The Republican journal., 1905-10-12
|, SUNDAY IN MENDOZA.
,hes of Life in the Old Argentine

>pozA, Argentine, Sept. End, 1905.
q this old town at its best, you
initiate the native habit of rising
My in the morning. BY the
lat people in the far North begin
rs OF getting out of bed, the easy
Nendozlan has already transact
MI all the business he means to
It day. But-though like the ear
u he catches the worm at unSea-
10 hourS-hiS breakfast time does
me until much later than that of
uuStrious Yankee. He has his
emo lgourd of scalding hot mate,
Of coffee, or mug of chocolate,
bit of unbuttered bread long be-
uTlse; and at 10, II OF II O'Clock,
.ug to individual custom, he
- uome, serene i'll the conscious
duty done, to a leisurely al
tbreaktaStl, of six or seven
of fish, flesh and fowl, with a
accompaniment of Gillian or
liza claret, and supplement of
coffee and cigars.
ne has only to kill time the
he dav He does if nv first TAX
...r siasta in the Aowerv natio nf
~, on chair tilted back against
r3mmock meanwhile smnkinG
.r9hIp rioarettes until mher
.lm for 7,fnrty winks'' or more
.n thp aftprnoon he saunters
tra aIerant chin social or to
~, Of some rnnrp,,i9I triend tn
mics . w.hiIa and narhans IN
" to helm IN thp hatrhinr If =
.suiracv AGAINST the mowers that
..-,-irI sTms1t he sanntars 70 the
., far a fev, INNS nndar tho fine
Nat shada tho Tall, haside
..r. M + IisinnIinad 70 cmnh
v..r,.isa ha Ionnnns nnon ono nf
inf stone henrhes tbat lime tIa
t5e tn rare At tLa senoritas as
..s i1.spdatt.and sll4nf nrecession
,-onno won,an sadnionSIy Guard
NINA or duanna n1arcIin@ close
Dinnar time romas snma
Yatvean five and snyan o,cIork
1ich ne hos to tie CalIa Can
rim or+n tLe pIaga 1ndanand
.ar two or threa Of the liyliast
~ the twenty four. Thus, dur
st OF the day, Mendoza is an
.6lirht ite straatS nract;eaIlv
,n.f NV hnnan baincs. avon tha
III donkeys asleep somewhere in
-Ie, and the noisy parrots which
tulSh-Amerlcan homes take the
# feline pets forget to shrek and
belng temporarily subdued by
rYalling stiffness. But between
IS OF four and nine a. ~, there
7'derable stir IN the streets, es-
III The Gale san Martin and
-lborhood OF the Central Plaza.
AS, tWo-Wheeled cabs, blrlochas
-aer queer vehicles are tearing
6e mad, giving the arlstocracy
NJ, amid clouds of dust, and
drawn by mules harnessed
breast, and bullock carts piled
''tlV JtIVo VI NtdI tltSott "a y.
town is full of mountain guides
eteers, gauchos and country
al with gay ponchas on their
IS. Many of them dash to and
their scrubby ponies, taking
vide in showing off their wealth
gear and elaborate stlrrupS of
Ass or carved wood. Outside
md fondas places of refresh
-pr man and beasts long lines
IS and mules are tethered, and
walks are lined with ladies,
to matiu services ON their
+ nigh French heels, each fol
= a barefooted servant maid
ON the arm an alfonbra, or
uaue PRAYER rug to be spread Oh
rem door for her mistress to
ION.
4Q0Za one sees many serya nts
luelr marketing expeditions in
cabs, for here carriage hire is
cheap that everybody can af-
idle. Among the upper classes
lei and mistress never dream
III thing as going to market, and
NE tie custom to add a few
the DAYS allowance for kitch-