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

UNOFFICIAL LETTERS OF

table, make beds, and clean house. They are
anxious to learn, and really work. They are very
sensitive, and when scolded they run away. Around
the house they wear short white coats that do not
cover their bare legs. When they wish to be very
fine they put on trousers. On ordinary occasions
they take all their clothes off, and go about in their
"t gee strings." Their eyes are soft and bright, and
their eager little faces are very attractive. We have
a good plain table, although almost everything is
canned except the eggs, bacon, codfish, and sweet
potatoes. The Benguet coffee is delicious. The
doctor's wife and I made cake last night and coffee
this morning.
There are several Americans in Baguio besides
our immediate household. The governor of Benguet is the most conspicuous character, and an interesting man. He is tall and thin, with a square chin
and jaw. Every feature is exaggerated; his nose,
eyes, and mouth are all of a pronounced type. He is
devoted to the Igorrotes, and has gained their respect and affection. They will do anything he suggests, and bring to him such disputes as they themselves cannot settle. This does not happen often,
for they have the custom of settling their disputes
among themselves. As a rule the decisions are just
and satisfactory to all parties, and they abide by
them. There is an interesting story of a decision
made by an Igorrote who had never heard of Solo246