La Junta tribune., 1917-02-17


be. n never saw such big ones as
those that grow on the western
slopf u Peru. They are everywhere.
ciiui INA over the adobe fences. by
the 49, and irrigating bitches.
The cxA il fiat but the coast
ran eool - seen east Of Lima
Linise he time We had ar
rivsf W iad decided on our
shoA, ab,. S,e wanted a souvenir
spoa ~, Saturday Evening
Posd d some tooth paste,
and and Mr.. O'Connor
wanD ,, text books. The first
plas a., t was a jewelry store.
for =. and We saw some OF
the .autiful jewels have
ever nd all kinds OF precious
stone ,onds, emeralds. etc. Di-
amoI cheaper here than they
are States. The finest emer
aids world come from Colon
bia. II is scarcely any duty on
iuxuri4 ,,ut 1t is high for necessi-
'ie'-e1 e'ally shoes.
We mt to two or three shops
before we found the spoon Mrs. Joe
wanted. and We got 1t at Welseh's
store. owned by Germans. which has
been black listed by the English. II
did not seem to have made any diff
ference with the store for there were
a great many people In there buying.
The store Is wonderful, the best We
were in.
We sa~ a good many automobiles. |
two or three were limousines. One
limousine was a Chalmers. when
one sees one OF these big ears com
ing toward them down those narrow
streets. one wants TO climb a tree or
or pole Most Of the rich people use
horses and carriages. and we saw
some beautiful horses as well as
handsome carriages All the people
OF the upper class were dressed ac-
eording to the latest dictates OF
Paris. but all the coat suits looked
as though they had been made by a
dress maker, The fact Is that they
were probably made by a tailor.
In Peru. and In most OF the other
South American countries. the period
OF mourning after the death OF a
relative Is strictly observed. For a
paren, or child It is two years. and
for any relative. no matter how dis
tant, II Is at least six months. and
the result is that black is worn CON
s,antly never saw so much crepe.
even the children were dressed In H.
The men wear a black band around
the left arm. but usually they wear
black too. And the middle class
people seem to have given up In des-
pair and never wear anything but
black. The women OF the middle
class never wear any hats. even with
n coat suit: they wear lace mantiilas.
and those who can't afford lace
mantilla. wear wha, looks to me like
n square yard OF lace wolfe.
As a whole the people are good
looking. They are very dark and
small. Most of the men would say
are no taller than l. Carlyle and Mr..
Common lowered head and shoulders
above any crowd OF people In the
street
In most OF the windows We saw
American money displayed. indicat-
Ing that change for American cur.
r.ncy could be gotten there. The rate
OF exchange II two Peruvian dollars
for one American dollar, and silver
is very hard TO Ect-cven the banks
haven't got Il.
The buildings. the business build
inss mean. In Lima. show the infiu-
ence Of foreigners. though the plan
OF the city follows the Spanish plan
with the Plaza. etc. None Of the
buildings are very high. most OF
them being two Stories. Some Of the
new buildings may be four stories.
but that 10 the very highest. There
n In Lima. club called the English
spekinG Club" and the only require
meat 10 that one speak English.
There are about ten thousand mem
bsrs---and Of course many Of them
are Peruvians.
There are Of course moving pic.
tures. but the standard IL not nearly
70 high a. In the States and are
usually produced BY 40 Italian COM
pany. With . horrible plot and worse
looking actors. Bet I doubt u tAsss
peopss could get some Of The subtle
Deeoes u ess movies. aad tAiak
thsy would not laush q . perform.
aaes hat laclu1sd Wsbss asd Fields,