Chapter 7

City of Havana. -- First Impressions. -- The Harbor. -- Institutions. -- Lack of Educational Facilities. -- Cuban Women. -- Street Etiquette. -- Architecture. -- Domestic Arrangements. -- Barred Windows and Bullet-Proof Doors. -- Public Vehicles. -- Uncleanliness of the Streets. -- Spanish or African! -- The Church Bells. -- Home-Keeping Habits of Ladies. -- Their Patriotism. -- Personal Characteristics. -- Low Ebb of Social Life. -- Priestcraft. -- Female Virtue. -- Domestic Ties. -- A Festive Population. -- Cosmetics. -- Sea-Bathing. 125