Show ae ch arm of madrid ma dyl od t X 7 sa ir A I 1 transporting a cull to the madrid Dull rIng prepared by thi the society D 0 loftlee ADRID the political press M box of spain where it was recently announced that catalonia was voted greater autonomy by the spanish corteg cortes is one of the newest and most modern cap atals of western europe to the traveler who spends a few hours or a few years 13 in the spanish capital the great avenue cran grain avenida de la in libertad Is the outstanding feature it Is one of the finest boulevards in europe the most imposing of the govern mental pi lilaces laces museums and hotels faco face this noble boulevard ahlich runs coith to south along the eastern edge of the city on its fringe lies an exclusive residential section and the large park kanovi known in in the old days as buen were the foreign visitor to linger in the capital no longer than 24 hours he could still see much of its throbbing life on this one great avenue the wide trec tree lan und d walks for pedestrians lying be tween the inner automobile and carriage highway and the outer gramc roads are tire vividly alive by day and literally thronged by early evening lows rows of chairs are packed on each side of the broad walls summer madrid makes itself comfortable for table all along the walks are refreshment booths beer Is popular but has not replaced the many typical soft drinks in favor forced turlee As you sit sipping your cold creamy almond imond flavored nor hor chata chain up camei comes the he boy known as the barquI llero he ile carries a barrel like metal receptacle containing ta lining the sweet rolled wafers called YU land hand out a coin spin the wheel on tip of 0 the barrel and watch for the figures which indicates the number of wafers you yon will win no ban has et been placed on this mild forra orm of gambling army officers in brilliant uni forms men garbed in mourning black even in midsummer pretty graceful dark haired women sturdy barelegged children these and countless other types pass lottery sellers with strident voices wizened peanut render ven ders coquettish qu ettish alov er sellers cry their wares all the world as the spaniards express it Is out of brors fluttering of fans fans not parasols are the vogue the are all a flutter it Is to be regretted that continental and oriental decorations on fans are now the style for there Is nothing prettier prether than the old fashioned valencia fan decorated with typical spanish scenes and figures figurea these fans can still be found if you mill search along with painted tiles and china with designs from segovia decorated por lel cehin aln from the ancI indent cLit factory at talavera de lancing la reino damascene ware from toledo uren drawn work from the village of lagar tera and hand made lace from the south of spain the little dolls wearing regional peasant costumes are made in madrid the capitals summer temperature tin re Is ii high but it Is to a dry seat not moist and sticky you broil broll in the sun but turn the corner to the shady side of the street and thai thele e Is a breath of cool air from the in mountains madrid is elevated more than 2000 2 feet above sea level there Is an abundance of water supply from the guadarramas and in summer the streets are hosed thoroughly from four to six times a day systematic tree planting and park development develop mert have made a refreshing fres bing city in the midst of a scorched plain long ago stripped of its trees shops close every afternoon from one or two ailt until four cr or five fite the dinner hour its late from our standpoint from 8 10 to 10 SO 30 open air band con concerts erts continue until two in tb morning if you stay up to put summer madrid to bed yol v ill 11 meet the huge creaking two wheeled hood ed carts lumbering into town with country produce in round straw covered baskets bound for the cen aral market where a hill of water melons will soon be in evidence carts which come from beyond the mountains put up overnight in the old pirt of town at mrs for all the world like the fondou fondoulis fou doubs Ls of 31 marocco Mc rocco crocco save that jaded mules drowsing in the courtyard here take the place of cimel 1 on the surface madrid ii Is mod m t cm ern conti continental rental as beautiful in spots as paris but there are still odd hidden corners comers delightfully medieval mel levaL in this lies the ineat teat cites city s charm charin youngest yet let mightiest of iberian the sp spanish capital reminds one more of 0 duenos alres aires than of 0 any of its latin fatin bisen tem like the far southern metropolis tro polis it la Is not congested and Is surrounded by a practically treeless agricultural region racing madrid a gran avenida Is the gigantic building known as the palace of communications which houses the postal and telegraph aph of flees this Is one of the finest pub lie ile building buildings in the world among its unique features are the labeled locating maps on the ou outer wall just above the slots where you mall your letters there are eight of these maps showing different sections of spain with an additional letter bos box labeled army in abrica outside the matu malti post office stamps are on sale r ft t tobacco shops in all parts of the city in each of these shops Is a letterbox letter box you ran can also mall voir letter in a box on the red cud pud yellow tram car it if you yot will ri n after it it and be assured of quick service to the nain main office near the post office are cue national library the archeological mu scum seum and the museum of modern modem painting all three of great interest to the student and art lover even more famous Is the national museum of painting and sculpture better known as the prado min museum seum where are hang bung those glor glorious loui sixteenth seventeenth and eighteenth century masterpieces collected by the art loving spanish kins kings the botanical garden next door provides a breathing place fw for the poorer classe classes a phy ground for those big eyed creamy skinned ahll dren whose beauty vivacity and good manners impress very traveler who visited spain madrid a eastern park el retiro has trees and lakes and the famous I 1 rosaleia Ro saleda or rose girden with its three thousand and arid more if you beep keep on the driveways you will meet in the late afternoon every manner of vehicle from a smart limousine to a 11 provincial mule drawn carriage but stray afoot onto the shady paths and you will find even more of in terest in the coLt construction ruction of the asplen did gran via with its big hotels smart shops and department stores more than four thousand dwellings in a labyrinth of ancient street streets in the heart of the city were demal dished above all other buildings in this new quarter towers the na lional Te telephone lerhone steel skyscraper open air movie movies moving pictures screened in the open attract crowds on summer sights rights and by this method the telephone company Is te teaming abling the masses how flow to use the automatic telephone and speaking of the movies moties mary pickford Pk kford douglas fairbanks and charlie chaplin are madrid favorites the puerta del sol Is madrid s hub this oblong square bears the name of a vanished gate in the onetime encircling town hall it Is the terminal station of many 0 of f t the he 50 odd municipal trolley lines in the center of the puerta del sol Is one of the stations of the un der ground rall railway way familiarly known as the metro by the furfare en trance of each subway station hangs a map showing you where yon are going or from where you came madrid s subway carries passengers the length of the city with shorter latitudinal lines unes riding north to contro cuntro caminos lour tour roads at the end of the line we find building activity big apartment houses springing up for ao ce WO cf of the growing middle class As a means of communication between towns throughout spain alo motor omnibus bar har taken the place of the old fino diligence such buses traverse the capital connect ing it not only with nearby villages but far distant cities in recent yeara there has been notable in im provement pro in national highways p PJ pec lally on the main maln arter lm from north to south nigh high wheeled carts drawn by mules or by mules and horses bar har jessed tandem tan dero donkey carts and pannier laden don donkeys kes their head decorated with red woolen tassil add a picturesque touch to th streets the cumbersome ox cart of old madrid has been banished |