Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-13
,n0olal CORRESPONDENCE.

interest than anything else IN TINS Ian
land are the people thereof; ana Oh
these the lowlest are most interest
ing, because most unique lhe
cosmopolitan upper classes are as
tinguished for little but universal ana
inyariable correctness Of attire-a pro-
nouneed characteristic Of all Latin peo-
ple on both sides OF the Atlantic WINE
energetic, rough-and-ready Americans
sometimes even those Of wealth ana
high position. may be met IN eio'hes
that would hardly pass muster In re-
spectable European society, you can
never surprise a Portuguese gentleman
otherwIse than faultlessly attlred'
whatever the state OF his finances Az
any hour Of the day, abroad or In the
seclusion OF home, his dress, from top
TO toe. shows scrupulous care aud neat
ness. Better than all, "the eternal MT
ness" is observed in smallest details
with no suggestion Of foppishness' or
appearance OF having been especially
gotten I'M. Always well-groomed from
his cradle, after the habit OF his an
cestofs, he never seems conscious OF
his clothes. From king and courtiers'
down to the social gamut OF an I'M
poverished nobility, gentleman OF lels-
ure, professional men, planters, mer-
chants. clerks-broadclot and fine lin
en- are as much part OF the man as
his eyes and hair. 1t Is certainly easier
for an effete aristocracy which never
dreams OF lifting a finger at anything
which bears the remotest resemblance
to manual labor. to keep
INTERESTINGLY DRESSED UP,
than for the sturdler Anglo-saxon,
whose dignity has no connection with
his clothes and who disdains no work
that comes within the line Of legitimate
business.
Even the humblest fishermen. porters
and muleteers In Portugal are always
immaculate as TO white shirts and cot
ton trousers, the only exceptions TO
universal cleanliness being the beggars,
licensed and professional. whose stock
n-trade is rags and filth. No gentle
men in the world are better and more
cheaply served in the way OF Wallets
than those Of Lisbon. The servants Of
Portugal are all Spaniards,-from the
ancient sovereignty OF Gallcla. which
comprises the present four northwest
ernmost provinces OF Spain. There are
fully eleven thousand of them in this
city alone-said to be one hundred thou
sand In all Portugal-the most docile,
faithful and humble OF servitors. skilled
in their special lines. accepting what
ever dole their employers may choose
TO bestow and enduring every indignity
without a murmur Few of these Gale
gans are attached TO a single individual
or household, but like the donkeys that
stand for hire In the pracas, they are
ready at all hours to perform miracles
Of service at anybodys call. Do you
want your apartment cleaned. your
dinner cooked, your clothes mended,
your hair dressed, your luggage trans
ported-you have only TO go to the win
dow. shut your teeth widen your mouth
and emit the long-drawn Portuguese
"sh-s-s-s!" and before the magical hiss
has died away several
sTALWART FELLOWS.
stand at your side. Thus the poorest
clerk may have his valet, who finds"
and lodges himself. who can repair gar
ments with the dexterty OF a tailor,
and for q few cents day viii keep his
employers wardrobe in perfect order.
The most enthusiastic admirer of
the Portuguese nation cannot call
Its women OF the higher classes beau
tiful Indeed. one is almost panied al
the lack Of female beauty, as COMPARED
with that OF other Latin countries.
when viewing Lisbon's uppertendom in
the undress Of ball or opera, or on the
fashionable promenade, or In the cost
~ equipeges Of the Campo Grande. The
blood OF youth does not linger long
with the Portuguese lady and at TWEEN.
ty-tive she is passe. Moustaches show
themselves early: her COMPLEXION
grows muddy and assumes a greasy
look, and at middle age her figure is
either OF the geaui'ole order, or its on
posite-the meal-bag- tied in the-mid.
die shape But she has "redeeming
features. Her ewes are large and ex-
pressiVe, her teeth are good, and there
Is certain honest radiance in her
smile which Is very captivating. She
dresses richly, but with the oldest min
Cling OF dates and styles. II moi on col
ors, and her clothes "ft" as N finng ~
her in a whirlwind. There is NOT the re-
hottest hint OF French chic ahout her
nor the trig appearance of English yvol
men, nor the voluptuous attraction ~
her cousins, the Spanish senoras ana
beside her perfectly dressed husband
she looks like
GOOD BROWN HEN
with bird-of-paradise. Is It because
the modlstes OF Portugal are so lnferior
to the tailofsY II so. the surplus dress
makers OF the world would better turn
NitH stSbS tHdi way. Whatever the
Portuguese ladies lack in taste and
beauty Is more than made up by their
manifold virtues. They are model
wives and mothers. devoted 10 their
families, deeply religious, kind-hearted
and hospitable.
There Is plenty OF female beauty IN
Portugal, however. but II Is mostly
found among the peasant classes The
Gallegans. male and female. are gener-
ally perfect physical specimens ana
the young women have lovely faces 70
match their figures. You see them NV
scores ut the many public fountains
or chafariz, into which all the water
used by the city is poured from tha
great aqueduct OF Agoasteores. This
aqueduct by the way. is worthy 20
rank among the wonders OF the woriS
II begins In the mountains twe,ve
mues away. spans the valley OF Alrsn.
tara upon thirty arches. each 100 fsa,
from pier 10 pier, the point OF the bichN
est arch towering 26i feet above H.
earth. Thus a pure mountain torren, ,s
conducted 10 an immense covered roe