Show bimm cuban a n social 0 c i a I 1 li life f e j qan Q an special correspondence much hue has been about the ricourt of u cuba cubas e capital its clini climate ate if its attractions as a winter resort but little ha has awen eald bald about its social life and that li rather an important feature in ili a city of 2601 aso 1 I 1 inhabitants tourists tour lets who come rome to havana for a few fen days unless the bring letter of introduction see soe of or the social life ito of he the cit ell and aan man complain that the women there are neither beautiful nor well ell 11 hut but that ie its from ck of op ill alty fur for seeing 1 at close range the members of itahara s beet best coclet la no new I 1 york ork would a foreigner be apt to mw lie twit best people while hile elk bing the statue of liberty or in lit a hasty visit to 0 o the he cit ell hall ball the stock ex change bange or various arious amusement halls which stran strangers gerI in ili town are wont ant to frequent then neither can the eight sight eer in havana expect to run across the careful car etall cuban beauties in bin blit i Il grimage through the old and interesting parth parts of the tile city hut if ho he comee comes with A ith a letter of in tro to bome some prominent family he will mill be entertained in so charming a manner that lie villi have hae no cause for complaint about cuban bos boot pit allty and he will see vee mole pretty women la IQ a space of timo time than bo he could see se elsewhere cuba baa has been a no republic public tor for only three year years the oko of spain always a galling one wa as especially beven severo on m women omen but it Is surprising to see how bow quickly tho the cuban cubans have hase to anical can influence and oril how to much the ed cuban copier copies her ainer amer lean ican modi modo of Enter entertaining tal n ing the most common mode of enter lit is the after afternoon roon or e evening day at hrone there occur every week dwle a month or once i month in the latter case the evening recep lion arans a A dance for the cuban Is very fond of dancing and ith avidity upon each cacti tunit to indulge in the favorite pas timo he large galas pains with ith their mar ble u doors ceilings cel lings fron from 15 to 20 feet in n height with full length windows opening upon little balconies or wido ran randas dax mako make excellent ballrooms and it if it la Is stood that there will bo be dancing at a certain house the hoate hosts will ill not lack tor for guest guests in tho vedado the american influx ecce ence ie Is here ou eee see ishmen and girls alone visiting at the weekly progress eshe itta hoeq bridge parties or at the tennis club thi this ciro ie in quite an institution its it mem including all till the young men of social elice who offer tho freceone free frece coni oni of the club to their women omen friends oa on mondays mid and fri daye days this winter the club went ent in for football and he the tames games were a tra popular the presence pretence of aa many foreign minister ministers rives gives a diplomatic flavor 1 to society which la Is very pleasant our minister mr herbert fl T who caine came to cuba fr tr in china where he was first at of the legation nt at pekin has ha his residence nt at marli nao the lg 1 gallon in I 1 at prado 13 altos or the upper tipper floor of a two storied house on oil the prado chere all the babinek i la Is transacted minister house mr nir sauters Syu SUu lere house was formerly the bo bummer summer borne home of a rich cuban family it ts Is oae one story in height with a patio in tho the center and a magnificent garden at the rear the eala sala extends across tho the front froat odthe of abo house and opens on a wide ri it is beautifully furnish broad boulevard hou letar rooms of the mccu u pants in ili cotine costume borne soine in mask and domino ird others other in rich afternoon d dreg rests all end and shower of confetti and rolls tolls of u er ser bentia the fashionable Fhlona ble season the regular afternoon o Is c I 1 worth being cuban women aomen ha e lately naoi ndoi 1 the castoni of paying calle calls in 0 if afternoon ard ikbal trey tahe R turn wound the tile pando be fore going 1 lionie home tu to dinner conne on ant often bees pretty women be stiffed in lit handsome irlma along hp the malcom bel bet a pen r an ani I 1 i a clock tie tit cubin ila da all Is I 1 short i he the long lotte la is d vf I 1 mi cuban windows when vilen yet adale awal in the morning br ct I 1 U f Is t Is fro from a i I 1 11 I 1 to t 0 12 dinn dennet dinnet e t from 7 ti 1 0 9 1 lu a ill tho P ini internal C r 1 I between breakfast aad ind dinner the ornen omen take their si dresa dress tor for their afternoon datye and visits or do a little shopping on oil street As ahr dinner hour ie Is late no one cills in the tu evening before 9 30 and on nn nit merlah 1 at horn home guests fre come dt at 10 no ona one ever eve r seel the or of the curtain at the thia ter the ve first act ts is placed to nt ac empt house bouser but bitt during the tile following te tae bases boxes begin to 1111 up and the act ss nearl nearly r all of the audience lir in ili ite cubans are tery very fond of at music on nights at the malecon it Is al most t to find a it vacant ahalt after 8 31 society holiver does pot mingle a ith the era bronil 1 I seated around the band stand it drives around nd aroutin lie the circle at the foot t tut 1 chile the a arc are being placed an ani I 1 taiya tales tai tal ya es a turn up tip as far as the parque centrist Cen tritt during the 10 rain min ules intermission the opera boison fk htway tomi u cirl to ant anft it is patronized it usually lasta from front four our lo 10 eai ix weeks beginning either in lit december or january and other are sua sue on am nights at tho opera I 1 lia lie appear in gorgeous costumes cost umee adorned ad ornett with ith superb jow ele and the glittering effert ot of the horseshoe with its three tiers of box es all occupied by dar darkened Leed cr creolee eoles Is a never to be forgotten sight frilay night ts Is noche de do moda or the fashio fashionable evening at the albhun theater th borne tome of the modern modera ji kul 7 the tacon theater cd ed and contains many object io of art picked up in foreign countries hack back of the tho eila sala la Is mr air library tho the line lonc corridor leading to the din ing 1 rom has ha its table tables and chairs pedestals brie bric a brae brac and vase vases of alj liters ers the dining room adus ad us on the karden garden and Is a deiy lately apartment the minister and bla wife assisted by three attractive daughters enter tan tain charmingly they have a week h 1 reception day and usually ebo glee a couple ot at dances during the season invitations to which are eagerly sought after opposite the house Is the tennis court snit nd on saturday aft of 0 the family come out for a stae ot at tennis or croquet and a cup of ta tea 11 havana lavana Is at its apogee daring the c a season which not only in eludes the three dae days before ash Wednes wednesday dar but the four following sundays there are balle balls groces lions the afternoon pasto along the prado when co cliches aches in triple line up and down each side of the tha spanish opera anil and one often sees member of f the mart smart set at these functions |