Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-03-31
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The residence OF the Governor,
beautiful mansion OF grey stone
stands in the Gardens. overlooking
the great Savannah and Gulf. with
the city between, while at its bach
the high mountain towers to the
height of 1000 feet, and in its i'm
mediate front are the lovely flower
gardens and the green lawns
where the young and the old, the
rich and the poor, the white anc
the black, the yellow and the brown
gather Sunday afternoon to be en-
chanted by fine music by the band
while many of the elite of the city
in their costly victorias and wear.
ing their fine gowns and SNOWY
head gear, ride along the boule,
ward.
Had you been here last week
you would have been interested in
the Carnival, during which, for
two days, the city seems to be al.
most given over to strange customs
OF the natives; a relic of the Past.
For noise and confusion, no cele-
bration day with us in America
compares with it; masqueraders
in every imaginable strange and
and grotesque garb parade the
streets from morn to night with all
kinds OF inharmonious music and
human noise. and even the nights
are hideouS some streets are en-
tirely given up to the rights OF
these crazy, shouting, dancing,
gesticulating, seemingly at times,
insane human beings, and, al
though the strong hand of the law
even, seems at times to be as
naught, still legal proclamation,
and police activity, and the con-
demnation of the better element OF
the people, have greatly modified
many of the former indecent and
disgusting exhibitions, which, we
are told, excited the masses in
former times. Those who mostly
indulge in the, to us, excuses OF
the Carnival, are the Creoles (the
native Blacks) the Coolies and
Spaniards. But little if any bust
ness is done in the stores during
these days, as they have to be
closed for protection of goods, etc.
We were glad when it was over.
Many of the people who can, 60
into the country for those two days,
to get rid of the tiresomeness of
the confusion.
The sporting part of the COM
munity are greatly interested at
this season in the great English
game of cricket. An English club
are now here playing the local
team, and business is nearly at a
standstill afternoons, when almost
everybody are at the St. Clair
Oval watching the game of the ex-
perts. We do not care for it pos
sibly because we do not fully I'M
derstand it, but from our stand
point, it is slow in comparison with
our baseball. A gentleman re-
marked to me today, that it was
too much like funeral procession
to interest him. But Englishmen
are conservative you know, or
possibly, situated as am, I should
only remark, some people say they
are.
We have very little to attract us
in the way of public entertainment
here in Trinidad occasionally
something at the church, or an an.
nual bazaar for the benefit of some
society. We do not care especially
for the moving picture shows, now
permanently established in Port Of
Spain, although the pictures ex.
hibited are very good. Last month
we attended the presentation of the
opera mariana" by local com.
pany, and for amatuer work, il
was as good as we have ever seen
all the leading parts being wei
taken. 1t was so popular that i
was repeated four times to crowded
houses. Tennis, golf, football
(association game), horse racing
cricket are all popular with thu
masses of the people, and bridge
is the ruling passion of the care
table. Gambling, they say, add
interest to the latter, with bot
men and women in society. Blu
loving nature as we do, we do nc
miss the entertainment which man
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