Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-27
THE PALACE.

the Commercial Association" is one of tho
first things that attracts the strangers attention
on landing. l. is very large, two-storied, white
walled building, surrounded by foreign-looking
flower beds and an iron fence. Inside there are
four enormous rooms, tv o on the ground floor
and two above. OF the former, one is set apart
for the Office OF the president Of the association
and a score OF brokers' desks its sides covered
with blackboard for registering commercial
quotations and daily shipping and business
news, the other room furnished with long
table running its entire length and covered
with piles of newspapers in every language I'M
der the sun. One wall is faced with book cases
containing bound volumes of periodicals., law
reports, commercial statistics, &c, another with
framed diplomas and awards-in short, it is
perfect and complete as business mans read
ing room, clean. attractive and cooled by ocean
breezes. The upstairs rooms are well carpeted
and furnished, the walls hung with portraits Of
Dom Pedro and other distinguished BraziIians.
They are used FOX club balls and for occasional
receptions which may be rendered to visiting
celebrities The little plaza in front of this build
ing Is filed during certain hours of every day
with knots OF merchants, discussing the two
great items Of local commerce, sugar and cot
ton. Close by is the principal market house.
very handsome square of iroi. and stone, well
paved and supplied with water. All its tables
are large, smooth slabs of stone and each stall,
kept scrupUlously clean by law, is surrounded
- = tlcdt II OA lAIlALS NuCu prolualOu OF usn,
flesh and fowl. flowers, fruits and vegetables
rare birds and talking parrots and chattering
MONKEYS. painted gourds and handmade lace
and a thousand curious things must be seen to
be appreciated.
THE HOUSE OF DEPUTIES.
The house of deputies is found in the San
Antonio sectional square red building with an
enormous dome and very large windows filled
with very small panes Of glass. Near it stands
the presidents ''palacio" now the governors,
another square two-storied structure, sur
rounded by extensive gardens, in which the
mango. sccacia, wild fig, bread fruit and aloe
flourish TO perfection. 1t has some handsome but
rather dilapidated old furniture Of Brazilian
rosewood, quantity carved, and from every wall
the pictured faces of the late royal family look
down upon you- In front of the alleged palace
Is pretty Little park, with music pavilion
where a military band performs on certain
evenings. and on the other side of il is thea
ter-by no means the largest or handsomest we
have seen IN South America, but the brightest
and cleanest. not even excepting Santiagos
boast, the ''Ieatro Municipal" It has four
tiers of boxes, besides few proscenium boxes,
the largest OF which Is reserved for the presi-
dent or whatever tbe ruling dignitary may
chance to be called as politics change. There Is
an extensive foyer with doors opening upon a
belvedere at the top of the vestibule where
people promenade between the acts for a breath
OF fresh air-for. may be imagined from its
nearness to the equator, the indoor atmosphere
Of this city of the reef" especially when
heated by gas and shared coniointly with a null
ttude OF fellow sufferers, is not by any means
Of the coolest. FANNIE B. Warn