Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-28

and down the stream, from opposite the
infantry and artillery barracks upon the
heights OF Montana del Principe; past
the windows oil tile queen regents apart
mcnts In the royal palace, and circling
around away beyond laledo Gate. the
moving dots OF red and blue, yellow and
gray comprise this great army OF ANA
IONS with arms aud legs on them like
tree trunks: with voiupu0us breasts and
shnpely necks. hard.musclpd and
bronzcd as Turks, the mos, aiduous tot.
ler,, tile wickedtst black guards, and
wlthil the sunniest tempered souls IN
Spain.
There are three grades in this labor.
They are the mistrcsses, or amas. the
overseers or ayudantns, and the lavande.
ras themselves. All are women. The
first are the agents who receive the
work from the hotels. great houses, and
the city ngcncias, IN huge lots, and are
responsible TOT IFS sale return. ] lie
ayudanias or oycfsceis. are really the
iJtcNumon oil from a dozen TO a score oi
livanderas each, and they afe respon-
slbic Tor WORK placed IN tneir hands 10y
the amas. A. i've in the morning
winter and summer, the lavanderas will
be seen, many OF them with children
tfundling beside them, creeping along
from the barfios abaios or lower quarters
oi the city towards the Mlnzanarcs.
Near the river Is an asllo or asylum, a
refuge for their children. Here the
lavandera first deposits her charges
where they have food. care and training
Tree, until she returns for the little ones
AT night. Then she saunters to venta
de lavandcras, or cheap washetwoman's
inn and takes her copeta OF brandy, or
cup OF coffee, and at once repairs to her
own banca, or little Washington or
station. provided for each washer. by
six o'clock you might count rom 5000
TO 5000 OF these strange creatures a,
work.
The entire sloping, sandy banks are
| covered with drying poles. At this time
I Of the year the water from the mountains
! is Of icy temperature. But II seems TO
make no difference with their labors.
! Here and there are huge oauldfons OF
| boiling water From time to time q
triile oiihis is poured Ia the little hollow
where each one tolls IN the sand and
water but this seems to be done more
from habit than necessity. Each Law
andera brings her own huge roll oil
uItdu, perhaps u ulN ol NlttSt, u GASP
knife to prevent undue liberties from the
struggling soldiery near, as well as to
use In cutting bread, and, just before
noon, they breakfast in huge wooden
sheds on salt fish, potatoes and coffee
with a measure fred wine provided by
the anna, duplicating this meal as q
dinner, a, four in the afternoon.
They eat like animals, and the
moment their food is disposed of, the
tinklc Of the guitar is heard, and You OF
any kindly disposed passer may dance
with them, as | did, until the so minute.
allowed them for food and reiresco have
expired. ON these occasions, every one
dances, girls of eighteen and women o
eighty, and the scenes along Man2anare'
are very picturesque and interesting
But when tell you that one of thes,
iron.iramed wenclies must wash and dry
ready for the "siarching," which is don,
By The criadas In the city, pieces OF liner
equaling the cleansing Of 70 sheets, IL
order to earn IS cents a day, the poetica
sense in it all is with the Interested on
locker, rather than with the drudginl
layandares of the Manzanafcs.
EDGAR l.. WAgEMAN.