The sun., 1900-08-12
CUBAN GIRLS AT RADCLIFFE.
The senoritas Finally Reash the Instituden
which Produced Their Chs peronss.

| WuICn TEouuCeu hueh s"spS'"''~''
CAMpRIpGE, Aug. 1.-THE term Of the Cu-
bans stay in Cambridge Il rapidly drawing to
! close, fact which is the cause OF deep regret
on the part both Of entertained and enter
tainers We're terribly sorry TO leave Cam
bridge" remarked one sehorita In idiomatic
college English. "Of course 1t Is nice to go to
| New York and to Washington, to see the
President but nothing will be like Cambridge.
Oh, we do truly love Cambridge"
| II the Cuban young women ware asked to
pMticularize ~ to the institutions In Cambridge
| for which they feel special affection they would
without n moments hesitation put Radcliffe
College ~ the head Of the list. From the fact
that most OF their teachers are from this coli
| lege the girls feel kinshp with 1t. So they
had "A really beautiful time when they went
en- masse to Fay House on last Sunday after
! noon Earlier In the Cambridge visit another
| Radcliffe function had been planned but since
| n thunderstorm had prevented the first affair
| from being n real success it came about that
| last Sunday represented the sehortas' real
Introduction TO what they feel Is their college.
They're coming this time" was the happy
greeting passed along the portico as the Rad
cliTe hostesses In their best white muslins
caught sight OF the long lines OF gayly dressed
sehorltas making steadily for the college yard
on Sunday afternoon. And coming they GER
tany were. In fact 1t soon got to be rs crowded
In the cosey auditorium as during one OF those
solemn affairs known to the initiated as an
Open Idler The reception was a great deal
joier than any Idler. however for there were
no bored men to stand solemnly about and the
ieno ritas understood perfectly that they were
quite at liberty TO have the best kind Of time
Radcliffe girls know how to give guests they
are glad to see.
So the dark-eyed Cubans gazed reverently
at the Homer bust in the long low. beautiful
library. patted sleek and purring Tommy Rad
clffe as he lay stretched at his on the stairs.
tried their muscles on the gymnasium pulling
machines, poked their parasols into the SWIM
ming tank. weighed themselves on the Radcliffe
scales and generally investigated 10 their hearts
content the institution responsible for that
marvellous product, the tubans' kadcliffe-grl
ChaperOn.
Processes in the swimming department espe-
cially interested the visitors, They have pas
sion for bathing, and to be able to enjoy such
splendid facilities for indulgence in this direction
seemed TO them quite as wonderful as TO the
Radcliffe girls themselves in whose experience
the swimming tank is still too new thing TO
have grown in any degree commonplace, A
gymnasium for women Is a thing almost un-
known in Cuba. In some cases. say the choritas.
gymnastic exercises are being introduced into
girls schools in Havana, but apparatus work
is practically an uneyplored fld To see the
young women In their dainty muslin skirts
fumblingly attempting round or two on the
ladders was decidedly amusing. No wonder
they looked relieved when informed that girls
here wear in the gymnasium suit especially
adapted TO the work there 10 be done. The
| gymnasium suit was. however, q phase Of the
| subject not then forced upon the fair visitors
| attention; Radcliffe girls have been taught that
| it is sometimes well to leave specific details
| to the imagination.
In Fay House charming musical programme
! had been arranged. and this was carried out
the Sd randy a Sssm
lated the manners and customs of their Radcliffe
hostessts and, pcrched at their ease on the
| broad window seats they applauded and chatted
% and lanrScd and munc6ed crackers quite AZ
pleasIrably as could the most out-and-out
college crowd the snug little hall has ever held.
was almost too much for tire Cuban girls. That
| they enioyed the music Intensely was perfectly
! plain but that there was more than suspicion
of homesickness in their faces just then was
Some ray dance music. however always
| quickly dispels whatever sadness may have
and when one Of their own number, Senorita
Rosa Ponce had sung some native melodies.
ali We're sparkling again.
Then came the coup OF the afternoon. For
| some minutes a little group Of girls had been
| mvsterio,lsly fussing over the properties of
| the stage and after an expectant hush, the
maids ready 10 give one of those affecting liz
| lie dialogues. which in English would he Mt
| ,ary fat hut which acted with Snanish fire
| snontanejty and grace are always attractive
| and Interesting so far "a this little thing had
n nIot II could be summed mn as n Door and il
iiterate girls dictation 10 n prlcst of n letter
| which sbe wished him 10 send to her lover
| The nriest has agreed 10 write tbe letter when
! the dialogue begins hut as the simple maids
| love nhrases pour themselves into the good
/ mans ears he begins 10 wish himself rid Of the
| tnsE he has undertaken So he makes excuses
! and stons writing The pirl's despair nj this
/ turn nf affairs ofIars a ,nagniacentiy mower
/ fui bistr;onic onnortunitv 'Witb innviny elo-
/ nuence she tells The priest what she would
| yrri,a ~ writing were n, her mower and as tho
| beautiful story OF her love unfolds itself the
! nrisst gradually gives himself to the task of
| nt.inp The words ON parer finally exclaim-
| ,nv with comicaI dismay that nil the LANGUAGES
| ~ tba u,,sa mon cs never he beautiful enouph
| ~, sns enougb 10 do eyen scant iustice IN The
! ta,dar yyhis1erinus Of n simnle girls loving
| heart This then was The little Spanish dia-
| ing,e narhans Ton minutes long which was
! heautif,Iiy acted last SUNDAY on the RodciCe
! stage
| Tho singing n, "C,,ha ibre" and NJ NV Conn
| ,r, ',is If Tbee" closed tho afternoon's nro-
| gr.ume Then both American and Cuban
| s,;ris went nwav feeling ,hat they had really
| Sauchod eacL 'othcrs' lives Somehow this
| sipDIa informal sunday afternoon Radcliffe
rncention had been able tn drnw the visitors
and tbeir Camhridoe friends cIoser together
| than has almost ANYTHING else i'm the enter
tanment wav which has Vet geen given
| IN Tuesday came the farewell dance AT the
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