The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
THE WOMEN OF PORTO RICO.
THEIR BEAUTr, THEIR FANCY WORK
AND THEIR DRESSES.


waEner's Attempt to Rule the Fashions
at Bnyreuth-A Professional Actress's
Opinion of the Society Actress.
Interesting revelations Of woman's life In Porto
Rico are made at the Porto Rican exhibition
now on view at an uptown gallery Yet thcse
are scarcely so attractive as the photograp hs
OF the women themselves They are seen some
times alone In gardens with backgrounds Of primly
planted palms and cacu which contrast in their
tropical luxury OF growth with the precise minds
Of the gardeners who allotted 10 each its place
exactly. The women photographed in thess
gardens, which seem 10 lie in glowing sunlight
sit there as they might In a boudoir There are
also groups Of them posed with the intimacy that
might be found in the tintype which is 80 often
an American tribute To friendship These pio-
lures show usually what would he known here
as an entire sit" Girls and young women TO
lated and close socially have consented TO group
themselves before the army camera as parts Of
an exhibit that Is 10 show the islands life In all
its phases Some Of them arc really pretty. 90
casionay their beauty Is striking. and nearly
every face shows come charm. The toilets Of
most Of them might no, have been conspicuously
out Of the style four years ago on the Boulevard
des Italicns, for they all frankly own Paris 40
the place Of their origin This remote trace Of
Paris by way Of the Ibcrian Peninsula gives its
share 10 the impression OF daintincss and gentle
femininity that ore striking qualities OF these
views Of the high class island women who, taken
alone or in groups, show the unmistak able charms
characteristic of the southern countries
Another side Of them Ii shown In the specimen
Of their handiwork. Some Of these came from
the poores, homes and schools. while others are
the result Of the fancy work Of the various towns
Society girls seems scarcely the name 10 apply
to the daughters Of the we'll TODD families that
live in the small interior towns, but the catalogue
diferontates them in that way from the poor,
who are taught In the convent schools or work at
home and sell their work. Embroidcries Of linen
and insertion are tasteful in design and are said
70 be more serviccnblc than the cmbroideries Of
commerce. Drawn work. In which the women
Of 80 many southern countries excel is also TO 10
seen in remarkably perfect form. Probably
the finest specimen Of IL was made by young
woman Of Rio Piedras, who from sheer pride in
her own work has attached her name TO the ex hibit
that the glory Of her aborious and tasteful achieve
ment may be reserved for her alone and not be-
slowed commonly on her sisters OF tho island.
The all proud n their skill in this way,
and their competition II aminbly shown in the
specimens they have given TO the exhibition
One extremely difficult and intricate method II
making this drawn work requires the Use OF silk
in place Of linen. and fine specimen. as diaphnn.
Gus as spider web is tho work 81 young woman
az haiunlnA MS "o,n 'ecn o,'ens III hnnd-
kcrche and the cmbroideres which are of coarser
auoiis orc inane Wy VIZ p'o'ei "oni'" W Se'' o.
a means Of support The daugh Of the poor
and the rich alike taught do this work in the
schools. and their ambition Is quckened by tho
rewards offered in nearly oil the schools for the
best specimens
There are other phases OF women's life on the
island represented In this exhibit A pair Of
eastane,s, for instance, with flowing red and
~ \, 80 in ,hso,r. ,h.,. % N. ,nn,.n.s y,
Nv .a',.,, -, .e,,., 80
per Of blue velvet. embroidered in ooorcd flowers
about the letter -R" in gold. was found After IN,
aoou' w. ~ - "aa ,ou.a a''eI 'no
occupied by the Governor Of San Juan. IL 1,
worn and run over A, the heels now bu, was costly
worn Anu run q. VIZ nov" uu' Nas eosuE
and beautiful. sunshade oil native make with
the carved wood handle separable into several
PC . a t. ,h. .,,aa.. " 'ne a. spa
days ie" oehho In INC suuuenn'ss OF departure.
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,ha' ,ne COUNTY wUn zen, .: 'ne .snnu ever seni
drawn worry and lnccmnkinr the Young women
=, ~ ,s'.,s - ,,.re..,,s 80 -, g..
OF the isinhu ue'o'eu hemSies 10 'heH iahs
These came in simple gauze from Madrid Spaces
were retained for painting. and the res, Of tho
RauIe CUT away W ~ supp'ah'eu ny me ana neii-
cate lace, the work Of the same hand that painted
6pu N he, nd n
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win OCCASIONAL uhS scales inc! ore rs fenihiS-
cent as the womens costumes OF Paris. with .
touch n, IN. ,,on,cs
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in Is7s ard ircw as ,nu"h shou' ,b"r n" Nnc
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III. t,a,u,es in Tho n.,fn,mapce lbs, n,e moi IN
her isstc she dis,pn,"x.I ~ ono NJ Nm. /. oh
at ,hc obcctiUn and continued 10 wear HE dress
in the form sh, had always worn il She re-.
called Nine Warncr's prmics,s AGAINST III, de-
signs in 1870 when the dresses worn hy the char.
ncters in tho NibrIunrrn Hing vcrr made first
by a German artist who was s,lmr onri hv Rich
ard Wagner 10 assist him IN mis- detail of prcpa-