The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-29
pICTURESOE HAVANA.

to the breeze. The houses that are sep
arated from the city end scattered about
the surrounding shores are low and RAM
bling, and are either white or. more odd
still, blue OF pink or green.
Hardly has the great anchor ratified
ard splashed into the water OF the
tranquil hsrbor before the ship is be-
sieged ty the most irregular looking
small boats. They are short and broad.
and so strong that one might feel safe
at sea IN one. Each has an awning up
on an arch frame over the afterpart to
shield the passenger from the suns rays.
and these awnings are painted, like the
houses In one bright color or another, SO
that altogether they make the scene pic
turCsque, and call to mind the hues of III
| Italian water view.
Into one Of these boats you descend, and
your boatman, spreading before you have
| satisfied yourself with staring at the tropic
| vegetation, the swarm of heats, the men
| of"war the white forts and the bareheaded
women and coolly-clad inrn who have
come out from the city in other boats
| to greet your fellow passengers. Perhaps
| you do not notice 1t at once. sbut you are
able to see farther and better than at
home, for the air is usually as clear as
| crystal. You will notice. later on, that
| the sky is similarly clear, and as for the
night, they are beautiful beyond descrip-
tlon. AT the landing you find cab con-
| 'enient, and hackman who will take
| you on any short journey for 90 cents.
When comfort is considered, 1t will be
found that riding in one of these com
| Portable victorias &c far cboonor tho,,
| ,,,. '""
"aih'hs'
You tell the coachman to drive you to
one Of the principal hotels. Drive slow
| IL for from, ,,h,+o,or ,. 80 .,, ,,
49,. pN W
YOU may come rest assured you will never
before have encountered such streetS,
houses stores or customs as will he mo-
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mora than two foot wide IN tho oI1or ,ay.s
of the city, the houses are mainly broad
and low, three story buildings being rare
ana one-story structures quite common.
ser,o $3.50. anI n, ,,lat"e 20 n.a,1 ~
having names Of r,ass the windows ar.
open and guarded by light iron ratings
ana the heavy wooden doors are left ajar.
iou ste into many houses as you pass
, rrome' auu very cool anu cieau tne! iooh'
lue'e are Harple noors cane seated chalrs
i
siinpses VI COURTS III the center OF eacn
nul'uIus' often Win green pants or gaudy
| nU"oiH 6.o",ns III theih oet"eeu tne par
| LOT ana the kitchen.
lou VIII nhu much the same plan at
your MOTEL you may walk IN at the
doors or the dlning-room WINDOWS, Just as
you p,ease' LOT the SIDES OF the house seem
eapaDie OF belng thrown open; while in the
| center of the building YOU see the blue sky
| overhead Equally cool 30 all the inhabi-
tants appear to be, and the wise man who
consults his own comfort will do we'll 10
| follow the general example. Even the
soldiers wear straw hats. The gentlemen
are clad in underwear OF silk or Lisle
thread and suits OF linen, drill or silk and
the ladies' are equally coolly apparelled.
| Havana is a dressy place and you will
be astonshed at the neatness and STYLE
IN which ,ha t;ss,n-,i,,o rooas NOW, .,,.na
40 .,,as. =. on,,fs 7'0'' '''0''
'fe ii'aoe 10 conform
But come and see the apartment you
are to rest in every night Ten IN m,
lDN e''e 70 u'sle' 'n'' you e'9' sd"
Que III private mousse ana the huge WIN
N'"' ope" upon '",'o"s o'e''ooN,ns
a. ,iI,nr "a p'' , ,na nou' IS VI ir a, p,r
| brass AFFAIR, with tightly stretched sheet
of canvas or fine wire netting in place of
the mattress YOU are used to, You ,ould
not sleep on a mattress With any proper
dcsree Of comfort in rho tronics There ,s
Ia canopy with cur,ains overhead and
everything about the room, is prettv GER.
! tain TO he sorupulouslv clean Consnjcnons
there and everywbere oise ,hat yo1, o
rocking chair Rocking chairs are 10 he
found in the houses. and IN replmo,ts
| in the clubs.
You will want TO purchase soma th,rr.
and the best shonnng stroots s0 ro ME- nhip
| street O'Reillv srrnet ava pIat, ooispo
monty called Nuralla stroat MI IN
keepers have wav If throwing the he snip snGp,
fronts of their stores oman In mo-. enene
while in others. behind n,ats g' n,osV ,ases'
New York stvle are sl mos s' ass ~ true
tons of iowelry, silks. dry goods bonnets
pictures or bric-a- broc. You win not,cs
ersome American pro bI SI hoS ~ me both,
storekeerers from litterlng ind block fedtn,
solved If simn,v hv ,,, Sovus lhey have |
too small to put anything on '' walks
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