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PACIFIC STATION. 
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the coasts, the commodore and many of the officers took the oc- 
casion to visit Lima, distant two leagues. Of this city and Peru, 
our note-book is full ; and in another place we shall again draw 
upon its contents. 
On entering the city of Lima, the stranger will for a while 
forget that he is in the " city of kings" — that here Pizarro 
founded an empire — that here has been the seat of wealth — 
of the inquisition of luxury — of revolution and of war — in the 
single but novel contemplation of the Saya y Manto, or walk- 
ing-dress of the Limaian ladies ! The lower part of this dress, 
or the saya, is, in fact, an elastic silk petticoat, laid in vertical 
folds or plaits, sitting close to the figure, the contour of which 
it gracefully exhibits at every step and movement.- The Manto 
is a kind of hood of black silk, reaching low enough to con- 
ceal the-top of the saya, and is drawn up from behind over the 
head and shoulders, concealing the elbows and arms, and all the 
face except one eye, which just peeps out as a sample. The 
fold in front is held in its place by one hand, while the other is 
extended across the bust, holding a rosary or a pocket handker- 
chief. In this dress the ladies go to mass at early dawn, and a 
shopping in the forenoon ; indeed, it is the common walking-dress 
through the day, but not worn by ladies at night. 
