The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-01-11
THE ARGENTINE GIRL.
che IS Lovely From Sweet Sixteen Till
about Twenty Six. Social and Domes-
tic Customs.

he Customs.
rsprclal Correspondence of The Journal
a.ENos AYRes, Nov. 27th, 1905. III e
nutoid charms of the Portenas, as
+ native ladies of Argentina are call
nave long been celebrated IN song
story. In truth many of them are
p looking, of the same style OF
snty that prevails in CadlZ and
Vile. with possibly little less of the
.1ttsh feature and a little more of
liant coloring. A wonderful beauti-
f. of the Latin race is a slight admlx-
-p Of saxon blood, particularly that
t,e Irish, as noticed in Chill, Lima
I Noutevideo, where some of the
hest women in the world are found.
rest word picture that | have ever
~. true to the life, though rather
,..rv is as follows: Imaglne a
....+te of fifteen of sixteen develop
-. preeocious maturity. An erect
.r. If medium height, but pendidly
Toned, with bust that would
Lord Lytton's fiat chested
..s green with envy. a proud and
.. carriage face of perfect oval,
..-,- complexion with a slight tlnge
u'e blood that lmparts to the
.. The hue of damask rose. The
large, dark and lustrous,
. nv long Silken lashes and over
~ broNS which with the night
Ar makes the white forehead
alabaster. Small and delicate
"a uostrils that dilate nervous
. rry inspiration, teeth so white
MAR that to catch a glimpse OF
rough the arch of a smile is to
..- at Natures perfection; the
m,t of the beautiful face beng
--.,uous line that surrounds the
..u bps, symbols of a passionate
Imagine this face in its frame
Jack hair, surmounted by
-......tot the most cOquetiSh fashion,
..'rh real flowers repose and living
f. CLEAN; and that lithsome
--.- atured in a dress of some soft
b.. f. and delicate tint of a fashion
el only TO the Worths of Paris and
...4 with the sparkle of a Diamond
and there, and the glimmer of dull
and imagine the whole being in
r t with the grace and vlvacity of
. youth, and you have the COM
- portrait of all Argentine girl.
e with all these charms that dazzle
I'VE and captivate admiration there
rs to be something lacking in closer
lntance. Perhaps it is because the
ruous style does not appeal to the
Ike the more spirituelle beauty
saxon maiden-that where the
only are fed they become satlated
..Fa line like one on steady diet OF
.--.- Unfortunately these charming
..ges are universally addicted to the
... rot and powder puff to such an
... Lat the real woman appears to
'Al eclipse under drifts of white
..- Of red. And, as with the gent
.-E8n all southern countries, tleir
Wanes at an early age. While
..-r Ut colder climates and colder
! p. aent are III their prime at
r-r i've or forty. the Portena's gold
=- j., between the years Of fifteen
-.y-uteen. At twenty-five, or soon
married, she is quite passe and
.0nrically laid upon the shelf, y
.....tt 10 coTpulence is encouraged
. .urrt habits and excessive nnGul-
.a Nh the Hesh-pots: and at middle
2. Uaul Of them have developed hur-
IT, aJpeuuages that are the envy OF
-ss Youths. The standard test of
woman" in Argentina seems to
Tel weight. and, judged by the
.. . ui pounds ayoirdupOis, the
a.uuds III extraordinarily five
...n- And then that potent
voice. As the majority Of
women are afflicted with
-ched tones that somehow
... .l. Mt d cracked believing
4H. " r climate and partly to
b uI hest u-r elOpment-the Voicts
Argentine ADDE'S are mostly dlscorf-
..0 m~E0g 1t is the same Va y
o., uru. and notwithstanding
utrr tiuQuence it is almost
. to listen to some OF them, 4
.uaL,y voice being as rare III tins
.ly as a sweet-t0ned female one
y d bury senator delivering his
u speecu in the sQueaking tones Of q
or delicate Young woman emit
Z The harsh notes Of a buzz saw. The
passion of the Argentine girl is
and the acme of her ambition a
It string of lovers and a smatter-
the French language, in pursuit
ieh coveted objects she is Jealous
.etsistent. There are many far
ANS and linguists among them,
a lack of excellent professors to
them. FEARS ago the government
..-.t ont from Milan the celebrated
.-.-r ~iguor Bassillo, to found an
.oluy of music, which has been an
'ense success.
re is a great deal Of elaborate
sing here, for the freshest Paris
ms reach Buenos Ayres before
rrive in New York, Boston or
.ielphia. Many who cannot afford
v real French hats and dresses,
yer imitators and so skilled with
-edle that the great Worth him
.ould be puzzled to tell which was
handiwork and which was his
SILL The Spanish American belle has
f. photograph taken every time she
rs new dress; and as that is very
Lt-Q indeed it makes business brisk
f photograp hers-Who are usually
a the United States and charge at
ir ate of S24 a dozen, cabinet size. )"
yWhere in South America this fire.
u.ut sitting for photographs has be
'a d fad among the reigning beau
e, But in Buenos Ayres they are
OF old publicly in the shops, like those
lctresses. In Santiago, Lima, and
amy other cities the supreme test of
redom is in the greatest number OF
sold, and young men have
"r rooms filled with counterfeit
ntiments" of the girls they admire,
-.-n in All sorts of costumes and att