An Englishwoman in the Philippines

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INTRODUCTION

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

LETTER I. MANILA

LETTER II. FROM MANILA TO ILOILO

LETTER III. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ILOILO

LETTER IV. A PHILIPPINE HOUSE AMERICAN PRICES NATIVE SERVANTS FURNITURE

LETTER V. HOUSEKEEPING IN ILOILO

LETTER VI. A WASTED LAND

LETTER VII. CUSTOMS AND DRESS OF THE NATIVES

LETTER VIII. SOCIAL AMUSEMENTS

LETTER IX. TARIFFS INSECTS

LETTER X. A FILIPINO THEATRE CARABAOS

LETTER XI. SOME RESULTS OF THE AMERICAN OCCUPATION

LETTER XII. CHINESE NEW YEAR LABOUR CONDITIONS A CINEMATOGRAPH SHOW

LETTER XIII. SOME INFLUENCES OF CLIMATE, SCENERY, AND RELIGION

LETTER XIV. VOYAGE TO MANILA

LETTER XV. AN OFFICIAL ENTERTAINMENT

LETTER XVI. MANILA AND ITS INHABITANTS

LETTER XVII. DEMOCRACY AND SOCIETY IN MANILA

LETTER XVIII. THE RETURN VOYAGE AND MY COMPANIONS

LETTER XIX. A BAILE A NEW COOK AND AMERICAN METHODS

LETTER XX. FILIPINO INDOLENCE A DROUGHT

LETTER XXI. THE WHARVES AN OLD SPANIARD

LETTER XXII. A TRIP TO GUIMARAS AN ASTONISHING PROPOSAL HOUSEBUILDING

LETTER XXIII. A TROPICAL SHOWER OUR SERVANTS FILIPINO CUSTOMS

LETTER XXIV. EASTER FESTIVITIES

LETTER XXV. A DAY AT NAGABA

LETTER XXVI. THE MONSOON AN ITALIAN OPERA COMPANY

LETTER XXVII. A WEEK-END AT NAGABA

LETTER XXVIII. A LITTLE EARTHQUAKE, AND AN OPERA COMPANY UNDER DIFFICULTIES

LETTER XXIX. AN EVENING ON THE RIVER RIVAL BISHOPS

LETTER XXX. PHILIPPINE SANITATION DECORATION DAY

LETTER XXXI. MR TAFT TROPICAL SUNSETS UNPLEASANT NEIGHBOURS FILIPINO LAW

LETTER XXXII. OUR MONGEESE A FIRE THE NATIVE EDUCATION QUESTION

LETTER XXXIII. A PAPER-CHASE LACK OF SPORTS PREPARATIONS FOR MR TAFT

LETTER XXXIV. TRYING HEAT AN AMERICAN PROSPECTOR NEW LODGERS BARGAINING FOR PInA

LETTER XXXV. DECLARATION DAY THE CULT OF THE FLAG A PROCESSION, FESTIVITIES, AND A BALL

LETTER XXXVI. COCK-FIGHTING PULAJANES

LETTER XXXVII. A PEARL OF GREAT PRICE

LETTER XXXVIII. AGRICULTURAL POSSIBILITIES

LETTER XXXIX. A LAST DAY AT NAGABA THE "SECWAR"

LETTER XL. PREPARATIONS

LETTER XLI. THE FESTIVITIES

LETTER XLII. WEIGHING ANCHOR

LETTER XLIII. HOMEWARD BOUND

FOOTNOTES

INDEX

AN ENGLISHWOMAN IN THE PHILIPPINES


First Edition July 1906

Reprinted October 1906


AN ENGLISHWOMAN
IN THE
PHILIPPINES

BY MRS CAMPBELL DAUNCEY

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND A MAP

NEW YORK
E. P. DUTTON AND COMPANY
1906

Printed in Great Britain


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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