The evening times., 1899-11-08

Queer Idea About Filipino Dress.
Various pictures have appeared in the
magazines at home representing the Fill
pima. or "Mestiza." in the native dress. the
"camisa- and the ''panuelo.- This is the
style of dress which, with few variations,
is adopted by all the native women here
executing the Spanish. The dresses are al
ways made of some thin, gauzy material,
the most expensive being the ''pena' and
"jusi" These clothes are SO characters
tic Of the place and people that nearly all
returning Americans are having them made
at the various converts, where they do
that sort of work, TO take home to their
wives or sisters.
The idea has gone abroad among the peo-
pie here that the dresses are all TO be worn
and that the Philippine dress will soon be
adopted by the women OF America. This
is in accordance with the general impress
sions Of the United States. which are ex-
tremely vague. 1t is known that it is
large country in North America. but fur
ther particulars are apPrehended indef-
nitely. The mention Of New York or any
other large cities does not meet with an
intelligent recognition. Nearly every one,
however is anxious to learn English; in
few years the language will be commonly
spoken: the newsboys in the street and the
"cocheros" are beginning TO speak ii now,
and pick it up much faster than We do
Spanish.
Until the, Americans took possessions OF
Manila no Protestant services had ever been
allowed there. With the army came few
chaplains mot many. and services were
held for the soldiers 10 a limited extent.
One of the men who has labored most earn
estly and accomplished the most good is
Chaplain. Pierce. of the Fourteenth Infan-
try. He has recently been appointed Bish
Cd of Manila by. the Protestant Episcopal
Church of America, and Is raising the funds
to build a cathedral in Manila. He wisely
calls the .ineipient church the Anglo-Ameri-
can Church, thus enlisting the sympathy
and support Of the British element here,
which is large. At present the services are
held every Sunday at the house of Mr.. VIII
son. an Englishman. who has beautiful
bungalow at San Miguel, one of the dis
tricts of Manila. A few weeks ago one of
the representative Filipinos here, who has
always held a prominent position and had
considerable wealth, and who until recently
has been identified with the cause of the in
surgents, being a member Of their Congress,
came to the chaplain and handed him 800
for the new church. He said he had studied
the American prayer book and.he had came
to the conclusion that it was the church
for the Filipinos. When times were better
more money would be forthcoming, not on.
ly from him, but from others.
1t is 70 be hoped that after peace is re-
stored more sanitary measures in regard to
burials will be enforced The people do
not bury their dead under ground, hut in
tiers Of masonry. In Manila, Paco Gene
terry is the most important place OF burial.
The high walls Of masonry in which are
the long vaults, each the size for one body,
are built in circles. one. within the other,
with walk between. A chapel stands in
the centre OF the middle circle. where the
body is first taken; after lying in the chap
el for short time it is carried to vault
which has been previously secured and
made ready. AS the coffin is thrust in the
mourners rend the air With their walls,
but they stand, by quietly while it is sealed
with bricks and mortar; when the final
crevice has been filled they, quietly dis
perse.
Generally the name Of the deceased per-