The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-05-18

The large black sala, in cool blue, |
opens on a veranda which faces the |
sea. Here one has superb view OF
outgoing and incoming ships in the
natural harbor, guarded on either side
by mountainous Mariveles and Core |
gidor. Around the rooms, which are
on the weather side of the house, runs
galerla, or small corridor, perhaps |
four feet wide. In time Of severest |
typhoons it can be entirely enclosed
so as to shelter the rooms in case the
sliding windows are not sufficient pro-
lection.
Natives and many Americans sleep
on the Filipino beds They are OF mar
ra, four posted and often extravagant-
ly and beautifully carved. The can
opy over the top holds the necessary
| mosquito curtain. There is border
of the wood about four inches wide
and the rest of the bed is precisely
like a cane seated chair. Over this
the native spreads a straw mat or
"petate" and a sheet. The American
makes a concession to temperate
zone comfort by having mattress to
| fit over the woven cane.
There are no cupboards in the Span
ish houses nor indeed in the newer
dwellings of American designing. Be-
cause of the intense humidity during
the rainy season built-in closets would
not be advisable. Wardrobes of ma
tive camegon or nara wood and or
namented with delicate carving con-
tain ones clothing.
The Filipino as a servant is gener-
ally a success. Well and carefully
trained he is Joy "He" it invariably
is, for only muchachos or boys are
employed for household duties. In
age he may range from sixteen to
sixty, but he is always called boy"
Families who have lived in the Phil
ippines for several years 4 lst upon
the native costume for their servants.
The muchachos of the old time Eng
lish and Spanish families wore always
the costume of their country. 1t con-
sists of loose white duck or drill trous-
ers and an upper garment of white
called "camisa China" like laun'
dered shirt with stiff bosom and
turned down collar. 1t is worn, how.
ever, loosely outside of the trousers
Chinelas, soft heelless slippers, may
complete the outfit, but it is the &C
cepted custom for the boys to go about
the house barefooted. 1t has been OBJ
served that if muchachos are allowed
to dress in American fashion they are
apt to step over and beyond the linn.
it's of their calling.
Manila is not so distressingly warm
as is sometimes supposed Although
tropical in climate. She heat never
reaches the fierce height of summers
in New York and Chicago. There is
fresh breeze from the sea in the hot
test season, April, May and June.
Even at that time Manila is not as
enervating or humidity hot as Singa-
pore or Colombo.
There has been much to correct in
sanitary and hygienic way. Natural.
ly in the fight for cleanliness, some
: of the picturesque bits OF the medic
val town have been sacrificed
Still, even with its modern hotels
: and clubs, trolleys and automobiles,
at each turn one comes into contact
with some oriental bit Of local color.
J At one moment you pass marvellous
old church full of quantity delicate
wood carvings, centuries old. The
mosquelike dome of the archbishop's
palace CLEANS white through the palms
as one strolls along the Malecon drive.
: Through the streets follow each other
: in a vivid, variegated food of rides
/ cent color, blue and purple clothed
China folk, gayly kimonoed Japanese
| turbaned Sikhs, American sailors and
soldiers, white yobed Jesuit priests
and brown garbed Capuchin monks,
| and Filipino women in the brilliant
> plaid skirts and rainbow hued cam.
isas Of their native costume