Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-02-18
MEXICO WOMAN IN CUBA.
Mrs. Sallie Price Carter Writes Of
Queer Customs in ex-Spanish
Possession.

NHt f-1kt
HAVANA, CUBA, Feb. l2.-Havana,
the capital city Of Cuba, with a popula-
tion Of 260, 900, is rich in romance, ira
dition and history. 1t is one of the
most beautiful cities 10 all the world.
1t is claimed by tourists, that it is
second to Paris, France, in style and
dress.
The weather is grand, the thermom-
eter registering between IS and 80 In
the shade, with a pleasant breeze
blowing from the gulf.
Sunday here is the biggest day Of all
the week. The Prado, the thorough
fare of city, is the widest street. 1t
extends from LaPunta to Colon Park.
This park, Respondent in its topical
vegetation, is at the upper end of the
celebrated Prado, the latter being a
double driveway with avenues Of laurel
trees on either side, with a double
granitoid walk in the center.
There are five thousand licensed
one-horse cabs. With these all run
ming and hundreds Of private rigs, and
,ha pa 60
you can have a faint conception of
Of the gaiety of a Sunday here The
Vasco-Naivarre National game OF
.astarnoon +, somaghs, .osanhIo,
orr hasLat ha,i -, q asasa ,s..,aa.s
+, wm ~ a.s4ss~~
IN the s,ates at tho y ro,,,s Evnos,
ton hg ,ha san,a ,aa,as tn nan,,,an
whora i, e r,anod 49, .sat. 49,,
,ho,sana $500 "a = ~
tho el,ta ~ uavan,,s sao,at. M
1890. III
IN ton d,3I.rs 4 seal, The mos, hoa,
finn dresses wo,oon ana ho.sos.
never saw anv,hing ! ~ hosara
IN sunday ovanina ,ba Cnh.n 80
snan,ch hands algass i've ,nca-.s ~
CantraI park n ,sas satdias, Snnsan
e,lIy so,r ,ha,,.ana 1900 $500
same j, ,ba non,na, s,rns :,
Ave cents sn.nish Vii, n,hars nrnn
enada This w i nar,.
s,,od ,,;,n -,roo,oa, 49,, - -
Won vii, Soo hnnd,ods ~ nao.,s ~,
t,ng IN tha narLs and 3, ,ha praaa
averv ,,gnt ,rilt oIavan .nd ,.s1uo
,,clocL RAM on,cor,s ara dc, o,,oa
~ wooLiy n c.,,,raI 81 rL and ~ ~.
Malcon an tha hs.ch Tho sani,.r,
conditinn ~ ihe ci,v IL near n-or,ao,
There l. M smoLo or dirt ~ an .ina
! have never seen . ch,mnav : .
h,lIding rho aaors ND ali ~ s,a,s
uo DC .ra mada o,,har =, !, ~.
No
We ha 70 taren a thin ovar 70 ,ho
Moro Castle and cahan. sna wo.,
THROUGH M pnder.oronnd dunaaans
rho most terrible nlaces ont IA ~
$500 p"ooo ouo 'iue Va
~ go ~ oo.u nio,no
$50. 'ne telp
pe. "ne.o olo niov ne9S IN Vne "es-
' oau ~ oo,u
-. a''o : %, I'm "neie
= VI "eie ienno
i0o
70 my " 'aooo oonopp anu ian
neie vne neA' LAY aieer u arrival
=, s'"u W. "e'eoo see e"oh o'ne
y any JusOa uay oeioie VIC uiu,
euV a0lo'e iio" '"enn anu
maAeo qu'.e pieaSah'
nv" lno'V povpio tni ouo
os Vne
- on' Son. aie amer
y, a'ao nv 'e,y mum
ni 'pe'0" Nv ~ az "nen
o. ouo "
p Hi'u : an
Sou. VIC run
49, ~ NV .ney
wa "e o w
erst wo had q ,orr,h,o ,,,,o couo
of the hotal nronrie,ors and on,dos
sneak Enolish Thev will ottamnt to
ms Tn a certain olaca INV , street
where transfars arc no-cess.r ~ rhe
conductors can not understand ne co
mavha we will oct to WHARF we e.. =
but, we are iust as liable IN have 10
coma hack All tbe waters IN al, tho
botels and cafes arc Snan,sh Won
will think ron are going IN oct one
hing and mavha thev wiu br,nc Soma.
thing ant,rolv differant from WHAT Won
We really aniov n. nm itI
Comes IL trying - oo nlacas wo rg,sh
- 60 than A. e n-rovoL,na rhora orc
q number Of oueer cnstoms horo
ho,,eos ho,als "a r,s,donoos hona
glass windows, but lust iron bars