. Things seen in Spain. With fifty illus . her convent to45 c Things Seen in Spain become a torero; then, after gaining renownthroughout Spain for her exploits in thebull-ring, returned to the practices of re-ligion. Only in Spain would such divisionof a life be thought perfectly natural, per-fectly seemly. The bullfight was established in Spainin the eleventh or twelfth century, and is ofMoorish origin. The bull would also seemto have come first from Africa. But thespectacular and ceremonial character of thecontest is certainly adapted from the Romancombats, the influence of which had survive
. Things seen in Spain. With fifty illus . her convent to45 c Things Seen in Spain become a torero; then, after gaining renownthroughout Spain for her exploits in thebull-ring, returned to the practices of re-ligion. Only in Spain would such divisionof a life be thought perfectly natural, per-fectly seemly. The bullfight was established in Spainin the eleventh or twelfth century, and is ofMoorish origin. The bull would also seemto have come first from Africa. But thespectacular and ceremonial character of thecontest is certainly adapted from the Romancombats, the influence of which had survivedamong the old Spaniards. Every Spanish town has its Plaza deToros. Hfere, and especially at Sevilleduring the Easter festival, you will see allthe population of the place, a motleycrowd of men and women. Senoras in whitelace mantillas and white dresses, and theircavaliers, the gay Sevillanos, side by side withthe gente flamenca and the cigarreras inlovely shawls, their hair elaborately arranged,with a white flower showing against its 46. THE OLD TOWN OF KONDA. Ronda is a typical city of beautiful Andalusia, placed upon a hill. Thepeasants are bringing their mules, heavily laden with goods, from the city. The Fascination of Spain blackness ; for the bull-fight is a democraticinstitution, where the greatest foregatherwith the people. The patience of the rastcrowd is perfect as they await the advent ofthe appointed hour. All are animated witha suppressed seriousness, the prelude toviolent emotion which is so characteristicof the Spaniard. The entire performance is carried outwith an elaborate ceremony of detail whichthe stranger often finds difficult to appre-ciate. The President enters his palco. Thenfollows the paseo de la ciiadrilla, the pro-cessional entrance of the bull-fighters, grave,handsome men, in their beautiful and variedcostumes of yellow and violet, gold and green,or whatever the chosen colours may be. Theprocession moves slowly across the ring; thereis no haste. Ea
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