The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-06-30
MONTfvlDfO.
.urs OF A LUXURIOUS CAPITAL.
ppouD AND PECULIAR PEOPLE.

.ial correspondence of The JOurnal]
,f'xrAvIDEo, URUGUAY, May II,
Let us devote this beautiful
,r.,5 to seeing the sights of Monte
and, by the way let us first
.,re TO correctly pronounce its name.
+.r schools of Yankeedom we were
-...ir to say Mon-te-ve-di-o, with the
s.7 on the third syllable: but here
-p spot, where the people certainly
...- to know, it is called Mon-tay-
i.fUh accenting the fourth sylla-
and remembering that the letter
.H in English is rendered "e' is
"a in the Spanish language, and
denounced Sc" 1t is nearing
..nter now on this side of the
.al Won know, and these late May
..a the most delightful of the
..- 41,olutely perfect in point OF
~ the heat tempered by ocean
-~,. and dry, pure winds blowing
great Rio de la Plata from
antpd pampas. The happy Ricos
...gats sit all Gay on their bal
.lrumming guitars, smoking
---e, and sucking mate through
,. tubes. while los Pobres the
.aaally careless of tomorrow II
ne he bite and sup for to-day
tNt sunshine, more thoroughly
ted than any king in his gilded
and i'll the balmy evenings all
IL world, rich and poor together,
mseiyess to the plazas to enjoy
and moonlight to the top of
-- .rut,
q, begin our sightseeing with
-tral point, the Plaza de la Con-
..au. Which-after the manner of
~Hu.sh- American townS-was laid
Uriole the rest was fairly planned
p5s tile nucleus around which
Ethug grew. For many years it
known as the Plaza de la MatriZ,
.- $50 when the constitution Of
ea-born republic was formally
aimed in that square, after which
u,s solemnly rechristened. One
e.- of it is occupied by the great
,- dual de la Matriz, with its huge
. covered with blue, green and vel
t-s. and its two tall towers. in
W hich is a clock that tells the
halves and quarters and is IL
4ted at night. Modern Monte
.e is much given to stucco, stun
ave- tJr3des and general freaklshness
.4Itecture, in contrast with which
.naln old-fashioned Church of the
te4e grim, gray and massive, with
.nt steadfaStneSS and indeStruct-
appears doubly impressive. 1t
.rGcated more than a century
Mt time and revolutions have
tile impression upon it. Inside
tGe usual tawdrinesS that dis
RS other south American sane
Ire smell of candle smoke and
soued mcenses-a. tomb-like
1 ere that receives no ventilation
from the carefully screened
...9Unce.
uuther side of the plaza is the
where Congress holds its SEES
Indicated 10y the label across
Representation Nacional.' -
utuer side is the far-famed
-g club House, with its magnifi-
lde of white marble, one of
s' Iuxuriously appointed places
.lI Oh the continent. Nearly
IS the English Club House
tuuou dear to the hearts Of ex-
n'ons, though plainly housed
Icted with an eye to the solid
of its members and theiI
asher than to ostentatious dis
the middle of the plaza is a
white marble fountain, with
H5sins and much carving, its
ascTibed with patriotic Senti
f- AID dates commemorating the
history of the country. From
central point paths radiate like
okes Of wheel, each path flank
r.. acacia and Egyptian thorn
covered with blossoms, but
- and SO tended that one pities
-- crpped condition. There is &
r tile kiosque, where fine mill
AMI plays every Sunday morning
ass and on most evenings Of
res, Stone benches outline the
" .t under the thorn trees, anC
s- ol the plaza is strewn witt
'-" reddish gravel, upon which
.IN tables are scattered about, where
| rs, lemonade, etc, are served
luer evenings all upper-clas
deo may be seen here, out OF
H parade, in their choicest Jewel
hrs' clothes mostly imported
WAX tIl the latest freaks of fickl
1t is the beauty show" o
-t-on, patronized by all the ladies
a.i Young and therefore as a mat
course, diligently attended b.
meu- The senoritas, guarded b.
h"'lers and duennas, slowl
made up and down the paths, o
iIFy toddle, with more or les
their extremely high-heele,
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