hshed In different parts of Uruguay, with more
or less success There used to be board of
| immigration. and good deal of money was
spent in inducing foreigners TO come here and
getting them we'll settled in life, when nine
times out OF ten, as soon as they had realized a
little money they fastened back to fatherIand
to enjoy II. Notable exceptions are the pros-
porous Swiss and Italian colonists in the prov.
| ince of Colonia and the thrifty Basaues and
Canary Islanders, who have carried agricuI-
ture TO high grade III the department of Cane
lones- OF late years there has been no direct
attempt made TO induce immigration the gov
| eminent wisely preferring voluntary recruits
OF the better sort, though their numbers be
| fewer. The prosperous colonies long ago out
grew the space allotted to them, but owing to
| the irregular appropriations OF public lands
little remains to bestow settlers native or
| foreign, except at the exorbitant rates de-
manded by spectators. Ia the interior of
Uruguay, as IN Paraguay, Brazil and part of
the Argentine, the ancient Guarani language ia
! still much spoken, even by the whites. Its
slender vocabulary resembles the Tupi dialect
OF Amazonian's rribe closely that the two
have been combined into q sort of trade lam
guase, called Tupi-Guarani The old Jesuits
! reduced il to a system. and printed grammars
aud dictionaries may yet be found in the book
storeA FANNIE b WARD.