The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-10

is not to feel complimented by their opin-
ion OF your integrity.
About the only people that will not trust
! you arc the car conductors anG the cab
] drivers; but as car fares, rarely amount 10
over three coppers, and cab charges to a
peSeta, II is easy to satisfy them with
prompt cash.
/ Inc general mode of dress adopted by
| Well-to-uo half castles and Europeans of
the masculine gender throughout the Phil
! Ippines, is simple and cool IN the extreme
/ consisting as 1t does of two pieces to the
White SUIT, top Jacket that buttons high
aroun the neck IN military fashion, and a
pair OF trouSerS-Doth made OF strong
! Sheetlng. The price Is only S2-made 10
! order a thick felt hat of broad brin a
/ pair of white canvas shoes, light under-
vest ana socks, and there is your Philip
pine costume all the year round NO
! boiled shirt TO bother with no collar 10
Wit; everything washable, everything but
the nat ana SHOES changed each day. and
nothing hurt by "a wetUng. About Is of
these suits are sufficient for a newcomer
III Ordinary standing, and he must eX-
pect often 10 wear TWO a day Ii il begins
10 ram, there Is a certain pleasure in be-
ing able TO feel you We got nothing on 10
hurt, and even the natives shut their
umbrellas on such occasions, CARVING
them open only as protection against
the sun, and seem to enjoy feeling the
very thin cloth cling close when wet
Tine costumes worn b. the women are
not so simple, and are made u of the
DflIllant cameo skirt, with long trains,
the belt III front. the short white waist
with huge ftaring sleeves of PIMA hand.
kerchiet that, folded on the diagonal en-
circles the neck. Costumes of this sort
are hardy as sensible as those worn nv
the men, and to this day the Philippine
pony Is not altogether used TO the swish
OF mat crushed strawberry skirt train. In
1acts owe sudden upset off the main
road into a muddy rice neid 10 the unex-
oected swirl OF one of those long trains
as IL was gathered around to be tucked
1t probably costs less to live well in
Misunderstanding peaceful seasons-than in
any other capital OF the east or " est. lake
the case or my messlnaIe ana myself, Tor
example. we had a good house with
three bedrooms, parlor and tiled floor din
ing room; hallway, readIng room, kitch-
en-, boys quarters and bath room, with
uled tub ana shower. y small stable, gar
den and ten-toot iron fence to Keep out
the burglars, VINO used to grease Them
selves and prowl around naked a dead of
hlSht, seeking to steal ponies, or even
carriage lamps, COMPLETED our establish
ment. Our cook, TO be ready for unex-
pected guests, served dinner each evening
Tor 1our, and got but 40 cents to provide
enough raw materials for six courses
including the nreWoOd necessary. At the
end of the month everything going into
the general mess account-hOuSe rent SIS
a month. wages OF three servants. food,
drink, ice and ilSht-WaS added up and d.
vlded by two. Inc result was astonishing,
as S29 was the sum total OF my monthly
share TO live in such state and enter
tam ones friends for less than an Amer
lean dollar day absolutely spois one for
subsequent existence In this country and
II IS no wonder that many Britisher-
returning from Manila TO England via the
states-nas ueen so Overwhelmed by his
nrst iaunory bill in San FRANCISCO that n
has taken through train for New York
and sailed by the first outgoing liner
without stopping even 10 see the brides
at Niagara or The winter garden at the
Astoria.
The methods of marketing in Manila are
in themselves. All meat of
course. mcst be eaten on the day 1t is
AnIed. since in the tropics even ice fails
10 preserve fish flesh or fowl AS re-
;jult, while beef and mutton are killed in
the cary morning. a few hours. before ,
the market opens. the smaller fry such
as game ana chickens are SOLD alive.
l. rom TO 10. a. the native and Chinese !
cocks from many fami les come to bars ain
for the cay supply. After ililing Their
baskets, numbers of them mount tho lit I
tie tram cars for the return trip to their
and proceed to pluck The feath- J
ers of the live chickens or birds as they
jog along en- the front or rear platforms.
BY the time they have arrived home the /
poor creatures are almost bare ct cover 1
sg. and. keenly suffering. they are psggad /
down by a string to the floor Of the kitch- /
sn 70 await their iateJ When the creak- 4
IN Of the front gates announces the re- /