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Show MADRID IS EXCEPTION IN SPAIN (Continued from page 1.) Itrn cmsMTN or prospects for large isdiittnal development. Madrid M ebons tha atretagieally aligibia tntn of goverament for aa empira eompoaad of patty kingdom that needed to b weldad into whole. About tha only really haadaome it la Madrid ia that occupied by tha royal palace upon a bill overlooking tha Meoxanaree rirar and commanding a Una view of the valley beyoad and of the Uuadarrama mountaiaa in tha Hi, tance. The royal palace it a'$15,000,000. granite pile in which the king main-taina main-taina the traditional dignity of the Spaniah ronrt, at aa enormooa expniae, deapiu tha poverty of hia country. Where Hen Drink Chocolate, While Madrid may be compared with London and Paria la aome reepecte it ia totally different ia othera. There ia none of the extreme poverty of London in the elume and none of the artinVial ity and dietipatioa of Paria or New York ia ita "white light" diatrict. The cafes ia Madrid are many and heavily fiatroniied, but the men drink ehoca-ate ehoca-ate aa a rule, aad the eight ef aa ia-toxieated ia-toxieated Spaniard ia extremely are. The Bpaaiah capital hat do counterpart of the underworld that givea color to tli hi(n in thm f r Af I.abAaB at sight, or of tha balfworld that dauate itsslf by dav and night in Paria. Vic in Madrid i perhaps at pervading at it ia in any other capital, capi-tal, but tha demi mondaine ia not discoverable dis-coverable to the eve of tha diner out by her style of dross or manner of deportment. , Night life in Madrid, at teen in the cafe district. . it one of , considerable liveliness witnout dissipation. Wins Cheeper Than Milk. Tha nation drinkt wine at a matter of course at mealt, s,nd wiae ia cheaper than milk or mineral water, but the Spaniard's "night cap" it always chocolate, and with it be eats tweet rolls or eake. Spanish chocolate is almost as thick at butter, and is served in email cup. With hot chocolate the Spaniard be-giaa be-giaa the day at "deaayuno," his "little "lit-tle breakfast" squivaleet to tha "petit dejeuner" of the Frenchman or the "chota bazri" of the Anglo-Indian. Chocolate it alto hia drink in the after noo a at the time when the English take tea, aad when ha goes to a cafe in the evening for conversation with a friend, ba orders chocolate aa a matter of course. If he is with an American friend, ke orders ehoeolate for two, without eves asking whether the foreigner would prefer pre-fer an alcoholic beverage. This ia not because of any failure of Spanish courtesy, cour-tesy, but because it doe aot occur to a Spaniard that anyone would wish to poison himself -with a "highball" or cocktail before turning in. Theatre Wall FatronLsad. The theatres ar an important feature fea-ture of Madrid life. Opera, the drama, comic opera, musical comedy, farce and vaudeville are exploited at Dinner-oa Dinner-oa amusement temples as pretaijtioui aa those of Paria, and the hours of the entertainments indicate tha wide popularity of tha theatre. It is possible to nod a bill beginning at almost any hoar between early afternoon and Into evening. The same theatre often pre-sents pre-sents several different plays or light operas ia aa afternoon and evening. From 5 to S. from 6 to 9, from 1 to 10 ar common hours for plays. Comic operas ia one or two acta, with several scene, ar given in an hour, and at almost aay hour. Tha Madrid drtt nighter may go home to dinner at 9 o'clock when on play haa ended and return at 10 to begin another, Pnbllc Turnkey a Convenience. When the gay young bled comet bom rate at sight in Madrid, he does aot have to fumble for a lateh key with which ta let himtelf In. He merely mere-ly tana with hia cane or hit foot on the wall, and a uaeful functionary whoa buaiaesa is to lot persons into their homes appears out of the shadows with a huge bunch of skeleton keys, oae f which h sura to lit the lock. A tip ef a penny or two is all of the payment demaaded for thia service. This public turnkey dataa bark to old times ia Spaia. Ho is the most useful of all Spanish officials, aad tha only one who la never grafter. Madrid is a city of pleating pros porta totally unlike the dilapidated hittorie cities that constitute place of interest to the tourist. But the blight of political (raft is upon it, aa it is upoa other Spanish municipalities. It ia overcrowded, over-crowded, despite ita palace, ita parks sad its wide avenues. It ia unsanitary. The mortality rat, esneriallv, that among children, is high. With the rest of Ppain the eapital pars tribute to caeiquism. THB KINGDOM OF SPAIN. ' Xvnt Bloom and Decay. |