The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-29
DULL DAYS IN MANILA.
GLIMPSEs OF THE LIFE OF THE,
PEOPLE UNDER MILITARY RUIE.
"'S I" which the city Is Becominc
Nh"ric"ntzed PccuIiaritcs of
"r"SS-SociaI Functions Interfcrc,,
with by the Military Curfe,v Ia

-N'"lid, aug. There isn't a great ,lcai
OF run IN the Philippines. hut one coca.
Sionaliy encounters sight or an incident
"n''h brings a smile. Usually. these are
OF type which must he seen TO he ammo
ciated. Just now. outside OF Manila tboro
is niue 10 induce one to make excursions
ABOUT all that can he seen in the country
are an eNpanse of inundated valleys and
groups OF water-sOaked soldiers
IN wandering about Manila particularly
'he new city, which Is the center of mate
''aI mo as the old city Is OF spiritual life
one should either leave his nose at home
| OF plug 1t up. The wear and tear exerc,s-
ed by the highways and byways upon tho
o''i'tory organs are quite severe. There
Is fair measure Of offense to the eve as
Wen out that instrument possesses a wild
er adaptabilty than does the nose II re-
sents less keenly. The novelty is cnhe-
merat but there is novelty for the outsider
II, 'he lie OF the chief city of tho pbIIin-
p.neS The novelty gone one rather
Az, IN rom II an. gets almost to bor-
uer on the repulsive. so greatly Is il lack
'"s IN inherent attractveness
IN the new the commercial civ tho
S'iouet notes that Il is already bccorinr,
Nhelcanlzed. He secs the intoxicate1 /
,.'' Icdu 'l ample evidence. aud sees the |
Ir.-i'' Gus saloons hllcd with American sol |
u'eIs ana sailors. He finds the "Roston /
Bar, the New York Saloon" tho ',,po
'epuon,' the American Razar' ap1 ~.
american Trading Company" American
advertising signs, principally OF beer arc
On 'he walls, Beer is a great institution
Der mat It was a beer man who
was the first to represent America's com
mercial interests in the island of porto
i.lco after the landing there last August
was struck by an evidence of American
q neIclai enterprise one day last week
- street car rolled a.ong. II was not much
y t d car put 1t was fair sample of the
MANIA OUTFIT Along its BODY was ~
s s,..sh Iranvlas de Fillpinas" (Philippine
street Railways Along its ton tho ,yho,n
~ Hstn ana foot high, ran the sign .T1se
J. umblemans Whisky" The name y.,s no.
1 UNI pleman but that will do for a substi- {
Lute' surely we shall yet civifize these
,e'pie, hey are an abstemius race. but
CaI' pN persistent energy and adver-
hem of that N"'' {
hdhl'a Is comparatively free from one !
'Iedl nuisance, the heggar element Now I
,llu tIleh beggar is encountered, but tbev l
10 not as IN Havana, block the way. ana
49, every possible place where Amerl- [
ans may gather. Manila children are NOT o
et educated up to the appeal for "a a
ents' from every American. n
nave been making a cursory studv ~
.e Ball OF the Filipino women. As a rue
ne women Of all classes are as straight r
= the wan or house, If not slraighter- A Il
iumb-line dropped from the name of az =
eek would, in most Instances farI IN
ehlhd the heels. But the gait is a necuiiar g
wing which Is quite noticeable Some "
harge It, as well as the straiehtness 10 le
lelt haDit of carrying all burdens. from
cake or soap to house and lot. on the .
Up OF the head. That is probabIv the carsa II
tae erect bearing, but thing the pecu- IL
ar galt due TO a certain swing Of the =
lhps required for keeping the shoes on The
,et. ~ 0' 'iie .
Inc local womans shoe consists us,aI- o
, OF nat sole with a toe-cap Sometimes
=, =, zap mas room for all the toes. some
mes not Often the sole is raised from II,
10 ground by wooden heels and coles q
ocks like, but lower than, those used nv NC
10 japanese Stockings are not USUALLY ~
orn' Let any gentle reader take a pair vi
her little slippers and cut away from ~
e soles all of the superstructure except 90
cas- that will just about cover her toes w
ID, after sticking her toes into them trv
walk once or twice around her boudoiT
a see now many shoes she has on after
e trip. Try It again, with little outward An
rVing swing of the knee, with a re. p
ltant side swing of the hip After few n
ars OF practice the slipper will stay on, :
d you VIII have acquired the gait of the =
iipina. There is, perhaps a certain 5
ace in the movement, but there Is also a ant
)d deal of 'scuffiing," and general ap- Coz
france of being slipshod Pic
n fact. one gets an idea that tho o,,or ing
2 Filipino male or female, is only about Tor
addressed anyway, from our etandpclnt san
customary bodv-coverjns ~ LII. Coz
undershrt Those of higher social Shd
TX and greater wealth wear also cot uoii
shirt, or a garment of gauzy texture 81 o
some locally made material But the Ie .i
ment will be worm like a coat in the " ~
measure of its beauty, outside the ~ IL
users. A higher step In the social scale oiIe
lgs the substitution of the coat for the e. az
t. A Filipino dude with n cane and a -
e "billy-cock" hat, a pair of stt
* trousers, and a gauze shirt worn go
tside of them, is a Respondent spec lii
q, and he has the air of being entirely Ire
scious OF it. s,,ct
ON our standpoint, there is the same Zoe
dressed look about the women Of the sba1
'er classes. The Negrito woman Of the of Il
ntainS may use only cloth extending Saws
! waist to knee. The Mangyan woman prov
dindoro may wear a contrivance of ordil
ded rattan, which Is even more alb SEE
lated Ihese garments 90 not suggest whei
lhey are distinct. There prev
o suggestion Of European costume 10 b,
not so with the Filipino woman of shall
lila. Her garments are neither dress aud
native costumes. Pieces of cloth cover mite
from the waist downward by a sys- OF tn
which not infrequently displays the to m
IS high as the knee joint. The shout prevt
md body covering varies in the num- be pc
Of articles and detail of construction. first
are cut somewhat low in the neck Sec
on plan which gives them a list when
ort or starboard," which leaves a vided
Ider and an upper arm wholly bare. ordin
le upper circles there is exercised a ferre'
er care in adjustment, and a hand- TO II
lief folded diagonally is laid across any
houlders and pinned In front This Coun'
10 steady the outfit and keep il in Work
The sleeves are gathered at the 1ouI'
der and fare outward. broadly bell nc a
he'd to little below the elbow. zone
n Chinaman, of whom there ne tbou- .ile ~
In the city, largely retains the es- ooIse.
Il principles of the garments of his WI wtsn,
2 land. But there is a wide latitude Wilel,
It. The high class man covers what- ~ IL
he has beneath il with a silken gar 1.',e ~
like butchers frock which reaches ~ ~,
to his ankles The l.to~1. .--- - N'''