Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-18
Queer Things Encountered in Cuba.
Every-d life in the Isle Of Tororrow-Tho Cuban
dar Full Of Fiostas - unetured Coins and Disease
Breeding shnpIesors-Ephemora Charms Of Tropical

nncN OF every street scene In the best
clothes Of the populacc, boistcrous
masquerade prOccHsions. ten.fuld ac-
uvity In shops. snioons and thcaters.
and noisy perslstcncy Of iottery-vcn-
dere. liull.nghting u as dear 10 the
native heart ~ ever. though owing 20
hard times the expensive Amusement II
nov confined to Few 81 the larger cit
ies aud certain sensonH OF the year
but the cuban Village must bu poor
indeed which has not It's sev,yai cock
pits. in fuli blast At least H. day In
seven, wherein crowds OF med bet their
last real on taNorito birds audi so wild
with excitement over tho ciifyng
suectacle NJ two miserable BOOSTERS
clnwlnr each other 10 death. Tho IN
people also IND vent IN dominic chess
hncarnt and a thousand other games ~
chance and skin. In which ladies
may also Indulge IN the privacy ~ home
and seldom without rtakcs. The
Cuban female goes into gambling with
the same Innocent gcst which diHtiu.
ruiahes her alHter-wumou of Northern
villages who md the highest ambition
realized In the lone. hand" prize ~
progressive ouchrc. IN this part 90 tho
world. every table IN hotels. bar. rooms.
club.hnusca ana cafes D. IN rcguiHitl0n
an day long and Tar into the night on
sundays. fur gaming purpose In
tn eyes fresh from the snowy north. tn
sec the marble floors 81 an the nucat
cafes sprinkled with dnmpcned SAVE
dust, with view a. GOODNESS. like Bow.
cry bcor.hnlla In the thirsty days "
August, have excellent American
authority for the statement that the
cuban bar.kccpcfn uut.iiofudod Hprnl
IN tho matter ~ manufacturing cock.
tails with energy and dispatch The
native cumpuuudur roixes two rluHFcH--
one very lnrrc ami heavy. the other
small and thin with frantic haste h.
nils the formct with Jumps " icr. the
latter with the liquors hlttorn. sweets
and whatever else may be- required In
the compromising ~ u cocktail. Then.
with n swinging movement. which can
he acquired only hy long practice. h.
dnshes the Ice and fluids from glass 90
glass. ~ n his life depended on A.
clicking the crystal like pair ~ cas-
tlneln. untll all II thoroughly ANAL
gnmatcd M the hlg glass. Then. with.
out loslnE second ~ time. he nluss
the mixture through Htfninor into the
| little glass, which must be- exactly even
| fun. and then tn. recipient II expected
tn dash u down hiH throat with the
same furious energy. to smack his lips
and say Il beats New York "nil hollow
and call for morc.
| The funniest thing In the line "
/ drinking n 90 see tho Cubans lmhlbo
water from monkey Jug" or perune.
/ The vessel. BY the way. which IL found
/ In every house and hotel bedroom. II u
delight a. the foreigner. not only hy
reason u itH artistic beauty. but be-
cause II keeps tho water cool In a COM
| pnrntiNcly lc.lcHn country. There are
/ Jugs ana jugs. ~ varying shapes aud
sizcs-ali ~ gray clay. moulded
/ In quaint design. The com.
moncst are round and slender.
with two holes IN each near the handle,
which N on top. one hole IL perhaps an
inch In diameter, through which To
pour the water into he Jug. ana the
other. IN n knob which marks the place.
II not larrct than he hollow 81 goose
puiil. II l. the old story Of the hung
ana the spiHot. FILLED with water. the
| jug N hung On peg or any convenient
| projection, IN a spot that II drauFhty.
The currents % air cause the thick.
| porous clay 90 perHpire. like patient
recovering from Santiago fever" aud
the result IL that the water Il rendered
cool and wholesome. The cuban ia
shi0n ~ drinking ~ not TO touch the
vessel with the lips, but 90 open the
mouth wide and holding the Jug ~. 10
| III II until a tiny stream trickler down
/ the throat. describing a EiN-lnCh curve
and striking square on the root of the
/ tongue.
Apparently, tho highest social insti.
/ tuition " Clenfugos II the Sunday even
/ Ing promenade IN the plaza and without
/ Il I really do not know how the people
/ Of the arlstOcracy would manage 10
mate and marry, During all the week.
Scnoritna of the upper class arc kept
under rigid restriction. never permitted
| a. walk abroad alone ana constantly
| watched hy parents ana duvunua no "
/ expected tn rush To- the bad N allowed
tho smallest opportunity. This system
| nf eternal vigilance would doubtless
become ns ifkHumr 60 the guardians AZ
| a. the opening buds. were II not ~ soon
over. ~ the axe 81 thirteen a cuban
Girl IL considered quite old enough TO
marry ana her parents hunt az Hpn-
| in-law without delay -unlcsa. ~ II moro
| commonly the case, some Huh'ruHa
/ lover announces himself. or match.
satisfactory 10 atrr.familica. was ar.
ranged Tor hcr with the son ~ friend
| while the pair were yet IN their cradles,
| The beauty ana charm ~ the fair cu-
| bannH arr na eVenescent MS Irresistible
while thoy last. Like the lovely wild
| noNefa ~ their island. they mature
very early, but fade ~ rapidly, The
| prettiost gitl VIII be- plain before she II
| thirty. and handsome miidle.agrd
woman h not tn be- found In Cubn-if
| anywhere outside the temperate gone.
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD