The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-12
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be classed - IN acou,,.
oil rieht after cas le6rss n
until That time they ~ ~
and the proccss Of scovss
some people an impossih;.
lev exceptions they a. "
minor differences Of liza.
In Ponce tho pfinrtpai ~
the American occupstioc \
. bustiins little FrcnchvrssS. 4
work fur her own strpNsss j
husband who was A ,r.ssS J
about tho house A is ~.
When tho business beGfns n
ali calculations with tfe Inn
mauam became moro 6i;ss1s
She Kept no books, al 49, N
service In settling sccosr<.
pondtns ON tho honestv ~"
nc departed to renenIbtf ~
been z LOGGER and to Inter
scntiai fact. The cafe ~
tiine and madame at iSSs
take the great salon 81 ~
and turn 1t into 4 dinins
rooIns Cnero was no Imbfut@1
could make. The houes ~
tween the walls Of the ~
dences and every room M
an inner chamber. ThiS w
mate, 10 almost intoiefsh,nn
however able to ADAM sis
circumstances, could rrctsS1 r
ventilation. inadequate mr.
extreme Eest form a d4SHcs,,s b
lace with .eQuanimity,
Inc meals served by nr6...
almost every hotel q ~ NJ
mostly OF meat. The beei = |
iousn by nature, and, cooss.1
Intensity its toughnnas 3 IL
meHd;s paletablc. Pork m.,sI
were little better, ana * ~
we ll0d to turn for relisf A.
they were seldom served, IN
tatoes can not be grown locs11
imported. Az any RITA - m
toes served at meals I'M
all the weeks VIC were n =. ;
market places we used a 4
vesetables OF many sorts. r.
toes, onions, cticunlbers, m
Deans and others strania M
they never reached the lsAiS y
stead a dinner or seven ~ n
meat would be offered. Mn +
the latter usually impuss2bje +
high seasoning Of rancid N
there came no sweetmooxs ~
custards OF any traditloniI
sort, nor even fruit, but ME-
~ twice or even three iimas 4
present guava paste. WITH ~
milk. yield to few Ia nv 4
dish, but even must co6fe.a
monotony In eatins Y
at luncheon and dinner, ever \
weeks.
AS Is the custom In moxt y
than our own, the early moSnis|
Tered TO guests Of the hot4 y
breakfast, but merely coffea x
not mean. as 1t does In other 4
fee and rolls or coffee and boils7
Zee and toast and bacon. Mi N
cup of black coffee pr coffsA 4
It Is true that the American !
an effort. established the piaci
could have boiled egEs an1 81
sometimes q banana; but In r.
not approved by the people al
who looked on and maryeled n
eat so heartily at such q time r
After the strange conditions
burdened madame for few wee|
TO corfide in a few Of her best 81
She had the Intention Of impy]
THIN she got out a roll az srrl
'ngs and showed elevationa
plans and specifications for
hotel. There was a tract Of u
blamed. which she had owned NJ
,rd on which she wished to eru
hotel building after her own n
we're not new plans, but she \
badness pending the time Whd
AIRY them into effect. II VA (
'egan to feel sorry for madame.
lice little woman, but she could q
81 that would suit Americans. u
ainty that she would put oil heI|
he wrong kind of building, exp4
lopoly OF the rush business thAk|
ne her rooms and her Golfers tht|
was all done. and the hotd 4
american who knows how 70 III
uit Americans would come 10 m
III the business with a new pliks|
would do better 10 ~
he old hotel while this yeAe,e I
ng. and then stick to the ~
niong local travellers that bad I
orc the Americans came.
Another hotel opened IN Pouce |
here. to catch the trade o. On
csh. There was quite efoeth
t nnd others In the city 20 u
ooDey as, they never had, done
In Guayama there were tAye1
bout equal merit, two that VA
uildirgs and the third that ~
nd floor of a business bulldIne1
.merican occupation they must
lore than adequate to the dsnda1
raffic. but when the American
cached the hotels they became q
ne of them, however, we found
I food than in Ponce. Vegetael
n the table a little oftener, ~
+ two novelties IN thu way n
Ishes. Bs5ides that, we hnd est!|
ablt of catering for ourselves "
nd were patronlzing the nilfks
ere ripe, though one woiiid not
Iet In the hotels, and they tecea
he ls.e,tns of Puerto Rico areI
larger than our Ainefl5
.el0n, hut not MS large as ne s
upe. They are delicate ln ~
rin. and a great treasure "
'periplly In Iuayaina, ara ~
an Juan. I.
On the road from Guayamt z J
'sr the splendid military "
Uses the towns Of Caycy, Cse ~
edras, besides some smaller y
rec named are the only onu,
mmodatlons for travellers y.
ID these are very meagsf. ~
roe or four rooms can % loHu5a
sal OF the casnal tourist Y u
ose p,sces. The comforts tnez 4
npla Tor those who are no.
40 have worked UP TO !nem ~
en- would seem very primsnu n
4 directly from q modern NV
States
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San Juan, the capitsb
tn hotel accommodates g.
!, ~ N. s.,.nd. rho lesdIeS
"nd "a ,j,,rd fiteeI q
- the secona anu 'A'u ,,lsxl
ny building on one Of tle elss
III its coffee room OF, tne