The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-30

Ai'SA thot iuho tuiOuSu tHC Clty'
There you will see novel sight.
The river is but small stream but
like our western Kansas streams, it
has broad sandy bed. Unlike the
Kansas rivers, there are plenty of
broad fiat rocks along its course.
These fiat rocks the women use as
wash boards. Neeling In the wac
each near such rock you will see
scores of women, douslng your gar
ments into the water, soaping them
and rubbing them on the rocks. VIII n
they are supposed to be clean, they
are hung on brush, if there chano e
to be one handy, other wise they are
spread out on the sand to dry with a
rock or two laid on the corners t.
keep them from blowing off. When
dry the sand all shakes off and the
clothes are ready for the smoothing
iron. The method is somewhat
primitive but seems to answer every
purpose. 1t surely is novel sight
to look down the river and see every
shrub for half mile or more, as
we'll as the sand banks, covered with
clothing and the river full Of busy
women. l do not know how these
poor women managed during the
two or three days of the big snow
during the winter. l suppose they
laid off.
The lower class of the men seem
to be shiftless class of mere do
well fellows, who lounge about in
the parks a good portion of their
time and only work from direst
necessity. They treat stranger
with courtesy and seem unobtrusive
aud submissive. The higher classes
are educated and cultured and live
in great luxury.
One of the most delightful after
Moons 1 spent in Chihuahua was ore
in which my daughter and her room
mate, Miss Pearl Herst and l drove
out miles to the summer home of
Elk. Gov. Terrazas. The drive it
self was most delightful over good
road in bright spring sun and
pleasant breeze, among strange and
to me, novel surroundings. TIE
home ITSELF is veritable palace. A
large square tract of ground is in
closed with high stone wall and in
the center stands most magnificent
square structure of stone, sur
rounded on every side with flowers
and shrubs and ornamental plants.
grass plats and walks. On each
of the four sides of the house is a
very large portlce with lofty col
umns. The verandas are painted
in pleasing tints and decorated with
beautiful frescoes. Broad stone
steps lead upto the entrance on each
side. We were very ccurteously in
vited into the house and graciously
received by Madam Terrazas her
self, who CHANGED to be there. She
delegated one of her little grand
daughters to show US through Il c
house.
The first or reception room is a
grand, large, square room with
lIfty arched ceiling that ends in a
dome at the top of the house. The
whole room, walls ceiling. furniture,
carpet and everything but the piano,
is finished in white and gold. 1t Is,
indeed, a most gorgeous room.
There are rows of elegantly furn
ished bed rooms to the left, IN which
nothing seems omitted that exquis
lite taste could suggest and money
buy. To the rights the large din
ing room, capable of seating hun
dred guests. The china closet dis
played wealth of beautiful china
while the cabinet of cut glass almost
dazzled the eye with its sparkling
brightness. All told the buildings
and grounds of this beautiful place
almost eclipse our ideas of Oriental
luxury. They show what money
will do when used with intelligence
and good taste. The owner of this