Unofficial letters of an official's wife [by] Edith Moses.

AN OFFICIAL'S WIFE

shoulder blades in perspiration, and the white coats
and collars of the men were wet as if they had been
in a tub. One young fellow, who was in town overnight, had on a new pink shirt under his tightly
buttoned-up white coat, and early in the evening the
pink color came through in spots, making him look
like a dime museum freak, and caused his sudden
departure from the gay scene. One would think
only the very young could find any interest in
dancing here, but on the contrary fat and middleaged ladies are especially addicted to it. There was
a good supper and we met a number of pleasant
acquaintances.
July 28, oo900.
THIS morning, in spite of the dangerous fiesta,
I went downtown to see the decorations. The
streets were full of natives out for a holiday. They
were laughing and having a good time, enjoying,
I suspect, the sight of the guards and squads of
soldiers patrolling the town. Some persons think
the rumors of uprisings are often started by natives
for the fun of seeing the soldiers turn out. There
were a number of arches decorated with pictures
and mottoes. " Viva la protectoria! " " Viva
America y Filipinas!" " Viva la Amnestia!"
" Viva la Independencia! " were some of the inscriptions. On one arch there were pictures of
President McKinley and Aguinaldo inclosed in a
double frame of greens.
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