The Republican journal., 1897-09-30
.an Jose Del Interior-The CapitakI
of Costa Rica.

. -.u .IOSe del Interior, as Costa Rica'
$ called, to distinguish it from
... ut other San Joses scattered all
~plnish- America The screeching
,Nlt brought us here discharged its
.--sl1crs in a neat railway station, which
offensive car shops on one side of it,
-Ya way line running off cityward on
ther. and a row of one horse cabs
ag IN front. Our compagnons de
. ~. nom the tirst-class compartments
men in dark jackets and trousers,
bright sashes in lieu of waist
md wide Panama hats, and bonnet
les with black shawls over their
>. some of them smoking cigar
.4 all chattering exeitedlv-h
NeS at once to the carriages, while
tIe second class, -mozos and
Las, all bare footed and bare head
.-n without Jackets and the women
waists to their gowns-took the
and only our party, those
u-able Americans, as we are
nacterized in this part of the
preferred to walk up town.
way. it does startle the stranger.
IT, see women strolling about the
l,d only in dark skirts and sleeve
necked white chemises- bare
0are-shouldered bare headed,
H.e-tooted. Equally odd is the
a.e Of a man, otherwise neatly
,'- and with great dignity of manner,
5ulating the city without shoes or
rs Both foot and head covering
be unpopular in Costa Kica. Hat
emen are the rule-the exception
ne occasional wearing of a mans
hat, as if the woman had borrow
husbands in her hurry, though
ven huwies in this land of sweet
Even the most aristocratic
bare headed on all their rides or
Ioad, though they sometimes
nshade at mid-d day. They dress
however, if not richly, in Paris
eme years gone by, and always
aemely high heeled slippers OF
.- morally several sizes too small.
glimpse of san Jose as you step
station is charming. Immedi-
lour is an extensive public park,
westward; beyond it the white
lcd-roofed, many lowered city,
tine old churches and handsome
uIidngs clustered in the middle
autiful valley of san Jose, whose
aud coffee groves stretch to the
and Chamber up their sides the
uded on every hand by lofty
with many volcanic peaks
most important city of the Re
r.ely respect, being not only the
National Government, {since
dso tAe capital of the lich
son Jose, Tut the most popu-
Is the most Aourshjng in a
..ir+ o+ ,-,au +,a .on+.. ~
business. political and social
.5 rho ,.....l..,,oa ~ I,.,.. ,,-..,r+I.
~i,,.+a5 al ,a .1t;+,,d, =
1920 feet above the sea, between
p-idambh. j.c,.-tbp Torres ANA
rusa lrail4Y-5-s climate +. .,bs,-
.if-e.lan: the -hernaI5pter newer
..uN- 30 degrees uotHfeLer than ~a
HI ~pnug with peleDuiaI wen
laws always warm and rleJigb+-
e nights cool and favorable for
ST. The wonder is that Costa
pt become the Mecca of north
q- instead bit Florida. The
much more pleasant and eoua-
Tie addition Of glorious scenery
distant succession Of novel expert.
although the expense OF the
.ll-ey is little more. the lessen
living here offsets that item.
should come in summer. rather
inter-: during the latter season if
-antly. sometimes 100 DAYS. be-
ooE after noon and continuing
a-ed violence until early morn
.1 has all the nam features of
uish- American cities. so often
10 these Ietters-the same prod
churches and pIazas; low adobe
..-. ..It around central patios; mar
.... lee paved streets. laid ONT at nrim