The Republican journal., 1892-03-10

whole covering an entire square. One of
the wings serves as a splendid wine and
billiard saloon; the other contains the Ma
the main building is a foyer of truly
magnificent distances furnished with
tables and Chairs for those who wish to
smoke and drink. The al-shaped audi
forum is very handsome, capable of seat
ing 4 1000 people, with five tiers of boxes
decorated in red, white, green and gold.
reserved for ladies alone after the pecu-
liar fashion of all Spanish American
countries, as well as old Spain. Not even
an Arch Bishop OF a Dictator could gain
admission to the sacred precincts of the
cazuela; and night after night it is filled
with the beauties of Montevideo, escorted
thither by their husbands, fathers or
brothers. who leave them at the door, and
90 away to spend the evening as they like
elsewhere, or take seats in the gentleman S
gallery above but being dead sure to re-
ttiIi btloIN tllt NltNN VI NiIo I'Nl1oIiii''IiSS
to see their ladies safely home. Though
men may not enter the charmed circle, no
Jealous rule can be rigorous enough to
control the southern propensity to tlirta-
ton which, like murder, twill out, the
more surely because of the mistaken no
tions of seclusion. handed down from
their Moorish ancestors. that environ arts
tocratic females. 1t is said that most of
the matches of Montevidco are made
not in Heaven, AS the old saw goes-but
in this gallery, though the ladies have no
chance to extend their tiirtationS beyond
the point of meeting eyes and Geographic
communications with fans and flowers
and handkerchiefs-a language natural to
youth the world over, as birds know how
to build their nests without instruction.
Though gentleman dare not speak to the
fair enslaver whom he has been staring
out OF countenance night after night at
the opera, he can follow at a respectful
distance when the author of her being
hurries her home, discover where she re
sides, and thenceforth prance before her
windows and become her shadow when
she goes to church or promenades in the
plaza. The mischievous god ''laughs at
locksmiths, in Uruguay as elsewhere;
and though a lover may not call upon the
object of his devotion, they manage it
somehow possibly with the more eager
ness and success because no opportunity
is afforded for acquaintance before mar
riage.
To the fifth circle men only are admit
ted. Near the door are some queer look
ing latticed boxes, which remind one of
certain windows in the Chinese quarter OF
san Francisco. Enquiry developed the
fact that these are set apart for the per-
sons in mourning. who wish to alleviate
their woe with advertisement without be
ING seen of men. Tickets to the parqtlctte
cost from three to four dollars each, in
gold and light opera-lt Italian, French, or
Spanish with really good music is the
rule. Here, unlike the custom of Santi,co
| Valparaiso and Lima. the ladies nearly
All Weal hats or bunnets and dress in silks
ol ~atns of gorgeous eoors, few being
/ barc-lcaded and none in either hlack or
white. There are three other fine theatres
i'll MonteVideo-the san Felipe, Gibbs and
l'olitcama the last named being cNcus-
lively devoted to opela-boulfe.
Another Of the handsomest cdiiices in
Uruguay S capital is the Hospital de Carl
dad, three stories high and three hundred
feet long, situated on the Gale Vicente
Cinco de Mayo, ''23th of May street -
| covering more than an acre of ground and
containing beds for $50 persons. II is one
OF the richest hospitals in the world, and,
strange to say, IS entirely supported by II
| lottery Its beds are nearly always full.
and the patients are cared for by the Her
manas de Caridad-.' Sisters of Charity.''
an organization similar to the sBrothers
who are doing such good work in Terra
del Fuego and other heather countries.
This hospital owes much of it's popularity
Il.
terry being the favolite institution next to
the church of every South American In
every city one meets men, women and
children on the streets selling lottery
tickets. as commonly as newsboys are
seen selling papers in the L. S. Every
day in the year from early morning till
late at night, the ubiquitous vendors wan
der about the streets, thrusting tickets
| into the faces of passers-by and crying
'Cincuenta mil pesos para manana Gin
cuenta mil la suerte. Tenemos ell buenc.
caballero. Tenemos entertos, Senior
tenemos quintos tambien. - Fifty thous-
and dollars for tomorrow. The prize is
fifty thousand dollars. We have the Will
ming number, Sir. We have complete
tickets and quarters also
! The scheme of the lottery is as follows
There are seven drawings every month,
the grand prize at one time being $50, O00
at another, SO, 600 and at another SIP,
600. What is called a ''complcte' ticket,
/ un enterito J, sells for $1,000 in gold :;
and it consists of five quintos, (fifths),
| which NAV he bOu0ht Senaratelv at thp