El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-04

most delicate hues and these are so
draped that they stand out over -
skirts, which are propped OLt 49,. -
hoops. The skirts themselves LSa- -L
only to the ripe curve Of the car Whose
plumpness is brought out by me ne ~ Il
shoes of white, cream or olue Alu - - !
form the fashionable foOtgear. me
Chola shoes have very high heels 1ney
are buttoned high up, but are AVA 5
tied at the top by cora win d 'e'''7i
that hangs half way to the ankle.
The girls have white straw hats
with tfny black bands around the crown
and bows on one side The Danqs seem
to be pasted on TO the hat ana some
paint As the Cholito struts along lne
street on her high heels, she rests heL
hat rakishly on one side OF ner neau
and walks with SWING So5ueL ll -
she flirts her skirts a little 70 SNOW AeL
green or blue colored stockings ana
often YOU notice that she has no stock
ings at all and that what you tnougnl
was knitted hose OF rOse-colored silk
is the bare, rosy pink Of the leg.
But let US go on with our walk
through the markets we pass scores
Of indian women wearing striped plan
kets of red, yellow, blue and green
There are also natives in black mantos,
with black crepe shawls wound tightly
around their OliVe-Sk1nned faces Iney
have stopped on their way home from
their hands and also prayer mats Many
are accompanied by the men OF the
family, who wear high black silk hats,
black clothes and black gloves There
are also foreigners for La Paz is
cosmopolitan city, and It has all the
queer classes Of the Bolivian highlands
Products Are Varied.
The most interesting OF all are the
indians. We can see them everywhere
buying and selling Let US take a look
at the wares. Here is a woman with a
little pile Of potatoes and two or three
artichokes before her Close by is an
other peddling onions, and little far
Their over a girl has for sale green
roasting ears, peas, celery and lettuce.
On the opposite side Of the street IS
a peddIer who has flour in bags that
hold half a pint, and farther on are
peddlers OF fruit Everything is sold
BY the pile and you measure the pile
by your eyes. There are no weights and
measures 70 tell you how much you are
getting. You pay by the pile, and
the piles are exceedingly small. A half
dozen little potatoes, a handful Of flour
or a tablespoonful Of salt make up a
purchase, and the usual trade IS equal
70 . cents OF our money. A whole mar
keting could be crowded into a half
peck. 1 doubt whether the average
cooking stove Of La PaZ could prepare
much more at one time.
And still the variety OF vegetables
ana fruits and meats is great. and the
quality is especially fine. This high
plateau is the home Of some OF the
chief crops Of the world It is known
that the potato came from the Andes
ana II IS a question as to whether this
Is not the birthplace Of our indian corn.
Bolivia has maize the grains Of which
are twice as large as any grown by
our farmers Some are Of a bright vel
low color, every grain as big as nv
numb nan others are white. Of twice
the size Of lima bean. and so foury
that they could be mashed to a powder
between two stones. Some Of the corn
Is Of a mulberry color, other kinds are
red or even Jet black.
As TO the potatoes. they are red.
white and yellow, and some are as
pink as the toes Of the babies PLAYING
among them Some Of the potatoes are /
as big as your fist, and other varieties |