Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-16

In TINS Catnedfal imam Tor all tne meat
and bread consumed In Malaga, At
any rate thousands Of candles are per-
petually burning on It's affairs, and at
any time Of day, every day in the year,
service Is going on. Soldiers, artisans,
peasants grandees, servants, beggars,
even professional smugglers and high
waymen, all devoutly answer the call
of the cathedral bell. and you see
constant procession OF Spanish women
entering its doors, always plainly
dressed in black garments. with bit OF
lace thrown over the head. The chief
beauty Of the town X It's delightful
alameda-a broad and handsome
avenue,
WITH A PROMENADE
in the center under noble trees, foun-
tans and statues scattered at inter-
walls, and stone seats in the shade,
where people sit chatting and listening
to the music. The magnificent fountain
at the far end was brought from Genoa
by Charles " and intended for his pal
ace at Granada,
You may take some lovely drives In
the suburbs of Malaga, amid the coun-
try seats OF Spanish grandees, and the
far more pretentlous aristocracy Of the
wealthy raisin merchants, whose splen
did villas line the hilsldes. These lat
ter gentry form separate caste. Their
enormous Incomes enable them 10 sup
port princely establishments, 10 the UNI
disguised envy Of the rest Of the Dopu-
ation, nobility included Although
many foreigners are included among
them, all distinctions Of nationality are
ignored in the acknowledgement Of
their common occupation. This social
intimacy, however, Is strictly confined
to their own circle; and outside OF 1t,
the arrogant eXclusiveness of this par
venu arlstocracy Is as ludicrous as re-
markable, the most eminent philoso-
piers, statesmen, authors, artists, as
well as the bluest blooded noblemen Of
the old regime, being alike ignored by
these neuYo richie, In the suburban
gardens you see the rarest Of tropical
yegetatlon--coifee, orange and pepper
trees bananas. pne-apples and ponce
granites--all flourishIng to perfection
amid wilderness OF flowers, wher-
ever irrigation is practicable, But
there Is no grass In this part of Spain.
Instead, they cultivate sort Of Ivy;
and very rich and strange II looks roit-
ing over the ground,
Nlllt vi lllt DItllltNl NHutN Ill Ahdiukd
Is the English cemetery, just beyond
the city walls. 1t Is q small, but beau
tlfully laid out and carefully kept-a
perfect garden Of shade and fragrance
in which one could contemplate the last
long sleep with less Of horror than In
any Spanish burial ground The graves
can scarcely be seen for flowers while
avenues OF fine trees and greenest ivy
are bordered with roses and geranlums
A good many Englishmen and Ameri-
cans live In MalagaI-and naturally
some of them die there In Spain,
they seem to think more Of
you in death, than in life; or
at least they are more l0ath 10
part with you. II you die here,
your body must be buried within TWEEN
ty-four hours, and there II must remain
for five years before being transported
to your home one Of the first graves
made In the English cemetery was that
of Major Thomas Newsome, Of Mime
apolis, a former consul-general OF the
United states, who died Of smallpox. In
whatever foreign country you find an
English embassy, or only an insignia
cant consulate. there IL also place
Of Episcopal worship, II nothing more
than planly-f furnished room. Great
and prosperous Britain carries her
every day, transformations religion
| wherever her armies march or her flag
| is planted-and that means all around
| the globe. The English church of Nal
aga IL a tiny Grecian chapel near the
cemetery gates, empowered In towering
vines A wider contrast can hardly
| be imagined than between this tran
gully beautiful place and the Spanish
cemetery-the latter being merely a
vast bare field. enclosed within high
walls. The central space Is filled with
pretentlous monuments and bake-oven-
| shaped tombs of rich citizens and the
| encircling walls, being eight feet thick
| are