tion>Mary H. Fee
A Woman's Impression of the Philippines
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4064066228453
Table of Contents
A Woman’s Impressions of the Philippines
From San Francisco to Honolulu
Our First Few Days in the City
My First Experiences As a Teacher of Filipinos
An Analysis of Filipino Character
My Early Experiences in Housekeeping
Social and Industrial Condition of the Filipinos
Progress in Politics and Improvement of the Currency
War Alarms and the Suffering Poor
The Filipino’s Christmas Festivities and His Religion
The Aristocracy, the Poor, and American Women
Children’s Games—The Conquest of Fires
Illustrations
Filipino School Children Frontispiece
The Pali, near Honolulu 28
West Indian Rain-tree, or Monkey-pod Tree 34
The Volcano of Mayón 40
View of Corregidor 42
Swarming Craft on the Pasig River, Manila 46
“The Rat-pony and the Two-wheeled Nightmare” 48
The Luneta, Manila 52
The Bend in the River at Capiz 62
Street Scene in Romblón 64
Church, Plaza, and Public Buildings, Capiz 80
The Home of an American Schoolteacher 90
A Characteristic Group of Filipino Students 100
Filipino School Children 110
A Filipino Mother and Family 120
A Company of Constabulary Police 132
Group of Officials in front of Presidente’s (Mayor’s) Residence 142
A High-class Provincial Family, Capiz 148
Pasig Church 154
The Isabella Gate, Manila 162
Calle Real, Manila 174
Procession and Float in Streets of Capiz, in Honor of Filipino Patriot and Martyr, José Rizal 184
A Rich Cargo of Fruit on the Way to Market 194
A Family Group and Home in the Settled Interior 200
Filipino Children “Going Swimming” in the Rio Cagayan 212
Mortuary Chapel in Paco Cemetery, Manila 220
The “Ovens” in Paco Cemetery, Manila 228
Peasant Women of the Cagayan Valley 236
A Wedding Party Leaving the Church 252
A Funeral on Romblón Island 264
Bicol School Children One Generation Removed from Savagery 272
Sunset over Manila Bay 282
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