The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-19

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| booths in which are exposed for sale ell
! the fruits of the tropics, sea fish. fresh
water fish, meats, game leather goods,
jewelry and such curios as only a seaport
visited by the commerce OF the world
can pick up. There are seen men, women
! and children Of every nationality upon the
earth. The wonder is how so small a town
can gather to Itself such a wide range
of humanity.
The cafes are chiefly used by the per-
manent residents. visitors preferring the
hotels, but the best of the eating is to be
had in the cafes Havana is full Of all
sorts Of devices for enjoyment. much OF
which is by no means calculated to move
men 10 thrift and industry There are
lounglng places. smoking and drinking
cafes and resorts catering to every desire
of ease and Incidence. These facts are
seen in the faded faces of the men who
seem to have money enough TO satisfy
their desire for lazy pleasures If for no
productive industries. The briefest pos
sible time is given in the morning 70
business. and the rest of the day and
night is devoted to gayety. Even the fear
of a bombardment or a war with the
United States does not seem to make
much difference TO the Havanese. VINO
could get along quite as well under one
flag as another. providing the means Of
satisfying their desires for a lazy life
be not taken from them.
CONDITION OF WOMEN.
The population fHavana is mixed and
its morale IS very low. The condition OF
the women remind a widely Travelled man
of the women Of the Orient They are
close-kept and live in tropical idleness
Misrepresentation is common. and it is no
rare matter to find a Cuban family Of
very good social position and Of consid-
cradle wealth composed Of persons that
would be cIassed as quadroons in Amer
lea Havana IS a city Of grand surprises
for the foreign visitor. A political mite
as it is in comparison with London, there
are slums in Havana that can not be
matched in the metropolis Of the world.
One Of the most amazing sights Of the
Cuban capital is the manner IN which
children Of both sexes 10 years old and
under roam about the streets. enter the
shops bazaars. churches and other pub
lie places in state Of complete nudity.
In no city on earth except Havana-not
even in Japan-are such matters permit
ted. But Havana IS Havana. and IS not
in the least discomposed about it.
Surprising as Havana IS in many re
spects its most remarkable feature is the
Of the color OF its houses.
There Is no contngu.ty 0: color IN Ha-
van2 Every house takes on hGe tia;
pleases SIS owner best. and no tao neigh
bors seem 70 lie Of one mind Thus q
street viii present an amazing variety OF
color. Some q the houses are painted
a vivid green. some no less vivid red. /
while others have front OF SKY blue. ye.- /
low, pink and every intermediate shade I
OF color.
AS 4 PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Havana has infinite charms sa place I
Of residence. It's climate its vegetation. /
the cheap rate az which one can bay Al .
the de.tcacies q the table. ths romance /
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labor viii yield a large return. the p-ox- +
unity Of the sea, IFS mode distance be- f
.weea the migrating north ana ne crop
cai countries Of the southern continent.
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thousands c: Americans rad been there
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