Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-02

III classical Spanish designs OF running
vines convcntionalized. These en-
broideries are used for the wide
sleeves of their camisa, or short, loose
jacket, or for their head-dresses, worn
| to church,"
An exquisite piece of pima cloth
brought over by Professor Mccormick
is embroidered in pink silk roses and
buds, Kensington stitch. This en-
broidery, it is thought, has been
taught the natives by the Sisters in
the monastery, as it is comparatively
q recent introduction in the country.
Other silks, fine as gossamer, are en-
hroidered in white butterflies. The
pima handkerchiefs, many of which
represent years work by the native
women, are OF drawn lace work, show
ing the native customs and trees.
The street dress of Filipino wo-
man consists of IA scant skirt of plaid,
the low-necked camisa, with wide
sleeves, reaching TO the elbow, large
handkerchief to fold over the neck
and saya or piece of cloth wound
around the hips, and the corner
tucked in at the waist to secure it.
The hair is combed high on the head
a Ia Chinese, and secured with wide
toothed wooden comb similar to the
combs they use in weaving.
The women love jewelry, and all
wear earrings, even to the tiny baby
girls. The better class of women
sometimes wear shoes, but wooden
sandals with the leather toe straps are
the usual footgear. They are a clean
ly people. and in front of every house,
however lowly, a big shallow wooden
bowl of water and bunch of gogo,
the bark of a vine which serves as
soap and wash cloth at the same
time, reminds the newcomer to wash
his feet before crossing the threshold.
The hat is made of palm leaf or rat.
tan, but with broad brim. so that it
serves as an umbrella or basket in
time Of need.
AS rule, the Filipino women are
attractive, and some of them are real
ly beautiful. They have wonderfully
sweet and musical voices, whether in
talking, singing or laughing. They
seem to have little desire for learning,
and, in common with the men, put in
great deal of time loafing. They
are exceedingly superstitious. Ra-
mona, at the Filipino village the other
day. had pain, which, she confdcd
to the interpreter, might have been
cured if she had only been at home by
the priest writing blessing on a piece
of paper.
Housekeeping is of the simplest.
The house is perched above ground,
on slender legs, and is approached by
sort OF step-ladder, which serves as a
seat. Woven hammocks are used to
swing the babies in. The pottery is Of
red clay, strong and rather artistic in
shape. The fireplace is also of red
clay. The food of the Filipinos is
chiefly rice and fish, eaten with the
fingers. They are great chocolate
drinkers, often, however, mixing the
chocolate with ground peanuts. A
hard wood chocolate muddler, which
they twirl between their hands, to
keep the chocolate from scorching, is
one of their most valued implements.
Their washtubs are of wood, large
around, but extremely shallow. The
clothing is soaked in these, but the
further processes of washing are usu-
ally carried on on the fiat stones by
the water side.
All the women are fond of music,
their instruments consisting. like the
Spaniards', of guitars, mandolins and
flutes. Their brooms are made of the
native grass, with curved handles.
at is great mistake" declares
Professor Mccormick, "to think that
the Filipinos are a mixture of the
Chinese and Japanese. They are not.
Only small percentage of the people
show an admixture of the Chinese
blood. Most of the people, especially
the Tsgalos, who are superior race,
give the impression of being distinct
and pure-blooded race. They may be
mixture OF Malay races, as the
Americans are mixture of the Euro
peans, but they are not Mongols in
language, customs or habits.
"One of the most surprising things
about this country" he continued, "is
the way people have of falling into
preconceived ideas about it. Because
early writers declared the people of
Mongol descent later travellers take
no pains to study up the matter, but
fall into the same old rut. The Chi
nese think they are superior to the
Filipinos because they eat with chop
sticks. and the Filipinos use their fin
gers. The Filipinos, ON the other
hand, look down on the Chinese be.
cause they do not bathe."
One OF the most singular character
istics of the Filipinos, according to
Professor Mccormick, is their unwil-
lingness to come under the leadership
of one of their own class. They can
not and will not take orders from
native. This, says the professor, is
the shOal OH which these people are