The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13
HAVANA AS 1T IS TO-DAY.
THJNGs SEEN AND HEARD THERE M
A TRAFELLER EROM TIE ETlTE0.
Gunrd Mount on the Prado-Few Bioyole1
and No DoEs-CoatuHes OF women wis
Resort to Cosmetics to Make Up, Thetp
Bsnuty-LotterY Tickets and the Cemeterys

eNhFa HtoNuk Oh tue Frnuo-EoW bloyOIo8 L
and no Doss-Coatumes OF women was
Resort to Cosmetics to Make Up, Thetp
B~enutJ-LottorS Tickets ana the CemetevyS
From the 81. Louis Globe. Democrat.
Tho one predominating element in HavanS
at the present time is the soldiery. The streets
arc literally filled Will. uniformed mon and
youth. The average Spanish officers or soldiers
would not Impress mn American favorabl1s
As n rulo they arc not we'll sot up and:they ere
generally understood. They all lack the West
Point cut which is so much admired by Ameris
cans. They may understand the theory and
practice of war. but the true martial ardor does
not seem to reach down into their backbone
and legs. Mono of tho officers would over b
accused of wearing curscts, as some OF our
fedglings in the military service arc. Tho uni
form of officers ana men seems to DO OF tho same
matorial-a fine green and white stripe ging-
ham .or some similar fabric for both coat, and .
trousers. Tho officers wear n few gilt stars on
their coat sleeves and q white canvas cap; the
enlisted men a Panama straw hat, with on9
side folded up and fastened with II rosetto.
The volunteers. corresponding to our Me-
tional Guard, are doing duty in the city a. an
adjunct to the police. They havo an inspection
and guard mount every morning on the Prad0s
I twice saw this ceremony performed and never
saw anything SO slovonly done before. There
was no sizing up of the men: n boy of 8 feet ~
lnCncS would DO between mon Blk OE 0lHuUs
inches taller. Talking in the ranks seemed to
be allowed at all times. At the inspection the
man became immovable only when the officer
approached him and relaxed into sociabtlity''
Immediately after tho officer had passed. SomeH
lot OF misats. assorted sizes and colors, from 1S,
to 40. Tho regulars are having a hard time o.
die. At the present time SOME Of them are beg5S
ging on on the streets; not having received TSis theis5
tho enlisted men. The officers are paid npN>.I
apparently. enjoy themselves. They, soemeL,
desire to inc increase "a the Volume Of that kind az
business. Although their bullets might heyop
as m R@erIRs sHst soldisr in 1n inHte lis mS m'''n LOT
One might imagine that everybody In Has5
Gona was rich cl ,n as there he i is an ut utter sGr absence lbs ,nSs III
poverty. Without asking for hnsexplanation.n
one may conclude that they hsve gone With The
to have. taken hold Of the Hevanese. I saw
but two bicycles on tho Streets and those werod
little patch of concrete pavement. There arOJ
very few streets in Havana where It would be 81
Is paved with block granite in very good condis1
ton. Tho roads in the suburbs aresexecrable.d
is SO full OF ruts and depressions that sarriag1A
the streets and the. almost entire absence OH
country roads is probably the excuse for not ints
There are a few lines of street cars With,
mules for motive power yer The charge Is I6a
somewhat restricted. When the war Is over
there ought to be a grand opportunity for enterA
system with scent fares. The fayorite means o4t
transportation In the city is by their one-horss,
viii carry two persons from one point to a AZ
within the city limits for a pesata, or 20 cents o.
their money r9,rrsnc equal b IN value "a aeo TO Il nc cent? 0nsv United United
article in Havana.
little e@ aiffars o6serY Sef v womld tS Ssy u thsrs W Sns very cos.
TUNES of the Havanesc ladies and those seen ina
1nhSsiarse !. cities e 20 Of tt the nr unitSG States tats;o or Epg15Sops:s
much delay and adopt them TO the extent Oft
their purses. One does not see seal cloaks orE
other furs on the streets even in the winter
months. when the temperature is between 10.
and 80 degrees, although saw one fur cape for
c~ontempiates a trip North. Most Of the wo-ss
h %sa T their rP ipces wi With sf black siff iace 81 sca anS a and nss
fans to protect their faces from the sun. Fre-.,
eethcr dressed exactly, alike. This is so fre.l
9uent as to be noticeable tc strangers. On o,
ionable. residence five women. probably mem.
hers ns Of the same family, all gowned PRECISELY
pleased with the goods and bought a whole
cording to tho American standard 81 BEAUTY.
They age early ana rapidly, and resort to- cos.a
looks long after their beauty. If they ever had
any, has passed away.
The Hotel Ingla.eIra i considered o. q fine ts.
the cooking and general conduct OF the dining
~ any variation Of the menu from meal to meal
and day to day. II is printed in both Spanish
stand FREEZER the English Hsf i part lHe Of T It, you S Sre hope deSsg;
lost il you undertake to give them an order.
But | started TO tell You about the bedroom, 10
Broad wooden blinds open ont on an iron bal. /,
cony. Iron bars pcrpcndicularly placed make
nccess to your room from the outside impossi-
Bile, The floor is marble and the walls are COW
cred with a heavy dark paper of Moorish de-
window make n very beautiful rainbow effect
on the marble floor when the sun shines into the
The bedstcads are brass, with a. symmetrically
curved mosquito canopy tastefniiy .draped to
picture, is somewhat dispelled when you dis
flexible Wire mattress except one thin quilt and
a sheet. The effect is something like gettings
room is that the partition which separates you
from the adjoining room reaches only, eight or
chair, If inclined, yom can look in on your neigh
bors. We distinctly heard tho voices of two :
side Of the partition, but, having an insurance
policy; insuring against all accidents. we went
soundly to sleep without fear.
1t seems to a stranger in Hayana that one.half
Of the population are engaged IN selling lottery
s eses, and Is ssxcs are T Hh1ST' are Yen hing BY on al h olasse !.
elevators, and the hoy or mun IN charge OF the
store s,t5 'g asS snpp 5i," soS yG Il y lnTG want A ,hs%. f HAIR
clad men. women; and children importune You
in Spanish to help them out. rho wonder 10
where all these wrctchcd people get the money
to start in business. Probably they sell on
commission. but il must take IA great deal Of
confidence 10 trust them on the streets with so
much valuable % property.
There is a considerable absence of drunken
ness in Havana. | saw but one person intoxi-
Gated and he was hanglag around tho Ameri-
can Consulate asking assistance. He was an
American. | an ashamed to say. His story
was that he had been stranded hore. and, being
an American sailor, had been abused by the
Spanish. To provo which he showed mo the outs
on his head. He apparently dc served all he got.
The cemetery Is an interesting place to visit
and one is repaid Tor the trouble OF n two or
three mile drive TO see some of the ilne monu-
ments there, especially one erected by the city
to tho memory of t~hirty-siX ttrcmcn who per-
ishod in n contiaErnt!on several years ago. ID
IL of Italian marble. grand IN proportions and
elaborate in workmanship. Medaliions In life
size OF the dead tirenrn are cut in relief on one
of the supporting blocks of marble. nine on each
side. The main shaft is surinountcd with Q
figure OF an angel holding the dead body OF .