1880 Facts about Port and Madeira by Henry Vizetelly

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IX.- -The Port Wine Capital—A Couple op Villa Nova Wine Lodges. We Eecross the Scrra do Marao—Bullock-Drivers wearing great-coats made of Eushes-Plcturesaue coup d'ceil presented by fo3o of the Biver Douro-Its varied Craft-Most of the Hard Work at Opoito performed by Women—The Female Bullock-Drivers and their partiality for Jevvellery-Tho Oporto Streets so many Paved Precipices Long Horns and Ornamental Yokes of the Oxen-Karity of Female Beauty throughout Portugal-Is most prevalent among the Peasantry Sedan Chairs still used by Oporto Ladies-City Kight Patrols--Tortoises and Mussels-Bedundancy of the Picturesque and Absence of the ^tistic at Oporto—Scarcity of Fireplaces in the Oporto Houses Capotes and Woollen Shawls common at Winter-time in Oporto Drawing-rooms The Eua dos Inglezes and the British Factory-house—Villa Nova da Gaia— The Lodges of Messrs. G. G. Sandemanand Sons-Their AntiquatedAspect —Arrival of New Wine from the Alto Douro-Its Blending and subse- H