MMKJE3iaiiBmfcw-P&rw?PPI Pi.fi .JB khwt t , - - - shwriHivwv je giyiiiWf ' fw h Piwre S&aBeftN g&sssift M K-fiS52Sl r:T3T.T5 - - , Pl,-TW-!:fi:w . ? S " v 1MVM .HP . i - "3 v- -iyr ""?f?' - 20 THE PITTSBUEG- DISPATCH, SUNDAY. MAKOH 13, 38Sa- IN A TROPICAL CITY. Habits and Customs of the People of Campeche in Tucatan. IXTERIOBS OP SPLEKDID HOMES. KoTel Methods of Cooking and the Cost of the Staple Foods. THE PROCESSIONS AXD CELEBRATIONS rconrrspoMiEjrcK of th2 dwpatth.i Cami-eche, Yccatax, Feb. 22. HE visitors to this tropical city must cast anchor 16 miles from the harbor, on account of the sand bars. A small steamer met the vessel on which I arrhed, and ere long I was made comfortable in the .home of our Vice Consul, Mr. Gasper Trueha, who sent his message of invitation to the ship, i The small steamer which brought me in could only come within two miles of the land because of shallow water, so, at midnight we got in a canoe and came ashore. The dip or the oars in the water as wc glided along in i the darkness and the cries of "The Senora! , The Senora!" as I was carefully lifted up the steps, left bare by the ebbing tide, con t stituted a eird experience. The Vice Con sul's home is a type of tbe bet- ter class of dwellings here. The entrance is like that of a castle. Its i larpe windows are protected by iron bam, . and have no slass. It has wide arched cor- I ridors and rooms 22 feet in height; and a . beautiful court otening trom the corridor, in which arc pomegranate, tamarind and I other tropical trees with beautiful palms , in rases, arranged between peculiar sbaped ( beds bordered with tile, such as paves the , walks between. The floors of the bedrooms ,' are paved with blocks of blue and white ; porcelain, the sala or parlor and the coni- j dors with brown and white and black and I white marble, arranged like the patterns of r a carpet. Tnrr Sleep In Hammocks. . The hammocks in which the family sleep, ; instead of beds, are ery pretty. A piece j of beautiful fine white linen, three yards ' square, forms the center, which with pil- I lows, blankets, etc., makes a very comfort- , able resting place. The first meal of the i day, served at 7 o'clock, is an informal one, consisting of cake, chocolate and coffee eaten in the corridor which opens into the garden, and reminds one of an afternoon tea at home. The breakfast, at 12 o'clock, usually consists of six or seven courses, con sisting of fish, meat and vegetables in var V iou styles, all kinds of fruit and an abund ance of claret. The fish which is boiled, baked and fried, is very delicious. One of the varieties is a species of shark. The pen fish is delicious and a curiosity from the tact that a perfect pen point, resembling a point made from a quill, is found in its side. "When fitted into a pen holder it serves very nicely as a pen. I was rather startled when told at break fast that the beautiful white fish to which I i was helped was shark. This, with a prepar ation made from the black bean ground, is the national dish, and I was urced to eat it It really tasted very welL At dinner, soups of various kinds, oysters, fish and fowl are served with a variety of vegetables and fruit. The other day somethine was brought to the table resembling a large dumpling. It proved to be an Immense head of cab bage, with tbe center chopped fine, mixed with beef, eggs and olives and replaced in the outer leaves and then stewed. Where Chewing Guin Cornel From. Among the fruits are oranges, bananas, sweet lemons, a fruit that grows on a very bieti tree called Va- j.alle, w hich looks aiid tastes very much like a muskmellon, and the fruit of tbe Zapote tree, closely resembling a large pear or russet apple. Trom the milky sub stance which runs from this last tree v ben cnt chewing gum is made. Campeche is a citv cf 12,000 inhabitants. It was founded about 400 years ago. The streets are very nar row, not more than 18 feet, including the pavements, which are 3 feet wide and 16 inches higher than the rest of the street. During the day closed at the Costume of the -A attvet. tbe shatters are front of the houses or a large, heavy canvas dropped down, so that in passing all one sees of the inmates is an occasional face peeping around the side of the curtain or through an open ing in the shutter. About 5 o'clock the windows are opened and pedestrians see the ladies of the house, smiling and bowing through the bars to their male friends, and soon they begin to go out to drive. The heat makes it absolutely necessary to re main indoors during midday. I can hardly realize ss I write this that the friends at home are shivering in their wraps, while I, w ith door and window open, feel as if it were a day in July or August in Pennsylvania. Uce city is surrounded by an immense stone wall, with fortresses on each corner. Passing through one of the gateways during a drie, we visited a fine residence on the outskirts of the town, passing by many picturesque cottages thatched with guano or palm leaf. The house, from sala to kitchen, is a wonder of elegant workmanship and typical of the homes of the wealthy. The altar room, lor the occupants are devoted Catholics, is beautifully furnished; rare pictures adorn the walls and in a large " glass case is a figure of the in fant Jesus asleep, the beautiful eyes seen through the half-closed lids, the face illumined with a smile. A robe of silk, a lace cap and many jewels adorn the babe, while Mary and Joseph stand by with hands clasped in adoration. t The Bath of a Rich Dwelling. At the end of the house is the bath. A root covers a stairway. Descending this for 33 feet we come to a pool of clean water, about seven feet deep, fed by a spring. Inside the house is a bathroom with tiled bathtub and all arrangements for those who do not care for the swimming bath outside. The garden is quite a wonder with everything to please the fancy and charm the eye. In it are rows of cocoa nut, mango and red pear trees, withoranges and sweet lemons in sbnndanoe, while near the house is a number of flower-bed , a Greek cross in the center with triangles on each side. These beds raised about a foot from the ground around, are bordered with beautiful shells bedded in mortar, and are filled with roses, narcissus, tuberoses and sweet violets, beside many flowers found onlv in this climate. Bonnet's and hats The yon'i; ladies are never worn here, wear veils arranged graeefully.and the eld erly ladies wear shawls over head and t boul ders to cburcb cnly, and bxi bareheaded during tbeir walks and drivel. Campeche wag gome I years ago a much wore wealthy place than now; buuness re verses Have come to those who once count ed tlieir wealth bj; the millions. While there is no remarka ble splendors now, Gotlunc of Upper yet one sees tnroujrn tbe witle dicnity and the lavish bospital- UUUtC. SLMT-i'v7 rfK-fcffcHlSVv ity, as well as in the elegant surroundings, fine furniture, rare old paintings and family treasures, a glimpse of their former life. But they neTer refer to the former times at "better than these," and only through friends do wo know anything X their past history. Political :ietbo4s or fncatan. "We had a procession the other evening of soldiers and private citizens as part of tbe campaign for President. The torches were held in front by handles about a foot lo.-.?. First came the band and military, next the "black coats" or gentlemen, followed by a number of men who sent up a constant stream of "coetas" or rockets, the report of which in the narrow street with its high buildings bad a very peculiar eflect. Yesterday was the annual celebration of the signing of the second consitution in 1857. The barracks and officers dwellings were beautfullv decorated with the Mfrican flags and wreaths. In the evening there was an illumination, the "Plaza de AnU," and the Government builings were very brilliant with Chinese lanterns. Thousands of people occupied the great space enrircl ing the fountain in the center of the plaza, which is paved with marble. There were rows of tiled seats (no wood any -here). shaded by beautiful trees, and "outside of this a wide circular walk, all full of people. When the band plaved hundreds of young ladies bv twos and threes began marcninjj around the circle, and from the opposite di rection as great a number ot young men took up the march. They passed and re passed each other without notict or an at tempt to speak, although each couple en joyed conversation with each other. .There was no noticeable flirting. Some Rather ATarm Weather. The thermometer is tip to 145 in the sun, and I am told that the heat is nothing to what it will be in May and June when there is not a breath ot air and the atmosphere stifling. A gentleman who has spent eight months here, alter traveling in almost every quarter of the globe, says the heat reflected from tbe burning sands ot .Lgypt u' worse than the heat here. There is no good water. While each family has a well, the water coming from miite'a depth is cool enough, but unfit to drink becaujf of the salt in it. The drink ing water is rainwater. It is put in porous jars which cool it by evaporation. It be comes, in half a day, cool but never really cold. In the garden connected with every cood house there is a well from which water is drawn for the plants during the dry season; the rainwater is too precious to be used lor anything but drinking and cooking. "While" to those who care for it coffee is served after dinner. Claret gen erallv takes the place of te.a and coffee, but I find the best substitute is the delicious juice of oranges' The national bread, "tortello," is made of cornmeal, which is now selling' at S24 a barrel. The butter brought from New York is 60 cents a pound, fresh beef 37 cents, cheese JO cents. Fish and fruits are, of course, cry cheap. There is not such a thing as a fireplace in any room. The ranges for cooking are very odd. They are built of brick 15 feet long (extending the width of the kitchen), four leet wide and four feet high, with five open ings on the top. Two ot these openings are for wood. The other three resemble deep bowls. Charcoal is placed in tbem and the cooking utensils on top. A. L. E. TICKETS ARE FREE J FOE MME. M. YALE'S LECTURE, TO BE GIVES AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE, ON TUESDAY NEXT AT 2:30 P. H. LADIES. SECURE TOUR SEATS. PAR LORS A AKD B, SCHLOSSER'S HOTEL. Mmo. Tale's lectnre will be the most scien tific and Interesting ever listened to, and every lady should hear it. Mine. Yale Is the greatest llnnA authority on treating the complexion. She will toll the ladies how to become beautiful and preserve their youth until verv late In lile. Yes, up to 75 years. lime. Tale lias Just ai rived here from Washineton, where she has been treating the ladles of the Cabinet. She bas refer ences from crowned heads of Euiope and the celebrities of the world. THE COMPLEXION. Mrac. Talo puarantecs to give any lady In Pittsburg a perfect complexion coing under her treatment. She will remain hero for several weeks. She can be consulted free every day from 9 a. St. till 6 p. it. WRINKLES. Mme. Tale guarantees to remove tbe deep est lines and wrinkles permanently. Freckles, Pimples, Sloth Patches, Black heads, Acne, Eczema, Sallowness and Bad Complexions of any description cured per manently, guaranteed never to return again. Those desiring treatment had better make their application at once. Mme. Tale treats by medicated steam. The Talo Facial Steaming Anparatun Is tor sale and on ex- Schlosser Hotel, corner Penn avenue and Sixth street. -Her Headquarters: THE YALE TEMPLE OF BEAUTY, 907 BEOADTTAY, NEW TOEK. m!3-E6 SECOND ANNUAL DOG SHOW Duquesne Kennel Club. 550 DOGS ON EXHIBITION. AUDITORIUM, Penn Ave. and Sixth St. MARCH 15, 16, 17 AND ' 18. $5,000 IN CASH PREMIUMS. PROF. BURTON'S CELEBEATED TROUPE OF TRAINED DOGS. Exhibitions Afternoons and Evenings. OPES DAILY 8 A. IL TO 10 P. U. .ADMISSION: Daytime, 25c. Night, 50c. rnhlMSS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. I minjh aa CU AS. L. DAVIS Owner and Manager. Ji EXITS " EXITS U. .Evenings, 8:15 WednMrtMYtfnIeacS.8aturdir f THE OPERATIC COMEDY, MISS HELYETT Adapted, toy David Belasco from the French of M. Boucheron. The Musio by Edmond Audran. Under the direction of E. D. PRICE. THE ORIGINAL CAST And Scenic Equipment as Em ployed lor 116 NIGHTS IN iff YOEI At the Star and Standard Theaters. 3Irk Smith as the American Artist 51. A. Kennedy as the English Swell Harry Harwood as the. .Moralizing Quaker J. AY. Herbert as the French Painter Geo. Lydingasthe Irish Bull-Fighter IT. S. Barnham as the Chicago Brewer Edgar Ely as the Scotch Bridegroom Gilbert Saxony as the Dancing Master Kate Davis as the Picador's Widow Laura Clement as the Spanish Girl Adelaide Emerson as Mrs. Max Marie Cahill as the Sensational Dancer Lotta Nicol as the Mountain Guide Louise Leslie-Carter as the .Little Quakeress The scenes laid at the Hotel del Norte on the Spanish Slope of the Pyrenees. FULL CHORUS ERLflfiEED OBCIESTU. The Success of Four Countries, FfH, EN W, GERMANY, AMERICA. March Sl-MME. SARAH BERNHARDT. inhll-1 THE ALYINTHEATER. Special Engagement and Farewell Appearance of MME. SARAH BBRfflABDT, TJnder the direction of Jlexsrs. Henry E. Abbey and Morris Gran. EEPEI1TOIKE AS FOLLOWS: Monday evening, March 21, LA T0SO4. Tnedav evening. LEAH, THE FOESAKEX. Wed nesdar evening. FKDOEA. Thursday evening. OA1IILLE. Friday evning and Saturday Matinee, CLEOPATRA Saturday erenlng. March 28, Farewell Night or MME. BERXHABDT. AU plays staged with special scenery. Befierved seat sale opens Thursday, Var. 17. Prices, $3, S2.50, $2 and. LB0. mh 12-25 OLD CITY HALL-D'ALBERT. Monday Evening, March 21, 8 O'clock. ONLY PIANO RECITAL t By the Renowned Virtuoso, Eugene Under the Management ot C A. Ellis. BRILLIANT PEOGEAMME. Tickets, with reserved seat, at $1 SO and $1. Sale opens Wednesday, March 16, at S. Ham ilton's Music Store, Fifth avenue. Knahe pianos usea at aa JJ'AJDervs conceits. mlilS-113-sn r D A M DALBERT UnMINU hou MB. E. D. WILT Proprietor and Maniuer. ONE WEEK, MONDAY, PAUL KAUVAR Prices, 15c, 25c, 50c and 75c. MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. 25c and 50c RESERVED. Next Week O'DOWD'S NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. AAAMAAAAAAAAAAMAAMW The Leading Amusement Resort fir Ladies and Children. WEKK COMMENCING MONDAY, MAR. 14. CURIO HALL. THE GIANT ATHLETE, In the Most Marvelous Feats of GENUINE STRENGTH. The Beautiful Water Nymph, EVALEENI In Her Grand Aquatic Achievements. Last Week of the Marvelous KRAD, THE MISSING Hi. AND OTHERS. THEATER. FRANK E. M'NISH The Originator and Delineator of REFINED MINSTRELSY Assisted by His Own In an Entertainment of GRACE, ELEGANCE, Refinement and Merit ADMISSION 10 CENTS. mhl3 29 ACADEMY. MONDAY, MARCH 14. Matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Miss Vede Mansfield, Miss Marie Rostelle, Toner & Frobel, Fred Roberts, Miss Erba Robeson, Bryant and Saville, Miss Maude Raymond J. K. Mullen, Miss Annie Dunn, Rice and Barton, The Judge and The Counselor, i And tbo Laughable Burlesque Called THEMOUNTEBANK 'THE' ROSE HILL FOLLY CO. Monday. March 21-Hany TT. Williams Own Specialty Company. mti 1148 f OPERA SE. COMMBNOma MARCH 14, Grand Spectacular Production! Steele Mackaye's Masterpiece. tdward L Snader ' And a Superior Company. NEIGHBOR WCjWOl;(RJWWftJt X W-MKKium i'v ' -n "yjM S.W M . . . TIN HARRY mm akiHft IfEr7 AD TERTISKM EN IS. DUQUESNE. . FinSBDRG'S LEADING THEATER. ' Henderson & Norton, Managers. MEIOFMIIBCIIU. CHEER OP Matinees:' Wed.&Sat 'I HISS IT "WITH LOTS OF FUN INTO IT.' -by- BILL NYE THE NOVELTY OF 1891 AND 1892. Brightest Dialogue Ever Spoken. The Press Kicks Be cause It Has No Plot, But They Enjoy the Cadi All the Same. I Come and See Us! Bring Your Friends! GENERAL ADMISSION, - 50c Popular Price Matinee Wednesday. Best Seats SO Cents. Next Week HERRMANN. mhl2-102 HARRIS' THEATER. Mrs. P. Harris, R. L. Britton, T. FOean, Proprietors and Managers. Popular Prices Always Prevail, at 'Harris' Theater, .10, 15 and 25 Cents! WEEK E0MMENG1NG MONDAY, MARCH H Brery Afternoon and Evening. tT. H. POWEES' COMPANY, Presenting the Spectacular Irish Play, THE IVY LEAF The Strongest, Purest and BEST IRISH DRAMA OF THE DAY. See the Eagle's Flight. Origi&tl Songs and Music. , Sparkling Sayings and Specialties. New and Beautiful Scenery. The "Ivy Leaf" Quartet Week March 21 Thomas B. Shea in "Es caped From Sing 6ing" and "Barrett Ont." mhl3-19 0. U Dowdb health Exerciser. ' Tor Braa-Wpiw EednUtr TkjIk Offittuaa, tulle. Tooths AtbM r Ianlid. A couplet mnntgd. Ittn op but In. i)ur aocrroata; Mw.atteBtiaft, dvnbl.aptelM&irre ). JMnl r 3W0 pnytWsMi. Uwytrt, ctertrBMB, editor. tthtis ir nsru n. oena loriuunraiea or L.1MI, KetantrT:, njtlMlJV. THE SOMETHING N W tfl tflUH! NEW All TEKT1SEMTNTS. HARRY DAVIS' FIFTH flENUE MUSEUM AND FAMILY THEATER. COMMENCING MAR. 14. Ife. ' . THE EMPRESS OF M'LLE EUGENIE "Itaainers AND HEB WONDERFBL FEATHERED FAMILY. H1EHTINSALES FROM EVERT SUME. RiRn ALL FIRE KINGS. As depicted by TEIASBEIERAIM Special Re-Engagement for One "Week, L The Highest Salaried Minstrelman on the Stage, and IN A GREAT OLIO. Coming Prince Kokln's Troupe of Eoyal Japs. DOORS OPEN FROM 1T0llF.ll. Open St. Patrick's Day from 10 to 10. s mhlMt ALFRED GRUNFELD, Court Pianist to the Emperors of Germany and Austria, assisted Try HEINRICH GRUNFELD, Court Violincelllst to the Emperor of Ger many, trill giye a concert at OLD CITT HALL, MONDAY, March 1. 1892 Reserved Seats, St Each. Tickets for sale at S. Hamilton's Musio Store, Fifth ave. Knabe pianos used at all of Grunfeld's concerts. mh80-su WESTWARD GO! HIES II TIE til. Do not let the Watch Trust force 15 Jewel Nickel Watches on you. You as mechanics know Nickel and Steel to be, no matter how well oiled, BAD BEARINGS. These watches will stop on you, as the center is" not jeweled. DUEBER HAMPDEN17 JEWEL WATCHES are used almost exclusively on the LAtfE SHORE, BIG FOUR AND PENNSYLVANIA Railroads, and if a standard is necessary, why not have it high? We are looking to your interest and want you to buy a watch but once. TIE DDEBER - EAHPDEN WATCH WORKS, rnhtttB AT BARGAINS, I1HEISE BTOCK CHOICE DESKS CHARS. STEVENS CHA1K CU, 3S&5gs8BW jaio ABXIST MlSD PHOTOOBAPXSssj IS SIXTH srasxr. CaolaatL K to U tt MtttafcttMB doxen. Telephone 1751. P4S-1 DEAFiH-' NEM KAI MKIt WHIbr IHTISIBUI TINIM US I, IWdMUM. OOB niflilJl null Ink MZ&Ste&iHSSlBS?" m lino KSIOI 10 GE1TS. . LADffiS" CABINET Ueatio&tbUpi per. ayJMHyiaW I wm anna axw - ' MBTVT ADYEKTTSEatEWrSL S Popular With the People ! Under the Direction of R. M. Gulick & Co. WEEK MARCH 14. Katinees Wednesday and Saturday. :MnR. piuldiigMp I ilXEDEEICK PATJLDIKGL Will Present for the First Time in This City an Orig inal Spectacular Comedy-Drama in 6 Acts, THE STRU9G The Entire Press of New York. Pronounced This the Greatest Scenic Production of the Age. Ml may RVED SEATS 3IAECH 21-JOHN T. KELLY IN XJ. AND !. FREE! CRAYON PORTRAITS! Of any picture you wish. For samples see our show windows, corner Tenth st and Penn Ave. OTTZR, OFFER: On a bill of $150, Crayon 20x24; beautiful frame. On a bill of $100, Crayon 18x22; fine oak frame. On a bill of $75, Crayon 16x20; neat oak frame. On a bill of $50, Crayon 16x20; plain gold frame. On a bill of $40, Crayon 16x20; white and gold frame. On a bill of $30, Crayon 16x20; pretty oak frame. On a bill of $20, Crayon 16x20; without frame. THEACMEEEPER The above term may justly lay claim to our MAGNIFI CENT .NEW SPRING STOCK of all grades of FURNITURE Now on our floors REMEMBER, we are an valuable reputation to maintain. Our Goods Are the Best Made. OUR TERMS cannot be customer. CASH OR EASY $10 Worth of Goods, $1 PICKERING'S, COMPLETE HOUSEFURNISHER, COR. TENTH STREET AND PENN AVE. GOLD SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES. We have just received a consignment of 360 pair of Solid Gold Spectacles and Eye-Glasses, which we will offer at $3 each; the regular prices for same are $5 and $6. The lenses are the best Russian pebble, and we will ex amine the eyes and fit the glasses free of charge. SUUCIT'S, COR. LIBERTY AND SMITHFIELD, AND 311 SMITHFIELD ST. .. . - ... . . . mhB jlgL JTT ggggMEEEEy SSIry THEATRE FE! Produced at an actual cost of $20, OOO. A stupendous scenic triumph, presenting: Battery Park In -winter by moon light, -with a view of New York Harbor and the Bartholdi Liberty Light. St. Patrick's Cathedral and the Vanderbilt Conservatory. The Elver Front and Ship ping During a Snowstorm. The Great Dock and Serrer Scene. mhl3 FREE! 1 LU and CARPETS for your inspection. old established house with a Our Prices the Very Lowest. touched, because we suit each PAYMENTS. Down, 50c Per Week. mhJS SOLE AGENT FOR CHEMICAL DIAMONDS, -y- ;;, w. -. i "fr U&abStf..:-1 .-..iiivz: sss sHillfcMsslJsasHHElHHKii V i. :.- .' .... ..-.;..-
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