Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

hot NJ midday that one wants TO get
out OF his skin and flesh and sit In his
bones. but for the SAKE OF fashion we
wrap ourselves In Sleeps wool and lay
crs of cotton and steam IKE tea ket-
IN THE MARKETS.
Among the most interesting places Of
the small Brazlllnn cities are the mar
keta. That Of Fortcieza Il az fne as
that Of any American city " tho same
size poafesaca There are two great
buildings. covered with roofs Of CORFU
gated iron nGI divided up into stalls by
a lattice work of iron bars. The iloor u
~ tiles, and each n the meat stalls mas
n white marble counter. Reef u sold
for from 9 TO cents q purnd. and other
meats are exceedingly cheap. There are
ducks and geese ana queer chickens.
The Torfniaal fowls have neither hair
nor feathers on their nrcka mud heads.
and their skin thorc " blood rcd The
ears % the chickens ARE strangely like
those q human beinga. They look like
buttons fastening the head together.
The lack " folthera gives the chickens
q sort " dccoilete air. 30 much 20, In
deed. that o. seems positively indecep'.
" were Coara chicken ! should tti-
tsinly wear q collar or bit OF lace
around my neck.
CEARA LACE.
Speaking u lace. this IL one u
CcafnH apecialtica. II ia sold In the
market hy both colnrcd women ana
whites The women make Il ihefufcives.
some ~ " n very me and very cheap.
II IL sold by the yard, In lace handler-
chiefs ana also In Jokes Tor chcmisca.
Every woman down here wears
a chcnisc cut low 90 the neck, with
about nix inches ~ lace rrt In nc both
the front and back ana running from
shoulder 10 ahnnidcr In order that !
may not be- supposed 60 be prylng into
the forbidden mysteries Of the toilet.
| would sny that the common woman u
the markets and rlHuwhere often wears
nothing but chemisc. which falls
from the neck to the feet, ana that ans
one who walks the street cannot help
seeing how such garments are cut both
IN front aud behind. lie cannot help
udmlrinH az the same time tho brautl.
fui cuhWcbby mcHhca Of white showing
AGAINST tho velvoiy black, mahogany
brown OF golden yellow skins OF the
dnmacia.
THE WORLDS hest PARROTS.
Another thing cara IL noted for is
It's parrots. The cearn parrots arr said
10 be among the best takers Of the
world. Some OF them can swear IN
three languages. ana nearly all can
MllntlN ana slNEs INrN are hinhllNi ANAH
the Mexican and African parrots. hut
arc of beautiful green and blue, with
q dash o. rod ON their wings AMI nccka
I bought two ~ them the other day
I paid IS 5000 for them. Don't be fright
cned at the figures. That N they why
you write Il In Brasil. u IN only 5000
refs. and 1000 rcis Il 70 cents uf our
money. 20 that my parrots cost me n
little more than a. In gold. ! doubt not
I viii be- clad to pay mora than that Ia
yet rid OF them before ! have carried
them the xix or eight tl>u1and miles
have to travel before get home.
The man who rnld me the parrots
said they would farlc. Earle means
talk but N they can talk az all they
speak Portuguese. and they VIII not
teach my children to use vulgar Ian.
guagc ~ 80 many American parrots
do. They viii only be- dangerous when
have Portuguese callers.
a WICKED WARRINGTON BIRD.
And this reminds me ~ parrot
which was brought from here 10
Washington aud domcHtlcatcd there In
the family ~ one " our most piouH 80.
cirty women one day the brazilian
minister and his wife happened 20 cali
Tho parrot was In the parior ana Il en.
tcrtnined them white they waited Tor
tho pioun lady ~ the house.
when the madam came In she found
the minister lynn on the sofa rolling
over and over with laughter, while his
wife hal her hnndH 10 her cara. The