The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-24
PARTICULARS Al lien BOOK STORE,
LIFE IN RIO DE JANEIRO.
When the Rich Residents Rush for the
Suburbs-At tho Carnival.

When the Rich Residents Rush for tho
At the Carnival.
There are two totally distinct seasons at
Rio. when the Town presents al altogether
different appearance: the Summer. which
lasts from October to April, and the win
te-, from May to September. says a writer
in Harre.'s Weekly. In the summer. which
is the autumn and winter in Europe, when
the sun pours dow into the narrow streets,
Rio ia anything but an agreeable place.
The heat has driven away the rich and leis-
ured classes, the grent merchants, the diplo-
matte corrs; in fact, all of any position
or fancied position hasten to the suburbs
on the breezy heights overlooking the city,
or to the little country towns in the neigh
borhood, such as Petropolis and Ihoresop-
oils. While Others take refuge on the islands
Of the bay. The town becomes q pe,fect
caldron; but this does not prevent a great
excitement over the carnival. which is an
institution to which the Fluminenoses. or
river folk. are particularly devoted. This
relic of the old heather Saturnalia Ia fast
disappearing from Europe; and now that
Italy is a united kingdom, it is no longer
properly kert up even in its former head
quarters, Rome and Venice.
Al Rio. however, carnival time 10 livelier
than ever, and there are societies for oele-
brating it in grand style. shrove tuesday
is kept in n most characteristic manner,
and is distinguished not only by tho rich
ness of the costumes and the originality of
the vehicles in the PROFESSIONS, but By the
a%bsurdity of the caricaturcs in what may
justly be termed an open mir review of the
chief events OF the preceding year. In the
time of the empire the ministers of Dom
Pedro betrayed the expenses OF the carni-
val, and though a republic has now been
established. the old customs are kept up.
and the men of the revolution are spared
no moro than were their p.edocesso 8;
1sko ehNs- kl~., rA A.. G--A A.
laugh at the ridiculous c%nricatu,es of
themselves and their actions in these witty
exhibitions. in which full scope is afforded
to the imaginations OF the popular poets of
lilo.
ksIn the winter-the European spring and
summer-Rio de Janeiro is a cha ming
place of residence. At the .rinoil al thea
tiers good pieces are played by troupes of
native or foreign artists-now Sarah Bern
hnrdt and Coquclin, now Giovanni E,nan-
and the Borehi-Mamo, with other csle-
brities. appear, being greeted with the
greatest enthusiasm and applauded as
eagerly "a on this side of the ocean, per-
haps even with a spice of tropical fever I'M
known in our more temperate zone. Tine
bnlls ut tho Casino, managed by n club to
which oil the hldalGos ana chief citizens
OF Rio once belonged, are very select, and
alternate with parties in private honses and
concerts.
Few people love melody more than the
Brazilinns, and music, poetry and elocu-
tion are all alike eagerly cultivated. Some
few Brazilian composers and executants
have indeed become celebrated beyond
their own county, and very proudly do tho
people OF tho new republic bonst Of Carlos
Gomez, author of I'll Gunrany." "Splvator
Rosa" ''Foscn,' "Maria Todor," 'Lo
Schisvo" md other operas, which have
most OF them been produced at LIN Scala,
Milan and elsewhere. and OF other native
Artists OF lesser note.