Evening star., 1934-12-09

It is Summer in Santiago. capital
of Chile, that lovely city which lies
almost as far south of the Equator as
Washington lies north.
If you were there this morning you
probably would have a late breakfast,
which may be typically American, with
delicious coffee, rolls, orange juice and
bacon and eggs. Then after a look
through one of the voluminous SUM-
day papers. complete with American
comics, you could set forth to church,
mass at the spacious cathedral or
service in the English-American
chapel.
About noon SantlaToans, especially
the younger set, gather in hotels for
an hour or two Of cocktails and con-
versatlon this popular feature of daily
life rivaling only the tea, cocktail and
dance hour of the later afternoon.
If you are not lunching at your eX-
cellent hotel. perhaps you will go to
one of the famous restaurants, La
Bahia or La Posada del Corregidor.
both near the center of town and
famous for their food.
Delicacies Abound.
In both, as we'll as in your hotel,
you will find delectable Chilean sea
food, oysters, enormous Holsters and
many kinds of fish, among which the
delicate boneless white conger is per-
haps pre-eminent. 1t is this which a
Washington gourmet is said to have
imported by airplane for a dinner of
special elegance. Roast kid is another
exotic delicacy.
Chilean wines have long enjoyed
reputation for excellence at home and
abroad. The United States dollar
even today goes a long way in Chile,
and a bottle of the best red or white
wine may be bought for less than SO
cents.
After lunch the races ere in order,
If you wish to see upper class San
tlago. both human and equine The
race track is on the outskirts of the
city. The grandstand faces the stall
Wart, snow-capped Andes.
The scene is gay and colorful. The
spectators. dressed in Bond street and
the Rue de Ia PaiX fashions, usually
promenade between races, meeting
friends and placing bets On week
days the race course is the haunt of
university students, who come there
to con their books as they pace up
and down.
Leaving the races early. you will
have time to ascend one Of the two
wooded and f1oWery hills, Santa Lucia
and San Cristobal, within the city.
iS tol o,-
of Pedro de Valqivi7 who, after a
years march from Cuzco in Peru,
across preClpitouS mountains and cruel
deserts, founded the city of Santiago
in 1541. San Cristobal, aScended by
automobile or funicular, bears on its
summit an enormous statue of the
Virgin of the mmaeulate Conception,
so large that the pedestal contains a
chapel.
Panorama of City.
Magnificent panoramas of the city
are presented from both hills. Tower
ing over the picturesque streets, the
buildings, trees, gardens and parks
are the Andean peaks, their snowy
SUBMITS rosy in the suns dying rays.
AS you step outside your hotel you
hnd standing nearby venders of the
handsome Woolen rugs, spun and
woven by hand by the Araucanian
Indians of Southern Chile In curio
and antiquity shops nearby examples
of their silver jewelry are for sale,
heavy earrings and strangely linked
necklaces resembling those which may
be seen in the Archaeological Museum,
a place of great interest.
Copper pots in vases in other shops
are reminders of the wealth of Chilean
mines. At the many art exhibitions
may be found delightful paintings at
prices which are very modest in
American money.
Glorious Flowers.
If you leave the business center of
Santiago with its tall buildings and
narrow streets and walk to the broad,
shady boulevard known as Las De-
licias, you will find one of the most
charming sights of the city, the flower
market, Here almost every flower
under the sun may be found, inter-
RESORTS.