The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-05-11
IA,per Things in Caracas.
.o about the Social Customs.
'' Funera! Customs.

tanians are to receptions.
j., dinner invitations are sent
,uezuela only to those people
4, bp asked as a matter of Ell
IKE to the less formal break
rs ale hidden those congenial
use company is most desired.
. congenial spirits" afore-
5ot wait for invitations but
. .leIr intimate friends at the
lur with perfect freedom.
uu.ry almuerZos (breakfasts),
il. lIuners, are generally ac-
,a Uv howery speeches and i'm
mrtly whenever the company
Tile Aost is pretty certain to
want, the hostess both gra-
. eltty, and every arrange
st,aJ IN elegance and local
.fu while oratory, songs,
4ltiment, expressed in half
m4uages, add intellectual
.. 1lrasures of the table.
tluuuS Venezuelan customs
.t the stranger as peculiar is
l--ruJng "mariquitas" at the
- tautS. The godparent of
.rtI Who are about to be re-
.a tur Christian faith present
S. with small coin Of gold or
$50, has a hole bored in it
IS aH Is passed a narrow rib
R4 cord. So common is the
Hs- all the small coins in Cir
me country have holes in
.orHer fashion is the present
Hu-ts to the ladies upon their
.vuloeanos, or birthdays, or
,l days." as it is now COM
because every child is
auol of the Saint whose day
sllar happens to come near
at ler own birthday. When
jrAt's wife or some other fav-
. ArUves at the doubtful dig
uyther "dia de compleado,'
4-td to all embarrassment of
tie way of flowers-often
ID bouquets and made
hln ill the casa and overflow
. aui sidewalks.
-I4.s III Venezuela it is usual
leaf relatives of the deceased
If the door of the church and
aus With all the people who
u-t and to thank each indi-
IL. icing present. Printed in
at- issued which signify that
len. is not only expected to
asst sad rite in church, but
..r mourning family immedi-
wards. 1t is customary when
Uttered a home to drape the
l pictures of the parlor in
p, aud let the dreary pals re-
0Qr At full year.
, aides are all pronounced
aAd many of them are very
Nith pearly teeth, velvety
.rLIt black hair and wonder
s. ith they know well how to
tier distraction of a young
ID. If mind. They never wear
IT street and rarely high shoes,
.tst French slippers with re-
5I heels set directly under
which makes a foot look
whatever may be its true
md draped gracefully over
- lack hair is the becoming
ire most notable land marks
.- its great University.
dies an entire square and
-U patios filled with shrubs,
. ~.atuary. Its facade is Of
aier. with windows of stain
I.- remodeiled building was
atlrSt Carmelite convent in
tI-rlca, and when the nuns
rs were driven out it was con-
. Tie government, together
-N--ASive coffee plantations
0- Jo the banished monks.
from this plantation still
.e L diversity as it used to
-. All the "ologies" are
besIdes sciences, law and
.. It's library, to which the
It's .,re access, contains more
yJ.umns. There is a beau
er, room, with high-backed
--" around an enormous oval
a.5i woods, where the Acad-
tlug- are held.
t''rt squares away from the
..-ir is the "Teatro Guzman
Ike the federal palace, it is
ID Tape, with a big patio, or
.rf lsgd, and stained glass win
las three galleries, a par
0gx tor the President in the
a- 1ress circle, and a seating
y about 5000. The house is
Electricity, and a handsome
atahjelier depends from the
.- toom. The galleries are
". PORTRAITS of famous poets
Hsrls, and the which
1T &c room at the top of the
a' Hany fine engravings and a
'a'on Of the omnipresent Guz-
n.o There is a smaller thea
lie Teatro Caracas" which
copied by opera buffe.
'.l To the University. In one
'9I,s is a life-siZe statue of
elFar which is said to be the
-sei'tation of the "Liberator"
=Asr In the museum of the
~ IN an inner room kept
Is -he molly of holies-is a col
! .a+ relics of the once deSpiS-
T. Which have become as pre-
A'S eountrymen as fragments
.1e Cross. There are two or
'|S OF old clothes, his cloak, his
u boots, his spurs, his saddle,
$ and books and camp chest
~ IN short every little me-
is that could be found, in
''tiI The coffin in which he was
ourled. Among numerous
presenting his various
~'its on earth and his suppoS-
''' state in heaven-some of
fdly funny, portraying the
-'" as surrounded by adoring
gels Who are presenting him
l-.s and croWning him with
a1lel-is a dingy portrait
re Washington, which
s.'ugton Starke Curtis sent
. 'l ,~2S. inscribed: This pic