Shrines, virtues of, 54.
Smoking. See Tobacco.
Solitude, love of modern monarchs for, 187.
Spain, growth of, 74; decline of, 77, 79; intellectual life of, in the 17th century, 78; loss of American Colonies by, 81; small progress of political science in, 82, 83; freedom of worship in, 85, 86; spirit of religious inquiry in, 87; Republican party in, 87; development of art in, 145-149.
Spaniards, domesticity of, 33, 34; intense individuality of, 34, 73; family quarrels among, 34, 35; parental discipline, 35; life of middle and lower classes, 36, 37; frugality of, 38; competition for government positions among, 39; outward forms of religion observed by, 42, 82; use of sacred words by, 45; little illness among lower classes of, 52; domination of the Church over, 69, 70; idea of honor among, 71, 72, 81-83; emigration of, 147, 148. See also Women.
Spanish Academy, plays produced by members of, 10, 11.
Spasimo di Sicilia, history of Raphael's, 177.
Speculators in theatre tickets, 279, 280.
Stephen, St., pictures illustrating martyrdom of, by Juanes, 164.
Street-cleaning, objections to, 66.