The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-02

| millinery displays have hats that cost
no ends OF dollars and in the Jew
elry shops are diamonds and pearls
| SO set that i single ornament would
cost KING ransom. [ have never
| seen more magnificent jewelry In
| one window they have diamond tiaras
| ana collars of emeralds and diamonds;
| n another there are sOlitarieS as big
as the nail of my thumb and rides
| cent pearls twice the size Of marrow
fat peas. There are also emeralds
and rubies of wonderful beauty and
| many new creations in cOmbinatio
| OIL precious stones. Some of the cell
lars are made Of emeraldS and dia-
| mondS In which the emeraldS run in
| q row through the center below. There
are sapphire and ruby collars made
the same way and wonderful knots of
diamonds and bracelets and brooches
| or the cOStlieSt stones There are four
or five shops Of this kind on the
Rambla and nearly all are branches
Of the large jeWelry establishments
Of Buenos Aires Paris and Lon
don.
There are candy establishments in
which the boxes Of confectionery are
displayed in CaSketS 50 beautifully in
laid that one may give his sweethea TT
a present worth many dollars, al
though the contents are only sweets.
Some of the candy is imported from
, Paris, and the boxes are of ivory of
embossed leather work and ofsatin
and silk.
Ii is the same with other wares.
The cheapest things are so put up
that they cost great deal There are
= no Cheap John shops with pinch
back jewelry such as one finds al
Atlantic City. The goods are display
ed for the rich, and that so as tC
SHOW that price is no object. In fact
there are no market prices in any oi
the shops, and you are expected t6
e pay what is asked. Everything fol-
: sale on the Rambia is high. and the
: purses of the visitors are long
A The walk along the Rambla is ii
4 full view Of the sea. You look ovel
n the billOws of the southern AtIanti,
as they roll in on the sand, and be
tween you and the ocean are hun
f dreds of booths or tents rooted will
q canvas. These are filed with peopl
Y who sit and chat and have little te;
j parties in sight of the surf. Their
it are children playing outside tn
e tents, and down in the ocean ar
e bathers by hundreds, who roll abou
k in the water just as at our own sea
l.. side resorts Indeed, the views O
ts the beach are not very different fror
l. those Of our seashores. Both sexes g
r from where the tango sprang tn
r people are devoted to pleasure. The
n get their fun, however, in a NOR
4. refined way than we do. The seasid
I'd has none of the crazy costumes {
n loud dressing of our seaside resort
ct The bathing suits are usually of blac
r. or dark blue, and they are modest
it cut. There is no loud dressing eithe
IN on the promenade or on the beacl
d. and on the beach as rule the grouI
Of are either family parties. or, If batl
I'd ing, are composed Of only one sex.
MS The dressing rooms are under tt
,h esplanade. and the bathers wal
ef through the crowds in the tents dow
er to the ocean. Along the shore al
r racks Of towels, and the bather wip
he off his face, arms and feet when /
comes out.
a The chief bathing hours are from
en- to II in the morning In the afte
Ms noon you will seldom see any one
ed the water, and at that time and
ms the evening there are many strollil
ne UP and down the Rambia anxious
It show their fine clothes. to see and
At seen.
ne
or The crowds on the Rambla a
TIC worth seeing. I know Of no p1a
ne where you can meet SO many fin
n looking, well-dressed people at O
ns time. The clothes OF the men look
,te though they had just come out Of t
ch shop, and the shoes, stockings, nee
in ties and suit of each promenad
he match in color. The women ha
he Paris gowns and there are scores
Or dresses that cost a hundred dOlla
as and upward apiece, notwithstandi
lbt by the fashionable cut they scar
ION touch the shoetops. There are hs
on, that would be cheap at $50 apie
OF and under them you may see jew
Ar galore These Argentine girls kn'
ros how to wear their line clothes. a
7ho the most of them are wonderful
at beautifully. They have dark llql
eyes, long black hair and clear CO
plexions the color Of cream. Most
ops them are well formed. They are
owe and dignifed. and they know how
uth walk They are not bashful or bat
DDS ward They are not iInmodest.
to they seem to be perfectly sure