Evening star., 1932-02-28

| the advanced methodS with which edu-
Gators are coping with their problems
that the ultimate result may be that
the student grows up in a school which
is small sector Of life as it is. rather
than in an artificial surrounding which
may have no relationship to his future
/ career.
Perhaps the greatest motive back
Of my concern that my children shall
have the best possible training for good
/ citizenship" Sonora Abelli declared
earnestly lis that they may be fitted to
/ go back to Bolivia to share the oppor-
! tunities they have had with those who
are less fortunate.
The United States has many capable
! young men upon whom it can depend
/ for support, but my boy is Bolivian
and his country needs every one like
/ him." she continued. Il am training
work for Bolivia"
/ Il think of a hobby as being for one
! od-naturedly when asked about her
avocation Consequently. I'm afraid
I don't have any right now"
In Bolivia Sonora Abelli's favorite
sport was riding horseback.
1T was the only way one could really
! get many places" she explained. The
distances are SO great that it is i'm
possible to walk, and the mountains are
so steep in many parts of the country
that automobiles as yet are impraoti-
cable and will be so until more roads
are constructed. This will be difficult
to do because the very high northern
branch Of the Andes, known as the
Cordilleras, almost isolate the east and
the west from each other"
Il never played golf" she divulged
with a laugh. There is only one
course in all Bolivia, and that is at the
American Club in La PaZ. I never
played there because such violent ex-
ercise at that altitude, 10000 feet above
sea level, is not to be desired.
Most persons, however, who play
golf there like the slow moving pic
lures one Sees" she said.
AS for painting, it is more of real
vocation than a hobby to Sonora Abelli
Il can't dabble in painting" she
pointed out Il must take it seriously
or not at all. For this reason l shall
probably not do any in Washington, as
my time for it would be so limited
This talented envoy's wife found
real challenge for her artistry in
Bolivia. There the scenery lends itself
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landscapes which is Sonora Abellis
forte. Great snow-capped Illimani,
towering almost 10000 feet above
mountain-top La Paz or $4,000 feet
above sea level, is a joy and delight
for her to do.
Vegetation which blends in ell its
varieties from the lushness of the
tropics to the sparceness of the Arctic
have lured her with brush and easel
to lonely spots And sunsets of bril-
liant hues casting prismatic lights over
the landscape. mirroring themselves in
Titicaca, the highest of all steam
navigated lakes. and in the lowlands,
waving crimson banners behind languid
palms, have furnished no end Of in
spiration for her brush.
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Bolivia is rich in mineral wealth
especially tin and silver" Sonora Abell
declared. The interior of Potosi, the
silver mountain, is honeycombed in all
directions with silver mines owned by
private individuals.
The old Spaniards had a fantastical
saying about the mountain. They often
declared there has been enough silver
taken from Potosi to build a bridge
from there to Madrid"
Sonora Abelli has a beautiful large
baking dish made from the silver of
Potosi by the Indians, as well as can
delabra and other attractive pieces.
My Indian servant often uses the
dish to make certain baked delicacies
in" Sonora Abelli explained. 1T is
brought to the table with the food in
it, steaming hot from the oven
While the average citizen in the
United States may own an automobile
and radio, sleep on box springs between
white sheets, and eat his meals served
on linen cloth, all things which many
Indians in Bolivia have never dreamed
exist, the Indians still have a luxury
that the average American could never
boaSt-Silver baking dishes.
The Indians take silver from the
mines and are quite skillful in hammer
ing 1t into utensils for use in cooking
their food" Sonora Abelli revealed.
Another treasure which this diplo-
mats wife harbors with particular pride
is the long refractory table which stands
in the dining room. 1t is made of oak,
highly carved, and at one time was the
property Of an order of Jesuit priests.
To this historic table goes much of the
credit for her successful dinner parties,
according to Sonora Abelli.
You see, it is only SO inches wide"
she said. This gives my guests a
splendid opportunity for conversing
across the table, as well as with the
person on either side"
Sonora Abelli's favorite way of en-
tertaining is at small dinners, with per-
haps only IL or IA guests. In this way
she feels that every one may become
more intimately acquainted.
When it comes to preparing for her
guests, Sonora Abelli likes to do the
marketing herself
It's such treat for me to go to a
market in Washington after buying
from Indian squaWs sitting along the
pavements. My butler is an Indian
and especially adept in American ways
for 1 have trained him in this manner
for the last IS years" she said
Among the Bolivian dishes that are
often found on the Abeln table are
picantes. hot spicy dish of chicken,
rice and hot sauces, and luminta, sim
liar to the Mexican hot tamale except
that it is made with fresh corn.
"One Of the biggest tasks Bolivia
must undertake" Sonora Abelli de-
clared, in conclusion, lis the develop
ment of her agricultural resources
Lack of sea coast has prevented immi-
grafton to the country, for immigrants