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

ished cathedral, upon which the people
have been working for Two gellerallo Ions
and where I am told they VIII sun pc
working for a generation 10 come AT
the same time we began 10 nolIce the
crowds Of the streets. ana our eyes
caught the maze Of bright colors, winch
Of a Sunday, paint waving ribbons on
the LhOrOughfares OF La Es1z.
On week days La Paz ma sa mixed
population Of perhaps $4,000 On sun
DAYS this number is increased BY tens
come in for many miles over the coun-
try around choosing this LordS day OF
all others as their one and only trading
day Of the week.
Market Interesting.
I have seen most Of the great market
sights Of the world 1 have haggled
over the prices in Calcutta, Bombay and
Benares 1 have dfckered with the ORR
entails in Cairo and Tuais and have
fought with the Slavs at the fair OF
Mini NovgOrOd on the Nolgas where
Europe and Asia annually meet TO Duy
and sell 1 have seen the Open-air mar
kets Of Africa and the mighty bazars
of Siam and Burma, but nowhere have
I found so much activity as right here
in La Paz-
The indians are dressed in the gayest
Of reds, yelloWs, puppies and green's
They bring their families with them and
there is 2 mass Of moving men, women
and children which thrOngs the streets
from one end to the other Every one
has merchandise with him any many
have Travelled 40. so or more miles, car
rying their wares on their backs In
addition TO the crowd on the cobble-
stone roadways are two long lines OF
woman sellers who take up the side
walks. Every one sits down where she
is and spreads her wares out before her,
so that there is literally miles Of vege-
tables and goods Of one kind or other
lining the streets. In addition to the
HaHF h-a
and mixed with the whole IS the white
population Of the Bolivian capital,
women and men who have come out TO
buy or see the strange sights
The chief cOlOrs come from the dress
OF the indians. The children and
grOwnups wear about the same COS
tune, and even the babies are clad like
their parents. The men and boys have
on pOnehos which cover the upper parts
Of their bodies. The pOnchO Is a blan-
ket of the brightest colors with a short
slit in the middle through which the
head goes so that the cloth rests on the
neck and shoulders and falls TO the
waist Under the pOnchO is an en-
broidered vest. and the suit is com
pleted by pantalOons that reach half
way down the calf and are slit up TO
the knees at the back. Many Of the in
dian men are barefOoted. and many
wear sOleleather sandals tied on with
strings The most OF them have on lit
tie felt hats with round crowns, and
under them knit flaps that cover the
ears and fall TO the shoulders.
Brilliant Costumes Worn.
Mixed with the indians are the Cholos
and Cholas and the ChOlitOs The
-hOlas are the women and ChOlitos is
Z semi-affectionate term for the girls |
The CholOs are the mixed breed made
BY the crossing Of the Spaniard and
he indian. The CholO men dress much
IS We do, but the women and girls have
he same costume they have had for a /
generation or more. They delight in I
lelicate colOrs and seem to have robbed I
he gorgeous Andean sunsets for the
-ints Of their shawls and dresses. They /
nave skirts Of rose-red and sly-blue /
Hundreds Of them wear skirts Of sea
green and not a few have short dresses
IS red as the sun at its setting. They i
nave shawls Of the finest Of silk Of the !