1.   Fifty women sipped homemade honey wine and chatted while trying on dresses in one corner, accessories in another and buying lip balm in a third.

2.   The women sipped Bellini cocktails, while the men, in jeans and French-blue shirts, fell to talking sports over ravioli alla salvia.

3.   The woman sipped a drink through a straw and continued to sway.

4.   The fourth Catholic woman sips her coffee in silence.

5.   One woman sipped clairin, a firey raw rum, and sprayed it at the cross.

6.   The seaside bar is nearly empty, though several women are sipping cold drinks along the wooden porch, chatting and watching the surfers.