THE FIGURE CARVING AND FEATHER \Y< )RK OF COLOMBIA 5. 



ing at the women who thronged the 

 balconies. Horse-car drivers were 

 shouting, "Permisso, senor," "Permit 

 me, sir," before they could pass ! Ima- 

 gine a New York motorman asking 

 you please to get off the track ! 



Then I expected to see hundreds of 

 stores, up to date and filled with native 

 wares and products. But there were 

 few of these, save for an occasional 

 one with a stock of imported hardware, 

 clothing, jewelry or junk. There are 

 plenty of smaller stores, to be sure, 

 poor places indeed and not of the type 



one would naturally expect to find in 

 a city with a population of <>ver one 

 hundred thousand. 



I knew that there must he a certain 

 amount of native arts and era Its, yet 

 I could find little or nothing in the 

 shops, and even in the market, where 

 it seemed as though most anything 

 might be found, there was nothing out 

 of the ordinary. Then at last I found 

 some exquisite little wood carvings,, 

 but not in a store; they were brought 

 to my room by the brother of the two 

 girls who made them ! 





.«3&i31 



THE UNITED STATES COAT OE ARMS IX EEATHERS. 



