Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10

a-A. same thing II noticeable In the
,.,'st,csa streets. There are as line
.'n,es here as you will md In an Euro
pean capital. and the costliest OF dla-
,,,.i. I. one OF the best diamond mar
~ and the costllcst ~ all kinds OF
49,, 80 in demand. The show win
dov,. are well dressed. and Santiago.
ss vc see on our way TO the Plaza de
Armes. has several great srcades.
rnnso5 with glass, which cut through
.ov ~ The big business blocks from
80 side 10 the other. The plaza where
~ So s,ops II the gangionic center Of
,ho chilean capital. About u are the
,htcf huainces streets. on one corner IL
me cathedral on another the posioince.
ana ali around are portales OF corridorz
aiicd with booths and walled at the
nact Win nne stores. The plaza. itself
H. beautiful iiltle park containing
.,,,ar,i Fountains. palm trees and many
tronic,i plnn.a and flowers. IL u SUR
ratinded by a hcxagonal walk or prom
enade sixty feet wide, which u as
beautifully laid as any tled hooT OF
Washington vcstibule
AMONG THE STORES OF SANTIAGO
Let W. 10 over there and enter the
poftalca to watch the pevpls puylns
and selling. This IL one OF the olu'at
ssefton ~ Santiago, and the town. you
I q
know. was more than two centuries ut
arr vhcn Washington city was born.
The psffalra have stores much IKE
those u the old cities OF spain ana Tar
different from the more modern shups
ON the other side Of the Plaza They
,re merely caves In the walls, and their
floors are Allied with piles ~ goods 80
arranged that IL ls easy Tor the pur-
chasrrs 10 handle thcm. Some % the
merchants have stacked w ihclr oest
cloths In the doorways or on the walks
outside. There are scores OF women
moving 10 and fro through these pur-
tales. Many are shopping, and the de-
sire for good bargain IN quite az KEEN
here a. AZ home. Tho most % the wa
men wear black g1wna aud their heads
are clad In black mantas. The younger
/ girls drnpc their mantas c0quettiahly
/ around them. 20 that they form a sort
I Of bonnet about their beautiful faces.
Thceo are the prct,lest womcn have
20 lar arrn In my travels They are
| tall and slender, and many have hcauti.
/ fui forms Their compilations are not
so dark as those Of the ladies saw In
Peru. and they appear TO nave more
| style and intelligence than the glfls
| further north. Hut let vs. take look
| al the prices. We see that many Of the
i stores have their goods marked and
| that among the lowest the figures are
81 81 and 81 a yard. over there u a
/ store whore the SIX nAtA are maFhfn
ias apiece. and next door IL a shop
where ladies' shoes are selling for 80
and SIS pair. These prices. however,
are In chilean money. which IL worth
\ lust about onc-thlrd az much a. ours.
80 that the cost o. good goods IA about
| the same az AZ home. All Imported
articles are higher. For Instance,
| lady told me yesterday she pald go
| pair Tor the American Hhu-- which she
| bought In Santiago and that imported
/ bonneia cost 80 apiece. AZ the hotel
whore ! stop the price OF a Eooi room
10 81 and upward a day, and this IN
| ciudcs only two meals. Books arc 90
| peclally dear. and a Statesinhn's Year
| Hook. which I usually buy for is,s0 az
| home. costs me here 1850. or more Than
| u more ~ our money. ] can't get a
| yellow backed novel In English Tor less
than g.. and about the only things that
are especially cheap arr the street cars
and cabs. The cab fares are only !
cents Of our money a trip. and the rate
FOR an hour 4 % cents.
A CITY OF CHURCHES AND
SCHOOLS.
Santiago Il city % churches and
schools Nearly all " the churchrs are
| Caihlilc. and The priests are 30 many
| that you could hardly throw a stone
| without hlttlng one 81 ihrm. There are
/ schools here Of different Kinds, from the