Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-05-19

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 sheet. The American
makes a concession to temperate
zone comfort by having a 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 servant is gener-
ally success. Well and carefully
trained he is Joy He" 1t 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 insist 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 a "camisa China like q 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
its of their calling.
Heat lie Not Distressing.
Manila is not SO distressingly warm
as Is sometimes supposed. Although
tropical in climate, the 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
a 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
At one moment you pass a marvellous
old church full of quantity delicate
wood carvings, centuries old. The
mosquelike dome of the archbishop
palace CLEANS white through the palms
as one strolls along the Malecon drive
Through the streets follow each other
in q vivid, variegated flood of rides
cent color, blue and purple clothed
China folk, gayly kimonoed Japanese
turbaned Sikhs, American sailors and
soldiers, white robed Jesuit priests
and brown CARRIED Capuchin monks,
and Filipino women in the brilliant
plaid skirts and rainbow hued cam
isas of their native costume.
Nowhere in the world is there q
promenade more distinctive and pic.
turesQue than the Luneta Of Manila.
Here at FIVE in the afternoon Juvenile
Manila assemblies with its nurses and
amahs, to romp on the velvety greens.
ward and revel in the fresh breezes
from the bay. At six the concert be.
gins and the food of carriages and
automobiles revolves slowly around
the Luneta.
Night falls swiftly in the tropics.
At seven the concert comes to a fin
ish, and at the opening notes of THE
Star Spangled Banner" white uni.
formed army officers descend from
their carriages and stand at attention,
and civilians, private soldiers and
sailors. and the immense and motley
crowd Of Filipinos listen respectfully,
hat IN hand. till the last strains are
ended. Then the lamps on the auto
mobiles and carriages flicker into light
like thousands of huge firefiies and all
Manila hastens away in the luminous
dark blue beauty Of the blossom
scented tropic night to dins