El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-15

n UENOS AIRES, Argentina, May Is
Il want to show you one of th'
great street sights Of the world
Florida street is the chief promenade
shopping and gossiping place Of this
South American metropolis, and its
scenes at about or in the afternoon
are different from those of any great
street Of the world. At that hour the
thoroughfare is filled with moving
mass Of prOmenaders, made up Of all
classes and conditions Of men to be
found in this part Of the world.
The street is only IS feet wide and
less than a mile long. It leads from
the Plaza de Mayo, where are the gov
eminent palace, the stock exchanges
and the cathedral, to the Plaza san
Martin. where are the most magnificent
palaces. the Plaza hotel and the ste OF
the new Jockey club. All the way il is
lined with fine buildings whose shops
make you think Of a mighty museum
or a display Of the treasure vaults OF
the world.
The roadway is paved with asphalt
and the sidewalks are Of tiles like the
floor OF a bathroom. Everything is kept
as clean as q pin and the crowd fits
the surroundings.
Is Show Place For Fashion.
The Argentinos are fine dressers
Every one spends as much on his
clothes as his purse can afford, ana
the women who walk the Florida are
clad in the latest creations Of Paris
Many Of the men are dressed to the
mines. and young handles stand on the
sidewalks or stroll back and forth arm
in arm.
The women are Of all classes; beau
tiful girls and sOmber old maidens
move along arm in arm.
There are crowds Of men young and
old. The young fellows are out to look
at the girls, and the young girls are
out to be seen. Here come three dainty
maidens- One is a girl Of u dressed
IN white, with her skirt reaching TO
her knees, her white kid shoes having
stockings above them that extend only
half way up the calf. The other two
are her sisters, young ladies with
dresses cut low at the neck, trimmed
out with lace. Behind comes the
mother She is dressed in the extreme
Of fashion, and I see a wide expanse Of
silk stockings as she steps on the side
walk There are many blends, although
brunettes are in the majority, and
mere are Druettes VINO would pe DIohos
If the white powder they dust so
freely over their faces could do the
business The men are dressed in bus
ness suits
wheeled Traffic Shut Off.
Where are the carriages and auto
mobiles2 The Florida has none at this
hour. Between and S o'clock p. m.
the police shut off all wheeled traffic,
and the narrow street is given up to
the crowd. Many of the people are
shopping. The stores on both sides are
filled with customers, and as I look
at the signs I see that the big houses
of London and Paris have their branch
es down here. Some Of the shops are
immense
Here is a jewelry store covering
about half an acre, and on the Oppo-
site side of the way is a department
store that would be large in New Y Ork-
II IS one Of the establishments Of Gath
q ChaFesy which have a turnover OF
many millions q year They have shops
for women and shops for men, and
great shops for children and babies.
The crowd IS a leisursly one. and all have
plenty OF time The language is polyglot
It makes you think Of Babel at the time OF
the cora usiOn Of tongues. or Penfecost,
when Paul preached 70 men Of different
bulk Of this babel is Spanish, but mixed
with II is Italian, French, German and Eng
lish- The throng has faces from every
country Of Europe. The number Of people
who pass back and forth is enormous.
The crowd is always moving and IL goes
on and on Il Will keep going until about
s o'clock, when Of a sudden il viii all dis
appear. Then the shops viii be shut iron
curtains will be drawn over the windows
and Florida street will look ike a we'll
lighted alley in the vault Of a bank or
Night Life Of Buenos Aires.
The most Of the night life Of Buenos Aires
is confined TO the avenues The great white
way is the Avenida de Mayo, that runs from
the presidents house to Hhe capitol build
ing. The distance is little more than a
mile, and it comprises the new business
blocks. including many Of the largest hotels
and the chief cafes OF the city.
The avenue is more than 100 feet wide.
It has broad sidewalks which are half
covered at night with tables like those on
the bOulevards Of Paris. rom o'clock
until midnight the street Is almost a
{ hronged the boulevards, and the scenes
are much the same Men, women and chill
dren are out walking, or sitting at the
tables listening 10 the bands playing at the I
9afes within.
Here is a beer garden. there a restaurant,
Further on vaudeville show. and there are Z
moving picture exhibitions galore. In the Z
plazas al the ends Of the street you may
see children OF three and four years out .
with their fathers and mothers late as
II o'clock at night and the whole city seems q
to move more rapidly midnight ap- +
Droaches- II IS the same in other parts Of E
the town Everything opens late. and the .
moving picture shows do not close until .
midnight The dinner hours at the hotels (
hardly begin until 8. and the theaters are 4
opened at o'clock.
Has Much Cub Life.
Buenos Aires has great deal Of club .
life The Jockey club has long been noted .
as having the finest clubhouse Of the world, /
but it is planning 20 build new club