The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-26


present was the wife of the vice consul
general or the United States, Mrs. Thorn
as howard. Mr.. Howard is an American
VINO came TO Montevideo years ago and
VINO Is now one of the wealthiest men
OF the republic. His wife is an Orientale
Vi ohe-OI the best families At this din
her she wore gown of brocaded white
satin trimmed with a wide drapery of
ioih1 Iace, which festooned the whole
shirt ana lts long train. Her corsage was
trimmed with a. row of diamond butter
Mes some OF which were quite large,
ana THESE diamonds ran from shoulder
10 shoulder At this dinner there were
othef costumes equally fine, among the
most common of the ornaments being al
greet plumes fastened to the hair. with
elaborate diamond pins.
orusuayan women are of the Spanish
type, tall and we'll formed, verging on
the Voluptuous. The scrawny girls are
rev, and the average maiden is large
ooned, well rounded and plump. AS the
women grow older they run to adipose
tissue and not atfew Of the elderly DANES
are rat The type is uniform. The eyes
or most of the women are dark but full
OF luster, and their compilations are clear,
dark and rosy. Both young men and
young women look clean and healthy and
snow great animation of face and style.
The men are as careful of their dress
classes are very particular as to just
what they wear upon every occasion.
White gloves, you know, always go with
full dress. l am told that our minister
wore yellow ones when he was presented
to the president and that the circum-
stance was so noticed that 1t formed one
of the subjects of society gossip for some
days thereafter.
ETIQUETTE IN URUGUAY
in, oitf fy, he
where etiquette is of more account than
In the South American capitals. There
Is In Montevideo an etiquette Of the
pavement. The Oriental thinks no one
but boor would allow a lady to walk
upon the outside of the pavement in go
Ing along the street with him. The in
side is the place Of honor, and the lady
must always have it. If two ladies go
together, the younger lady always takes
the outside. If two gentlemen walk to-
gether, each vies with the other in try
Ing to make him take the inside, and the
man Of low rank gives the man of high
rank with whom he is walking the inside
honorable path.
Girls never appear on the street without
chaperone. If a young woman goes
for walk or to shop, she cannot do 80
without her mother or aunt or servant
girl is with her. She may take a nurse
girl of thirteen or fourteen, not because
she is Of any earthly good to guard her,
but as a badge of responsibility, as a
chaperone. Women never make the first
bow to the mem they meet on the street
The man must take off his hat, or the
woman cannot notice him, and, If
he does not do this, it will be considered
q slight by the woman. Young unmar-
rted men and women cannot walk along
the street together, chaperone or no
chaperone, and a moonlight ride of a
young woman or young man would not
only ruin the girls reputation, but would
result in the social ostracism Of both.
Young men who have sisters never ask
their men friends to come to their houses,
and, as for a young man spending an
evening alone with his lady love-, such
thing is not heard Of.
Even among themselves young ladies
have no such intercourse as In the Unit
ed States. There are no musical clubs,
Shakespeare clubs or woman's missionary
societies. A young man has no chance to
learn the character Of a woman before
he proposes for her hand. His sisters
will know but little about her, and his
only avenue of information Is through
the servants. From these he may posi-
bly, find out something as to her dtspo-
sition and habits-whether she is or is
not big eater, and what 1t takes to keep
her.
Ills only CDdnCe OIL Seeing the girl Will
be at the regular receptions of the fam
lily during the season. These are held
weekly, and at them both the gentlemen
and ladies are at homes The usual hour
for such functions are from 4 to in the
afternoon and from 9 to IL at night Dur
Ing the afternoon calling wine and tea
are served, and In the evening, at about
II o'clock the guests are invited to the
dining room for refreshments. Evening
parties and dances usually last SO long
that the more devout are able to attend
morning masses on their way home. Din
ners are elaborate, a different wine usual
ly being served with each course, and
champagne with desert Coffee and IL
queurs are taken in the parlors after din
ner.
Among the queerest customs are those
of courtship and marriage. The girls are
carefully watched, and there is no indis
criminate love-making without the chap
eronage of the parents or members of the
family, as in the United States. Young
ladies would be compromised If they had
gentlemen callers. Indeed, a man never
thinks of calling upon young woman
until he is engaged to her. If he admires
her and wishes to know her he begins his
advances by playing the dragon" This
means that he dresses himself in his best
clothes and struts up and down before
her house while she looks at him from
the balcony Every fashionable house In
Montevideo has balcony, and the chief
amusement Of the girls is to stand out
upon these or to lean out of the windows
looking at the people as they go by.
When the young man thus walks up