Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-06
Easter Ip the
Philippines,

their ,ro, ""o observe the blr,sa ,saa''
, %ooa' W.T.. without any Clothes So 70 run h d,
~ know VOL one eV asy and arrows and I, ,a'.
), IN. me 100000 that do smother mother
h nov, go in for it ~ yI HS',rye Ea,ta
gu to make up for or, my an intensity
OF lukewarmness Of an ~. ,De Isnorsas
months before the tina que rest Ttta
g Ti,aer sex begins to pr Syar Iasao q
Easter festivities. u I.Vpa'e for a.
week shirt Is as much 40 snsual NJ,
iely TO- the Tagalo mascu ' Go'si Of sat
wedding dress is TO bs S.''7 as Gil,
primitive races. the p tJ Like otss
l IN general have little i ISs y, aatag
money and none at all NJ ~ 60, ., aEs
, a. n'g ll, church festival s a'5say wa
nose who are sudlclen1go ' ,i..S. se
ne typesetters VIII not ~o, Ht'h''d q
newspaper out; Consequent. @tii
oooaS'oi's 'here Is no morplns, Y i4
noon journal. High lining @its.
come come exceedingly often IN a. G y
pines, and every one il n, 'u Al>
the native to knock off n w. 'A''a o.
ter is the greatest Of all o,. oll Eu
Christmas, '''' S'''ptaguy
AT the beginning of tn, n.,s
Easter the Tagalo ser,s 5,', W. oefon
his master to advance s'r Fi'aais
wages to buy his holy v .,,' ,t I2a'6'
the year that has passed H., ,alIl Ia
the last one he has NOT ,, ,'I De haa
The master is usually lr5ol . cent.
advances the sum- Every 6oy ,,l' Si
even modest pretenslons rn a4',''A d
least four manseryants-a coo, "a
to DO the chamber work os. y "a
mouse and wait at table, a co ,',
ana hostler There Is a sr,,-
Tagalo servants, with tbsi,
mothers-in-law and little brown , ..a
IN every gentIemans estsb.,t~..,
Sometimes they occupy soro,., "', ".
palm huts in the native COLONY r.,. ~ \.
sometimes they live in the ba,.ms,, !,
their masters house and on o, '... v
there are tremendous domestic rov,
this miscellaneous menage.
The Tagalo's shirt Is his msl, a,.
garment therefore his care conc.rI,,
It, 1t Is worn flowing down outsd, N,
trousers, being particular moi 10 ps N 4
unused 1t is made OF fine orgarss
or pineapple cloth, embroidered I'm ami
down and across the bosom. TNs n.
gallo women learned from the Spanish
nuns to embroider eyquisitsIy II isN.
most the only thing they do WE'LL
Easter Sunday the Tagalo appears Fl
the splendor Of his new garment m,
wants TO initiate the white man. ne ma,
a thin undershirt beneath Il, otherwlg
he wears nothing and the brown ski
shines pIcturesquely beneath. II
wears loose white or HIGHT colored col,
ton trousers and Is occasionally extrsr
agant enough 70 initiate the Chlnans-
In the selection Of a best suit In u.l
a case he has the trousers made Of an
and strong pongee silk. II will 70 harl
with him II he cannot complete the a,
tune with velvet slippers ombrolltr,
In gold and bright colors, He wild b
sure TO have these II he Is a thorcul,
Tagalo dandy. As to a hat-that tai
not matter.
AS to his little brown wife. she also I
attired as well as may be- On sSir
tial is a fiery red gingham str cut
above her ankles in front bg. iaggrg
n foot upon the ground behind With
out this fiery train her gentil,y would
be nowhere She wears a pln'ipp'
(pina) cloth bodice, cut on both at u
r top and bottom. II Is very low IN %
- neck. does not reach to the waist lIn
{ and hangs unconfned at the boll0
4 like a dressing sack But Il would NJ
{ be a proper garment L Il did not ha'
/, immensely wide elbow sleeves 1t II
! no fastening, for It IS loose enough
e. slip over the brown woman's head
. beautifully embroidered handkerchi'
a folded three corner wise, Is draped Az,
e her neck Puritan maiden fashion n
{ hair is drawn smoothly back ana !.
$ tened in a knot, oftentimes WIN U
d long coarse toothed comb which fai'
Y the snarls out Of It. The use Oh aA'
/, pins is not general among me i's'
ladies. But their own hair end nil I
d their husbands are CREASED 70 \,
y usually with cocoanut OIL HT'l .' 'l1
$ off a rank odor as you pass to 's'l !.
The Tagalo family goes 70 cil''- y, d
voutly Easter morning. the VIZ "
ances her baby astride her lei Ie p
:, braces II with her left arm % ~ y
from falling and wrigsles alo4 (
the little brown kid The husn
"a All the glory Of his new holy Wsa,
% strides in front. The baby WsI . I
lie shirt that reaches to us wan sts
81 ls ALI. Tagalo wise women say v" V
p infants rlngworm TO clothe tns ai.. !
y tho waist. and the tradition ~ !.
J" hold good UP to the age Of i "
II From early morning Easter sun, -, I
- ~, rroi IN st service at 10 o'clock the g Y.
s ~ brown skinned, black ha'ss i, 4 !.
% headed Tagalos, men, women A " =,
arau no,,rs into the church. y y
- animated picture with color d y. :
~ red white, black and yellow =. iT ~,
~ cession is slngularly quiet ~. ip' NJ, :.
n y not noisy unless violently :. -,
\. a mis- II quiet Of the people sn1 I, :, .
~ have reached the sedatene'' =" '
sr o'1 tt asT' divine service the p'a ,'.s
10 the day begin, There Is = ,s S /
!, which C, the Tagalos, doubling g.. ~ I
H. w wnaer them, the sit upon the fi'o y, !,
S"ts and, with their fingers y,,r.
IN pig, rice, bananas ana O'"'
Of Of ic9 1o ,bo afternoon there !, \, Il
"a "a dancing in some of the lars s, y
- a ,aa riiIaee. with music on i ii. 'r |,
a oI i l guitar and violin. In lnl'I ,l.l
he sio3I lated gItteS After one hea , !
c, rel repr UoIos any air whatsoeysT' q
st n ms ,q by native string Ssp !, ~
he tropical moon is pleasure
nm orv ever after ,rho do pa
oh -, Robust 3SS dancing Scs amuse thsH', ,,,,.
game ,N Ci player S'gps by Kick Saa -" "a
he and slae% W the man facing 81, s !,
n s :, instantly returned L., to 'I som,
a, 81 same queer kind Of =, SlS sssilltaI .
on on pain At night me " whole outside tis
-, t..,trvug nlns TIA %