Download or read book Journal of a Residence and Travels in Colombia, Vol. 2 of 2 written by Charles Stuart Cochrane and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-17 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Journal of a Residence and Travels in Colombia, Vol. 2 of 2: During the Years 1823 and 1824 Sunday. Political discussion. Attending mass. Dress of the ladies. Gallantry. The vice-president, General Francisco de Paulo Santander. His career. Sch'or Gual. Castillos. Restrepo. Briceno Mendez. Urdineta. Gaiety of the people. Horses. The Ala meda. A dinner party. Sunday evening. Fete Dieu. The clergy. Manners of the Natives. Disposition. General kindness. Customs. Evening parties. Sys tem of gallantry. State of society. Interior of the houses. A ball. Tertulia. Dancing. Music. Beauty of the females. Men handsomer than the females. Not much addicted to reading or study. Conclusion of the evening 85 - 125. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.