The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-05

have on little felt hats with round
crowns. and under them knit flaps that
cover the ears and fall to the shout
,lcrs.
The women also wear hats Of much
the same shape. and some of them are
bareheaded. All are barefooted They
wear gay blankets pinned around their
shoulders. covering white waist or
vest. They have very full skirts or
red. yellow. pink. green or blue. Every
thing is OF the Gaudiest nature. and
the cheap dyes OF Germany have aid
ed in making the hucs and tints swear
~ oae another.
Mixed with the Indians are the
Cholos and Cholas and the Cholitos
The Cholas are the women. and Che
iitos Is "A semiaffectionate term for the
girls. The cholos are the mixed breed
made by the crossing of the Spaniard
and the Indian. The Cholo men dress
much rs We do. but the women and
girls have the same costume they have
had Tor generation or more They
delight in delicate colors and seem 10
nave robbed the gorgeous Andean sun
sets Tor the tints OF their shawls and
dresses They have skirts OF rose-red
and blue hundreds of them wear
SKIRTS OF sea -Sreen, and not a few have
snort dresses as red as the sun at its
finest
on SILK OF the most delicate hues and
these are 80 draped that they stand
oni over the skirts. which are propped
OUT with hoops The skirts them
seive" reach only to tho ripe curve OF
IN" cai'' whose plumPness Is brought
OUT ny The high shoes OF white. cream
or blue Kid. that form the fashionable
tootSear. The Chola shoes have very
l'hiSh heels They are buttoned HIGH nm
out are always tied nj the ton by a
cord with tassel that hangs half
way 10 the ankle
The girls have white straw hats with
hhE black bands around the crown
ana bows on one side. The bands seem
10 De pasted on 10 the hat. and some
times they arc merely strcaks OF black
paint AS the Cholito struts along the
street on her high heels She rests her
nat rakishly on one side OF her head
ana walks with Swing. Sometimes
she Hirts her skirts little 10 show
her green or blue colored stockings.
ana often YOU notice that she has no
stockings n all. and that what Won
thought was knitted hose OF rose
c"iored silk is the bare, rosy pink Of
the leg.
The Cholo women are very proud az
their admiNture of white blood They
think themselves above their Indian
sisters and look down upon the wo-
man who wears a blanket and sandals
They are brighter than the Indians
Many OF them are traders who buy and
sell in the markets. and they do murh
or the retail business of the Bolivian
capital. having small stores and sa-
ICONS. Not few are the sole support
OF their families. including, perhap s.
the streets OF tho Boliviap capital, hav-
Ing allowances Of pin money from the
trade carried on by their wives
But let us 60 on with our walk
through the markets. We pass scores
blankets OF red. yellow. blue and green.
, There are also natives In black mantos.
with black crepe shawls wound tightly
around their olive skinned faces They
have stopped on their way home from
church. They have PRAYER books in
their hands. and also prayer mats
Many arc accompanied by the men OF
the family. who wear high black silk
hats, black clothes and black gloves
I There are also foreigners. for La Paz
( Is a cosmopolitan city. and II has all
the queer classes Of these Bolivian
highlands.
The most interesting of nil are the
Indians We can sec 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 another peddlinG onions, and little
farther over girl has for sale green
roasting ears. peas. celery and lettuce
! on tho opposite side OF the street is
a peddler who has -four in hags that
hold half a pint. and farther on are
pedillers Of fruit. Everything is sold
by the pile. and YOU measure the pile
! by your eyes. There are no weights
and measures TO tell YOU how much you
are getting. You pay by the pile. and
the piles are exceedingly small
half dozen little potatoes. a handful OF