THE CUBA REVIEW 



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The Famous Street of "Sorrows," Convent of S'anta Clara, Havana 



The "locutorio," for the reception of visitors, may still be seen, with its double 

 arred gratings, from behind which the nuns could see, but not touch, their friends. 

 L turn box on the table was placed for incoming and outgoing gifts. The nuns were 

 imed for their skill in making confections and would often send them to the dignitaries 

 f the church. 



Under a long shed, the poor inhabitants of the town, homeless and weary, would 



