The sun., 1909-02-21
IN OLD MADRID.
Not a Proper Place for Rest Cure. bp,
Full OF interest


Full OF Interest.
From what we saw and from wha,
happened to us in Madrid made un a
page Of Spanish etiquette, writes an
American girl in Outing. 1t is probablv
not correct, but offer it as the resl,
Of our experiences. Other people NAV
have had different impressions
! II you are Of the female sex, neve,
wear short skirt, a sailor or English
walking hat, unless you are willing Ia
have people stare at you, and sonnet ins,
call after you.
II you have red hair dye Il. or be pra.
pared to be salutei az sRubla.' Neve,
bow to a man unless he lifts his hat fr,
II you are a man you may dress az An
Englishman. an operatic tenor or chorl,
singer from Carmen" without exciting
remark.
Never wear glasses; II you are blind
take a dog on a string. When you sit
down at the table or arise, always bow
and say -Busnas"; this IL imperative
You may jostle people without apology.
but nev er speak to any one without saying
your grace be- he noble, friend or
beggs%sIr,i, ggs%I,, vo,,r .r,oo do ~. H.. ,,,
bring memy coffee at o o'olock tomorrow
would strike an American bellboy with
dismay, but it is the literal translation
Of the Spanish request.
Never tell a beggar to clear out, but
say that you have left your purse at homs
and that you win remember him 10.
morrow; or, gently murmur that God
will reward him. whereat he will Enile
thank you and depart.
ha ha-
on every side, seem to have a code OF
etiquette we could not fathom. After
two or three days there were o few who
begged only from me, two ,or tArss
others who besought Jean.
Evidently We were understood 10 be
the patrons OF certain beggars who.
out Of crowd Of mendicants, were the
only ones to approach US, who would take
their dole with thanks, or II We said
tomorrow. would sinilingly back away
at once.
The poorest people go bareheaded,
but Of whatever class the hair Is beau
tifully dressed. A spanish lady raVely
duenna or some relative 10 constantly
with her, as she goes often TO mas. rarely
to shop OF walk.
Those who drive wear Paislan hats,
but no one wears q hat TO bullhght,
always the mantilla; and to the gal a
u
year. on Good Friday, every woman.
even the Queen, wears the msntllla as
she walks to church. They told US ttA
no carriage was driven ON that day.
The Spanish train averages possibly
twenty miles an hour-to allow one to
make time exposures of the scenery,
perhaps. IL makes frequent and long
waits. At every station the guards run
up and down shouting the name OF the
town and. d.the number of minutes for cad
stop.
At every station also the two military
guards who accompany each train dr-
scend and walk around the cars. looking
to see that no robbers are concealed
As there is at least one stop an hour thess
guards get some exercise before the dSy
il over. They say this custom wa.
adopted to drive away any brigand9
who might be concealed in or under the
train and has been successful.
Madrid carries no latchkey. The con-
cierge holds it by day. the street watch
man by night. Consequently the hours
of sleep were constantly broken by the
sound of handclapping. followed by the
quick. heavy step of the vatchman in
response to this medieval summons.
Altogether, ! unhestatingly pronounce
against Madrid as a rest cure.
Some one has divided the inhabitants
into twox classes, those who 60 TO
before 4.
IL is true that the streets are never
quiet. The stonecutters, who were mend
ing the sidewalk. began chippin & at day
break. Next we heard the electric cars
with their loud gongs. and the mule
carts clattering over the noisy cobbie-
stonoa,
BY breakfast time the sound OF the
hurdy gurdy echoed-in our ears. Street
takers shouted their wares and singing
beggars, with their weird yodel. roamed
up and down all day. just before
dinner the women who cry lottery tickets
the corner, and their stentorian voices
never stopped until after midnlghs.