The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-04-24
CARINTO
PRINCIPAL PACl-
FIG PORT. '-.
Church of Nerced and Volcano of Ell Viejo
-HarbOr of Corinto-San Juan Street.
Lecn-How Corinro L,es--The Women
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nght or promenads in the plaza, they wea,
over the chemise silk shawl of solid color
vivid green or scarlet, yellow, sky blue, O,
purple-which they are continually arrang.
ing, loosening, and rearranging; now toss,
png one end over a shoulder, now letting i,
slip far, far down, chemise and ALL shoWins
as much arm and shoulder and bust as
society lady displays at ball. Presently tn,
shawl is picked up and drawn tightly arount
the ngure. and anon is thrown over the heat
like monks cowl, leaving only a pair O;
togulsh eyes peerlng out, for the undoing O.
eil male creatures, These shawls are a,
characteristic part of the wardrobe O,
mlddle-class Nicaraguan women as the lac,
mantllla is OF their richer sisters as uniyer.
sally worn as the manta in Peru and tn,
Fiposa IN Mexico, and for purposes of flirta.
ton they answer as we'll as the fan serve,
Rny woman who has drop of Spanish blood
IN Ter veins. 1t is the one bit of SPLENDID,
when these women possess, and each shawl
represents years Of toll and careful savings
and may be an heirloom descended from
mother or grandmother.
one reason why these women of the peo.
pie such as you see standing in the door.
ways OF mud huts and selling things in the
market place, are SO much handsomer than
their aristocratic sisters is because thew hav.
never known the burden of a corset or
tleht gown or shoe. From childhood thew
nave been accustomed to carry great water
Jars and other heavy burdens on their heads
when gives them fearless uplifting of the
head, an erect carriage, and the ease and
grace of an antelope In sorry contrast ar.
the ladies' OF the upper classes in Nicaragua
like most others in Spanish America. They
are always badly dressed, or absurdlv over.
aressed-slouching gowns made after some
iorgotten Partisan fashion, feet crowded into
high heeled shoes several sizes too snoo1I
giving ridiculous texldle to their gait: faces
obscured under drifts of powder. ami hal,
banged and frizzled and garnished to an as
1onishing extent.
Memorable Scenes,
IheTe are two scenes in Corinto of which
enc can never tre-the outlook over the hav
Wnere Tie long, measured swells of the Pa
ellie come rolling in from the other side OF
Inc "orld, and the laaGwacd view from the
adjacent hilltops. Ihe harbor is even moro
charming by night taan when sparkling in
the sunlight. After dark it's waters are Sc
full Of phosphorescence that fish dartii
through them leaves trail of fire. Heave
log into it, and the sparks fly as if the wood
had been thrown upon smoldering fire, and
a man swimming in it, sweeping his arms
and legs in circles under the water, is out
lined as clearly in the murky depths as if he
wore suit of spangles. The best land
ward view is obtained by climbing up So
coA1eu toiI' elluer very early IN the mCTn-
Ing or late in the afternoon, for the weather
Is rather too warm here for midday exercise.
The whole string of volcanoes, fourteen in
number, named Las Mapddiios, the rnarvels,''s
are in view. extending in a long, narrow!
broken line from Lake Nicaragua to the Gulf
of Fonseca, their SUBMITS lightly capped with
clouds, the valleys between filled with fleecy
masses, like foam without sea. The most
famous peak Of the range, Momotombo, now
smoking, forms its southernmost end, while
Viejo, "old man. just back of Corinto, is
the most noticeable of the seward peaks.
The sides Of Viejo are smooth, steep, and
brown, and it's crater is distinctly outlined,
down to the forest line with
lave and scoria, black brown, gray.
white, and purple; all of them have sharp
cones, and their height is from 1000 to 1000
feet, rising straight UP from the level of
the sea. A facsimile of 1.-The Marvels' is
stamped upon the silver coins Of Nicaragua
and forms part of the national coat of arms
San Juan del Sur GSt. John of the South), the
southernmost port of Nicaragua is 100 miles
below Corinto. 1t has small village at tue
edge Of it's crescent shaped bay, which af-
fords anchorage for a large steamer, but Tor
only one or two at time. The semi circle
of hills that environ it are not more than
200 feet high and upon one of them is light
house. About twenty miles above San Juan
del Sur is Brito at present only the name OF
q location, and part of it cattle estate. But
the insignificant port is of great prospective
Importance as the Pacific end of the Near
aqua ship canal, if that much needed enter
prise is ever carried through. From Corinto
to Fonseca Gulf, which washes the limited
southwestern shore of Honduras, and also sep
arates the northwestern part of Nicaragua
from the southwestern part of San Salvador,
is distance Of about seventy miles, and to-
morrow we are off in that direction
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD.