Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-10
HAYDEN BROTHER ALE

stated, a certain honesty and wholesomeness
of face and look, and particularly an ever
glowing radiance of eye and smile, which
command tho best sort of liking and respect.
The artist aud sentimentalist in general will
not find the poetic and rhapsodic type so fire.
quent here as in Spain, Italy and Algiers;
but the compensation is at hand In a better
type of womanhood. In what may be termed
ravishingly beautiful women. They are
often tall and angular or short and
stout, in either Of which cases the rather
small and oval face has not the same attrac-
tiveness as with daintier women of petite and
symmetric figure. Women of the latter type
are oftener found in Lisbon in the two
tarthest removed classes, among the nobility
and peasant and servant classes. The latter
are most invariably beautiful in face and
figure. So many OF the female servants as
may be seen upon tho streets can always be
readily observed at the fountains, where
with the Gailegans they perform the duties
OF water carriers; while they often to the
number OF two and three accompany their
mistresses for promenades or to the shops.
Then the flower market is full of beautiful
girls; the daily procession of tish-women
from Belem contains many extraordinary
types, though painfully straight from always
carrying their fish upon their heads; and the
peasant women who come with flowers, but
ter, milk, eggs aud cheese from the outlying
farms arc almost invariably wenches of
graceful carriage, perfect figure and piquant
uuu oitcu loNSiS idCe.
Genuine Politeness.
No kinder hearted, more hospitable or
polite people exist than those of Portugal.
Politeness here has not the fiippancy of the
French nor the unmeaning p~retence of the
Spanish. 1t is more redundant and opulent
than with either of the former, but it pos
sesses genuine sincerity. The effort to
please comes from right feeling rather
than through form and custom, with
IA IN 40 nj aH ~ l n ~ f,anHt Oh,
This extends to, and is even most marked
among, the lowly, who seem to be
the most sunny-faced and kind hearted peo-
pie who live. Among every manner OF city
serving men and women there is a c~bivalry
snd apparent earnestness in Interchange of
greeting and commonest civility which often
reaches the ludicrous to brusque Americans.
Their gravity aad dignity in this regard are
really wonderful. The cumulative adjectives
applied 10 lntensitying the formal expression
OF mutual regard ana leading mp TO those
highest titles OF respect Senior and Sem
bora, never are less expressive than 'most
adored,' trust regarded 'most heart
thrilling beloved" or Exceeding and most
illustrious."
Even the beggars speak to each other in
precisely these courtly terms, ana If you
should refuse them aims with the custom
airy phrase, Pardon lin the name of Godvn
they will follow you only TO bless and shower
benedictions upon you.
Professions of Fish-women.
You can never tire Of the street scenes OF
Lisbon. From Belem, nearer the sea, every
morning comes the procession of tish-women.
They are most picturesque in their blue
hirtles, huge black felt hats, bare feet and
legs, massive gold earrings, complexion
brown and eyes as piercing black
as Spanish Gypsies, and their bas-
kets OF white cleaning fish. They re-
mind one strangely Of tho same class OF
women who came up from the Claddagh
every morning in Galway. But the lives OF
the former are sumner; and they are a
genial, kindly lot without a vulgar word on
their endlessly chattering tongues.
Over from SeiXal. Aldea Gallega and AL
cochete every morning come boat loads of
market stun and peasantry, while down
FROM the mountain villages behind the city
stream the peasant men and women. The
women among these bring along, with every
manner OF small produce, some OF the pretti-
est feet and ankles the barefooted habits OF
many, aud the short-skirted petticoats OF all,
ever give unconscious display. The crates,
casks, pouches, baskets, overs Gnd wheel.
ike ana gigantic wooden platters these
women bring with them, carrying nearly
everything upon their heads, arc OF incred-
bio size and weight Thick, goitre-like