The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-30
INTERIOR OF THE LARGEST ST GRE IN SANTIAGO.

bootlessly through the streets for sew
eral hours, returned to the hotel.
There is not a shop in the place,
she declared, half in tears. 1T is some
thing dreadful"
There must be stores of some kind
replied her husband People surely
buy things"
But I looked everywhere. saw
lots of houses and they had their doors
open, but they must be like those little
cheap places we have home where they
sell calico for cents a yard, and knit
ting yarn and-and thread. Where are
the large stores like Wanamaker's? %
The major concealed a smile.
I'VE will go forth and explore. my
dear he replied. Seems to me L saw
a shop like Wanamaker's down near
the Pardo."
He led her to corner building which
had doors and iron-barred windows,
and an awning over the sidewalk. They
passed in and discovered "a long room
containing a counter running parallel
to the wall, and several dingy cases.
Heaped about were cottonS and silks
and wearing apparel of various kinds.
Back of the counter were seated half
a dozen young clerks, each with a Gig
arctic in some stage of combustion in
his mouth.
There were no placards eXtolling the
merits of the goods, no glistening met
ais or glass. Near one of the doors
there We're several-was a pile of shoes
resting haphazard upon an empty, I'M
draped wooden packing case. In the
center Of the room stood a rack bear
ing an assortment of gaudy shawls.
The windows were narrow and bar
red with iron. There was absolutely no
pretense OF decoration or window
dressing. 1t was simply a room with
shelves, a counter and several cases.
Cuban Clerks Smoke Cigarettes.
The clerks glanced up Hstlessly, and
presently one approached, still putting
at his cigarette At the same time a
little bald man with carefully waxed
moustache left an enclosed wicker
cage in one corner and came forward
rubbing his hands.
"The Cuban MIR. Wanamaker, / sup
pose" suggested the major.
There was an effort at conversation,
the volunteers wife discovered a guam
tity of really fine linen at marvelously
cheap prices, and finally Il purchase
was made.
Il suppose they have a-er-delivery
system" she remarked doubtfully. "Or
do they carry their own bundles?
The question was answered by the
action OF a Cuban lady near by who
had bought number of articles. These
were wrapped up by one of the clerks
and given to a barefooted negro girl
who had entered with the lady. The
custom of the country stood revealed.
Each purchaser brings his own de-
livery wagon remarked the major. d:s
he thrust the packr{e of linen under
his arm. mot a bad idea where We
hicles are dear and servants plenti-
full
In Santiago de Cuba, a city of some
30. 900 inhabitants. there are not three
shops worthy of the name The largest
store is located on Gale Enramadis,
back of the palace, and the entire con-
tents could be displayed in the parlor
of an ordinary dwelling house. All
manner NJ goods are on sale, however,
and it is possible to purchase anything
found in the general country store of
the United States, but not in any guam
tity.
4 captain of the Fifth immunes, a
wealthy young southerner, with the
reputation of looking after his COM
pany's interests, regardless of personal
cost, applied at the largest store in
Santiago for light linen shirts.
1--WE have them, senor,' replied the
clerk.
Many"
"Oh. yes; plenty"
well, let me see,' unused the mill
tary philanthropist, doing a little fig
uring. Send out to the Fifth volun-
teer camp to Captain Blank about 100
shirts, assorted sizes, and have them
there by
"Senor, senor.'' hastily interrupted
the clerk, aghast; I'VE have not that