The Portland daily press., 1895-08-05
A GILLIAN TEMP LAR.
He Has Arrived in Boston-He Talks of
His Countrywide "New Woman" in
Chilli.

A Chilian nabob-Peter Ewing-of
Santiago is with us. He is the earliest
harbinger of the grand triennial conclaye
of Knights Templar. This is not only his
first trip to the States, but the first ex.
tended holiday which he has ever taken
during a long and remarkably active
business career. says the Boston Adver-
| tlser.
Mr.. Ewing is district deputy grand
master of the Grand Lodge of Massachu
setts; and is past master of Huelen
Lodge, Santiago. He is also president of
the.athletic club, and a director of the
| Anglo American Benevolent Society.
Mr.. Ewing speaks the English and
Chilian language with equal ease, but
Mrs. Ewing only speaks Chilian, which
| differs decidedly from the Spanish
man, hale and hearty, with sparkling
eyes and a ruddy, beautiful glow to his
cheek. 1t is no great wonder when one
knows that he is not only in name but
in fame the leader of all athletic sports.
| He is particularly fond of outdoor
sports, and football has always been his
hobby. But short time before he started
on this journey he was engaged in a live
| ly game He is here, however, well and
sound; which speaks well for the survival
of the fttest.
There is saying among the Chilians
that they prefer to have their courage
rather than good table, and all the
| Chilians love to live out Of doors and SO
all outdoor games are very popular
Baseball has hardly been adopted by
| the natives as yet, although a number of
the Americans play the game a great
deal, and they have many enthusiastic
watchers.
'FTennis is growing in favor right
along" said Mr.. Ewing, "and there is
quite an interest in golf. Some fine links
we have.
''The game, however, which stirs us up
the most is football and / must say that
enjoy game today as well as did when
boy:
"Of course you know that we are all
particularly fond of horseback riding
Almost every Chilian is an expert at 1t.
Mrs. Ewing was a fine rider in her
girlhood days. as are all the young
Chilian women Of the day.
Generally speaking the Chilian girl
prefers to do nothing but stay at home
and be lady, but if she has to WORK she
goes at it like a man.
Perhaps you did not know it, but in
every one of our large cities the conduc-
tors on the tramsA are young women, and
1t is vast Improvement.
4Ou see the Cnllldu WOMEN are
honest, and both the railroad companies
and the travellers have Jared better since
women were conductors.
The men did not scruple to steal any
thing that they could lay their hands on,
and SO the traveller suffered, and then in
the matter of ringing in fares, they pre-
ferred to put the money in their pockets
and let the bell remain unrung.
Oh certainly, they are conductors also
on the street cars, and they swing them
selves along the outside and collect fares
just as we'll as the men did.
women conductors have regular un-
lform now of dark blue serge with their
number on the left side. In summer they
wear yellow straw hats
:" 1t was found necessary to have uni
form. At first they used to dress as they
Extraordinarily They put on their large
straw hats loaded down with flowers and
ribbons and their dresses were pretty
gay, for each one tried to rival the others
in good looks and dress, and so there had
to be stop put to it.
g. l am amazed at one thing here in the
States and that is the honesty Of the peo-
pie. As I understand it, no one here as
rule steals unless they go in for some big
thing Now at home petty THE wing is as
common as the:daylight.
mo, there is not a woman's club in