New-York tribune., 1896-01-19

stand near the door, whereas she kneels, with
s' one cheek resting on her arms supported By the
% gances casA And, d. as Byron wrote "slances beset
oeles ogles. signs; signs words; ord ;m and h words
that point, for she probably cannot read. Noboe,
has yet begun agtating in Venezuela owe over & the
Concerned at least and she is content with fe's
disturbed by aspirations and anoitiohs DeyoAd the
innocent joys Of wife ana mother.
MUSIC AND ADJUSTMENTS.
The rattle. made OF a calabash containing BEANS
Ia one OF the queer crude instruments to which shc
herself dances, II woman OF the people. Another
is a long cowhorn with gashes sawn close together
IN H. over which the back OF knife is scraped
A third is slender bar OF steel which, suspended
by string gives out musical note wnen STRUCK
with these 90 guitars al Ebitum. And II 10 sur
prisng what an effective comb bna;on they make
for dance music. IN which the marking or time Is
more essential than melody or harmony The
Enemy of Mankind has also made the accordion
rather popular among the peon or laoorer ciasss
and with It the calabash and the cowhorn are
blessed mitigatlons. proportionately to the vigor
with which they are operated.
Venezuelan women do not generally sing much or
we'll and Il seems a little strange that this should
be So for mos; them have sweet speaking voices.
And a great many OF the men do sing well.
OF amusements beyond attending a memorial
mass or celebrating the fiesta OF some saint. and
such are within the ratEer Hdfro" Hi'h'o VI "er
social life, the Venezuelan woman generally has
not many. In Caracas, where there Is a playhouse.
maintained In part by the Government, she may
frequently witness pretty good theatricai per-
rormance or occasionally attend n reprehensiols
sort of do.nzs styled with exaggerated humor. an
opera But elsewhere public entertainments are In
frequent, conducted under rather unIavorsple con.
ditions, and. as rule. more amusing i9r "mat
they are not than interesting for wnat they are
Magcians still roam about, cooking omelettes "a
hats and finding oranges in old mems pcards. an
astonishingy small circus. without any horses, Is
sometimes to be seen; the masic-lantern yet strs
after all is the small theatrical troupe. There are
no such troupes left In the United states, even
road Seldom do they have as many as hve per.
formers in one of these aggregatlons OF taienI
ther reslIv surprising skill in lightning changes
of costume and doubling up they are necessarily
restricted plays with small casts, but the SPAN
ANYTHING but comedy OF the lightcst character and
generally zarzuelas. laughable little conce.ts IN
former must al least to be capable OF doing
anything his or her role may require ana. IN aa-
light the scene The performances are always
given in the large courtyard or patio or some pr,
bv his sale OF refrcshments-jarabe diluted fruit
syrups), cerveza (beer), dulces tsweetmeats) and
lcmonade-to the audience. The stage. little one
wagcn from place to place. The audience sits
mon chairs that Il brings along with It and carries
away again when the show Is over: gentleman
who brings his family. carrying all Their chairs
@ Is o I9 or hs Eoue on seeing how
intensely his women folks enjoy the play Their
artless, unsophistlcated natures plunge into sym
Unconscious of the defects in the performance Their
eyes fill with tears for the ancten ntroile; nea, X
fnnnv business easy Of comprehenson: they hold
their breath in anxious pause awai,iny me tne p6 ap
triumph in the applause they give when the lovers
happy at last.