El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-24

7, the hest narts Of the city the ar
chftecture is Greek The doors are up
held by pillars and j venture IAeIs
are more Corinthian and Doric col
s115ns in Santiago than in Athens
others Of the residences are IKE Ilai-
ian palaces. and not rev nave eaCH
cost 100000 and upward Nearly ever
great house has some Ieselu coi, si.s.,,+
I'd with it, There is magnificent
one on the Alameda whose plans were
drawn in Paris and sent out 10 tne
builders. IN some way they soS ne
plans mixed and put the PACK OF me
house TO the street, and so II remains
Stores More Modern Now.
find a great difference in the stores
Of SANTIAGO over those that / saw mere
about Is wears ago. At that time there
was no attempt at ciSpla4- me PICS
were not marked on the goods. ana
nearly all dealing was matter OF par
gain and sale. Now every LaFse so -.
has its plate glass windows ana tle
price marks are changed from day 10
day. -.
four years ago BY the inauguration q
2 department store. This was a branch
Of a big Buenos Ayres establishment II
sold goods ct fixed prices and had eN-
pert window dressers who chansed tIle
display every night The people TOOK o
iC and they fOrsOok the old stores IN
such numbers that many OF tnem Aal-5u
Today a new class OF business estdo-
Of several stories, with more reg liar
sky line than that Of our American
cities They are more like the SHOPS OF
Germany and France than those OF
North America, and lnoeed IN LLaI9
respects the town Is q miniature Eat4s-
The street scenes Of santiago are a
com animation Of the old ana the now
You still see the donkeys ana muies
carrying their panniers OF YegetaDlle l
and fruits about from door 10 uooE on
still zee horses close TO the sideWalks
hObbled by rope around their front 4essi
and the oxcarr still creakS ITS way
through the town. At the same time
there are cabs and automobiles every
where. The street cars have great NUM-
hers on them indicating their rouses
and there are motor cars that carry
the heavier merchandise ana all xmas
OF building materials
Old Costumes Are Passing
The people have changed ana lAt
Characteristic costumes Of the past itr Z
tramped upon by the heels Of the pres
ent- There are PariG bonnetS and SllI
skirts everywhere, and also women.
and girls clad in black with manIas CT
black shawls covering their heads,
necks and shoulders, so that only the
faces show out Of the black TINS cos
tune used 10 be common with the rich
and poor. II is now dying out among
those who can afford the more costly
modern clothing, and the rich and FASH
iOnable now cOnfine its use almost al
together for going to church
The manta is often used for shopping
during the morning, the better clothes
being reserved for the promenade be-
tween and in the afternoon. the
hours when every one goes along the
chief business streets TO see and be
seen. The manta has the advantage
that Il can be thrown on quickly. and
also that il hides any slovenly dress
ing beneath
Not n Cheap City.
C.--4sa-~- g. not q cher af-e- ~r-nfnN
to live. II is a town OF the very rich
and the very poor. Many Of the ciTI-
zeus own large estates out IN the cOun-
try and live at the capital where they
have magnificent houses and entertain
in grand style The city has a munich
pal theater subsidized by the govern
ment. This gives a season Of Italian
opera which lasts Of 50 nights. The
companies are brought from Italy and
nearly every person Of prominence mas
his own box that cost $500 or $500 IN
gold. On such fashionable occasion
full dress is always worn and the wom-
en- are respondent with diamonds The
men keep their heads bare during the
acting and as soon as the curtain falls
every man puts on his hat lie may
stand M in his seat and sweep the
house with his opera glass. There is q
great deal Of visiting among the friends
in the boxes during the 1ntermlssions
and the opera is more Of q social occa-
sion than a musical one
Have Fine Races.
Another social feature is the races,
which are usually held upon Sundays
Santiago has one OF the finest race
tracks Of the world It is outside the
CITY on a plain surrounded by noun
tains which rise up against the horizon
like walls Of snow. Above these white
walls is streached a sky Of the bluest
blue. and in winter, when the best races
take place, the weather is as mild as
June in Virginia
The race track is owned by the Club
Hipico de Santiago. This club has done
much to improve the breeding Of horses
in Chile and has made the Chilean horse
one Of the best in the world The
Chilean horse is a cross between the
Flammand and the Arabian horse
brought here by the Spanish conquer