The Republican journal., 1902-12-04
-. ar LIFE IN VENEZUELA.
70, and How You Eat It

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F''' correspondence of The Journal
lsfSl" n,s VENEZUELA, Oct. p, 1902.
Goa: onresses the visitor to this
Soihln:s. aI 20 much as the air of medic
ID fAf .n,e which clings to everything.
81 E'i '.r there is very little difference
% IF'a, being in Venezuela and being
tatF5'D tb4 mother country. The peo-
il 'F','" t,lk and act like Spaniards, and
pc 0'S' onpers and customs are all OF
bel II you were to take an expert
sl'1' .ra,qler who was familiar with
eacf' rr Of Europe, but had never
s's'' south America, blindfold him
lvtD - Tim off in balloon, say from
'la ,.@ ~ Paris. drop HIM finally in the
i'-' 10 4 constitution of Caracas
a'A' MN 10 tell where he found
da thousand to one he would
A'p''' .,rfdently, either in Seville or
N1o'' after slass dwellings of Veneze-
l .,.p of spanish cities on the
5s. ot the Atlantic, are big,
V'" ..nlttures. entered through
'- ..,..rg arehed gateway of stone,
.s- coat of arms carved upon
,.... gateway is furnished with high
yr-riLut IRON, always carefully
-'' -.le which lead through
''' .....-- paved with small, sharp
Ike -e street outside, into the
- s-l,J patio, or court yard,
'-.- Wine the house is built in
..r.. ...Ie. Though the exterior
exceedingly gloomy and prison.
w.. irpearluye- owing principally to
-,.+ HAT the windows facing the
..s- have Aeavy iron bars in front of
I'm fashion borrowed by the Span
',5s -.au t4-jr ancestors, the Moors,
'5 ..spaAl on the Oriental idea of
,,c+ ,e5asiou for women-the inner
.,-,sd Qaere the women's lives are
,,.,, ,-r.t fife beautiful enough, with
~. 3-a-r. aud fountains, shaded cor
I'm. sa singing birds, to atone for
j.-.to,-s outside. Often in passing
.,,o e- street. you see bright. dark
40. ads,uE cut at you from behind
..o,t esr- They stare at you with
raBjfrug urlosity, not unmixed with
.rg,Be TOT the greater, though to their
v.,I, f-s-louable. freedom of la Amer
i.sss These farming damsels are prac-
sa.v pts.4eUs IN their own homes, be-
mo indie. The watchful care of fathers
and n9-ht who will tolerate no non
,Se aut. at the earliest possible age,
...t are gwen over to husbands, before
r.o,4 taousy that of Othello must
ea.elto Hetectual fire. Many of them
have !ueluas besides, women of middle
ags ari se ere aspect, to whose watch
III gsf- wealthy epaniardS confde the
m1as ,ueIr too-beautifui young
WIVES and iaUghters. Juliet had a
31elaa god know, d very model of her
smi du4 TT her Romeo climbed the
4l51.
E+lt.4s al. women are indeed beau
It'll Ilr 'arge, dark soulful eyes
-- clear olive of their COM
EzU -.tll tull red lips, parted in
sa.~ -7ys. taultless teeth, while the
.s.a blood OF their mixed Spanish
al! .aG48H ancestors mantleS their
uudeI cheeks with crimson. Added
nte>. a charms, they have forms
aiT-u--r stmmetry, small hands and
is- Bead aL indescribable suppleness
Ml-.a.-u f movement which make up
41Mat feminine loneliness impossible
taaa,-
l .rl see this Posada de los
l4n aae-s Inn of the Ambassa-
los Us arscas' principal hotel is
e@4, .--ause once several of the
le@gG Ministers to Venezuela resided
F['1- t-NI ere we temporarily put
Ii-a tte,y tWo-story affair, evil
4",4 .t with an eye to earthquakes
~-I M 20 architectural effects.
iea4 paved portal leads from the
Size. - patio, in the center of
witch IS eadtiful little garden, pro-
5.7l " H iron railing. Awning
''I'o u..uules, into which all the
".As r-l surround this patio and
'' decorated with baskets of orchids
'l9 .i.ift ,reepers, training over trel-
'-ss lae Hlge bare dining-hall is on
'-e -''Aha ioor, opposite the main en-
'''4'" and male guests when they have
-u9-'- tHe solid viandS of midday
@7'Ai"'l and afternoon dinner go up
.''-9 -- -tt portion of the balcony
'-lFo-al5Iy above the dining room,
'-7le a4 'peu space bulges out over
"r A"..p t9 AXE their cafe con cognacy
's'i'''o', and to guardedly discuss,
minus The tirst syllable of that world,
~ F'iiiga situatior, amid clouds of
.4'Ae Here. as elsewhere in Spanish
.'.-''''" It IS the rule for ladies who
.'PFvA IT, be temporarily stopping in
~ D0'5A even though accompanied by
.I'I Male protectors, to take all their
'''' NJ tue seclusion of their private
"''AentS For ladies unaccompanied
'1SVaua. father or brother it is i'm
~ The proprietor of a respec-
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