Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1900 — THE FILIPINO GIRL. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE FILIPINO GIRL.

, ——» f Her Hsbit of Srtokin B . Oap Which ; Shocks Americans. ' I | j A .yiliplnd glH'whose parents make any pretensions to wealth or social ambition will not walk A hajf dozen blocks

inilt'MV lescdrted’; by‘ some relative, even in broad daylight,’ but she will sit on a balcony in full view of the street, and, ppff contentedly at a long cheroot. Perfectly conscious that she is within the bounds of strict propriety according to native standards. This habit of smoking t) y girls ami women is one which Americans In Manila find yery, hard 1 to become accustomed .to. We

have heard that some, women, of our own race, of a class at seciety more noted for its money than for Its good morals,- soiqetlines smoke a cigarette or a small cigar, 'ami, If lie exhibition of their daring, and it is generally believed that their/niinibersi are few. The Filipino woman who does not smoke, however, Is n rare exception. A writer in the Outlqqk sgys of them: “They are always glad to accept a cigarettes or a small cigar, ahd, If you are not prompt in offering one, in all probability w.lll produce onp their own supply and ask your permission to light it. ,Thi& habit quickly ceases to attract your notice except under unpsual circumstances.” ~ p

A FILIPINO TYPE.