Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-27
Special Correspondence.

fifteen miles IRON LlsDon' ihe fHl"b'
whose name is pronounced as II
spelled Kas-kah-enge-lies Just north OF
the Tagus mouth, on the Atlantic, and
may be reached by railway from LIS
bon, or by boat down the river IL has
tiny harbor Of its own, accessible
only 10 coasters and other small craft
and Is supposed 10 be protected by a
couple OF antique forts-whleh an
American man-of-war would send to
kingdom come In half a minute.
According TO Portuguese Ideas, life IL
a giddy whirl at Cascares, particularly
during "the season. when the royal
family deserts Ajuda to occupy It's
palace here. Everybody arises before
the sun. and in negllge Of any sort
providing that II be cool and easy
saunters down to the surf 10 perform
his additions and witness other peo-
Plies. II line were stretched from this
point straight across the broad bosom
OF the Atlantic. the other end OF us
three thousand and odd miles would
touch our own Coney Island. There Is
n queer similarity between the two re-
sorts. making due allowance Tor the
different races. The same motley Dut
good-natured crowds come over from
the nearby metropolis. composed chief
~ Of hoi poloi. but with a sprinkling
Of upper crust" bent on having
good time, regardless Of appearances
The bathing arrangements al Cascares
are even more unconventional than
those that distinguish our popular re-
sort Here group OF
WHITE COTTON TENTS
are hastily set up every morning al
daybreak, their fllmsy walls anording
scsnt protection against prying eyes,
and so insecurely guyed that every
sportive breeze threatens TO snatch
them off 20 sea, exposing
knows what. among the dressing and
undressing people. Last year French
man tried hard TO induce the govern
ment to permit him 70 erect a row OF
substantial cabins, 10 remain station
airy during the season and be removed
at It's close But so hated Is everything
French In this peninsula, that, though
he offered TO pay well for the privilege,
II was refused by the poverty stricken
powers that be-"
However, nobody seems 10 mind dis
comforts at Cascares, nor the imminent
danger OF an expose at critical mo-
ments. Families In the transparent
tents chatter gaily with one another,
or with friends passing outside, while
donnlng the blue flannel monstrosities
that do duty as bathing SUITS then rush
into the surf-men and women-r0yalty
and commoner clay, all splashing
and sputtering together. BY seven
o'clock the morning dip Is over, the
beach deserted, the tents struck and
the people gone TO breakfast. After
wards everybody retires TO his room
II he has one. and Is believed TO In.
dulge In a long sesta, while tourists
and non-residents stray about on The
sands and In the corridors. seeking
shady places and generally findinl
none. But the drowsy god Is by M
means wooing all those In retirement
Could you get a peep behind many o.
those carefully closed green shutters
you would see merry gaming parties
male and female, in light and airy neg
lige, with cigarettes and iced drink
much In evidence, and little piles o
pesos rapidly changing hands. The tru'
"Portugee," Of either sex. Is borI
rambler and dice Is the favorlte meth
cd Of gratifying his natural propen
sity. They go at II with the feverlsl
recklessness OF the Latin temperament
and never know when to stop; but hap
PLY the stakes are low. as much from
poverty OF pocket as because lackinl
the boldly-venturesome spirit Of tn
Anglo-Saxon.
About 4:SO p. IN. outdoor Cascare
again becomes animated. There Is
level stretch OF road on top Of III
cliffs. extending north a mile or two
where both
BREEZE AND VIEWS
are glorious. But the morning Arcadiai
simplicity has departed; everybody !
out on dress parade. In his OF her hes
clothes and company department Yoi
observe that nearly all the ladies who's
days have passed the fleeing bloom o
youth, are built on the old-fashione'
generous model that Banting woul
like 20 Danish from the face OF tn
earth. Like the typical Virginia tabl
"befo' the wah." their only fault /
too-abundant plenty; their round whit
shoulders uncovered and their shinin
tresses elegantly draped In tn
coQuettish and always graceful lac
mantiila- Those on foot move with
superb dignity OF carriage, unfortunate
~ very rare among American womer
But you look In vain among the me
for any such llberality on the part 0
mother naturel They are UNIVERSAL
understood and sallow-faced. thin, merry
GUS and eager In appearance. with deli
cate unmanly hands and feet who's
smallness a Boston or Chicago gil
might envy, II tales are true OF tn
shoe-sises that prevail In those local.
ties
Among the well-dresscd. courteous bu
Ito our taste) excessively ugly thronl
Queen Amalle shines out like a sta
She Is not Portuguese, you know bu
French. Though now past her thlrtiet
year and the mother OF several chi
dren, her tall and stately figure has M
taken on undue fat-and may IA
saints 70 whom she prays preserve he
from such a calamity Sitting erect o
the box-seat OF her trap, with her III
lie tdukIttI DtNlut itt anu a ANull' '
servants behind. she skillfuily guide
her four-in- hand, acknowledging he
subjects salutes with dignifed sweet
ness. Besides being beautiful womai
she Is exceedingly clever, and univel
aally beloved. The people rejoice In h
distinction as the only royal NJ. d.
the world. Some years ago she too
regular four-years course OF med
cine In the Univermty OF Lisbon. II
Guiding attendance on clinics as sever
study as any other medical student uT
dergoes, passed her examinations sue
cessfully and took her degree. II
probable that In her case any exam
nation would have been accounted g
successful" as the wives OF Pres
dents are
REPRESENTED IN PRINT
as possessing all the gifts and grace
hut Is said by those who know. thu
Queen Amahe is really a competel
physician. she practices incog ut
among the poor OF lisbon. prescrib
FOR her ohlldrens ailments and atten.
upon the king. whose health Is not
robust as his frame would ind
cate. She Is an authoress, 20
~ no mean ability. and Is
deft with her fingers as with h
brain AT the great d0ll-sho