The Republican journal., 1899-04-20
~ WEEK IN HABANA.

sack-Cloth and Ashes as
rse seas0" latin Americans Peculiar
ob.er'fa palm sunday, GOOD Friday
irie. Of i'''' Kpeeling Beside the Now
and fas' ~ Christopher Columbus.
EmI'' .-.snsndeuce of The Journal
sproia'
,orl 3. 1899. Lent in Cuba
H'SA5, ,..snl5laDoe to the penitential
be'r' '''' rs. tinted states and northern
,a3s enough the people are exceed
curry. @at i, seems to be we'll nigh
as ris,rs First in the matter of
sSa. w f.. tjt wholly disjointed and
.,,~.sdiug to drive 20 mid
gal''' Christmas eve, through air
1s %.a England June, flower
81 .r uurmurous with gentle
s' eirz annd the feathery foil
" rains. And how much more
@7 .rsr with the thermometer
la coward The nineties! The
t lunches were glittering
eazen candles, priceless
...s work mbroideries on cob
...aNeted III strange exotic
w ..... Legations of men in
OH -..aer. tud women in thinnest
, neither wraps nor bonnets
.. ranul.a, completed ones
...-.4. tea lenten fast could not
gbis tropical Isle of al
rr., ..ag. pure air and lavish
If ae chooses to deny himself
..sr te- VI chocolate-which is
1sll immediately on rising
...- u -n.et Juicy, Incompatible
..... -. suk ne thirst, while a
..- auana contains nourish-
mr q full meal. Depend
-.. .a monks we read about,
.... ..-- raisius and goat S. milk
.r u.r fare BADLY. In this
... uaa.i re Do deprivation to go
5t " the important com
... H.t lasses under that honored
saigon 1tease and soap fat is
--- Pr uvafis0n. If one is heroi-
.... .r,4 q veritable modification
. . ua ~puit to atone for some
~r. ae might perhaps shut his
.~ small black dots that are
.. -gh the excellent roll al
l us morning coffee, and let
4.-.. t..B4taral way with the bread,
,s... ,-lStadly pinching them out
p1.elopjng crumbs and hiding
.. 1.. plate rim. That would
a4 leDdnce of antique robust
s 0i spain in lnquisition days
3ck dot is a flea, as recog
a Is minute anatomy and arti-
sr.- 7-s il amber. 1t is an open
u.e cl..ler the sweet, light, we'll
.s l 8l-h is so creditable to
as.5- ould possibly be made
gr. eat.ut the wicked flea which no
aas s5..' since in the dainuest
M 5-eling of the island the
Insects make life a burden,
veds. the wardrobes, the
A.s. -els aad couches, even the
.g. marble floors. Every car
b. u.her public vehicle is lit
4. .10r--l hem; and one invariably
sa-s u d promenade with polka
Ha Wi Under garments. 1t is
a matter Of course-this
hal nobody wonders when
whom be is talking suddenly
W''ale hunt, OF smiles to see
,as pulpit reach down to
Tie midst of prayer or
..Ea-lce days in Cuba, the most
DogtdiS could have nothing
where the encircling seas
with an infinite variety Of
-'tt q -he world Habana SUI
's--a .lser-built by the half pirate,
d nug- 20 and whole scoundrel, Marti,
he ton vivant, the natural
81 artist taking long voyage
.' F. 0s az Bat on palm Sunday
least may realize that Lent
itaselui season, Think of being
D1ea5d sntel ON a hard stone floor
.7 -e7s stretch! The stocks, the
4 PIE Iron Virgin were as
"l'ls 1s pioHs torture. While some
'@ bye 0lei by the priviledged few,
AH @ie no qeFs ID Cuban churches, nor
l'i'' add neeing benches for hire, as
1''"p lhe Hest thing for ladies to
-Hl II 10 10 nave d IOOLI0dU,
''''. o.aeF page in gorgeous livery,
'"'' prayer carpet and spread it
-''''7' b= ean lind room on the church
'' ll. lien. when the soft knees of
90 ''''i'sa tre crooked upon it, to drop
vac 'A her behind her for his own de-
''f be men of the congregation
'-' 4.'tShout the services, leaning
-'-' 'ae walls ia solid phalanx taking
-E' easy aitel the manner of the lazy sex,
i-'-es r" get into heaven on the mer-
ltif daughters, wives and mothers.
women however, instead of rising to
7 " utervals, as in other coun-
A7ef ghL on kneeling, from start
r3ardless of bodily torture, re-
'''- '4o position, when flesh and bones