New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-04
XIII.

THE CHURCHES OF GUADALAJARA-A SPIRITUAL
RETREAT-BRIEF sERyIcES-CURIoUs WORKS
OF ART BY THE INDIANS-FAREWELL BALL
TO MR.. SEwARD-THE BANQUET AND AFTER
DINNER sPEECHEs-A ROYAL CAPITAL OF
TIE FIFTEENTH CENTURY-A ROYAL DECREE
AND PAPAL BULL OF 1876 AND A REPUB-
LIcAN DOCUMENT OF 1869 TOGETHER.
GUApALAJARA, Oct. 2j.-This strange, an
Gent arisocrac and naughty city OfdGuadalaara has
held us full weekrom the prosecution OF our Journey
and after seeing its sights from morning till night during
all that tme we are as 10th to leave IL as ever Every
morning we go out to one OF the dozens Of beau
tful ancient churches with which the city adorned, at
tend early mass examine the quaint old pictures
with which each abounds One Of the finest OF these
perhaps the finest excepting tho great Cathedral Is the
Church Of Lady Of Guadalupe which half convent
az well ss church There is attached TO this church
Retreat" with cells To this place the piOns citizens
OF the city repair 10 spend days Of Lent in monastic
retirement for the good OF their souls Each cell has
table, chair and cot bed and meals are served to the
temporary occupants by servants thus enabling the oe
cupants TO pass their time in absolute seeuson from tile
world For the nine days board aud lodging and spirit
ual comfort those ablo pay g. or S. the others nothing
More women than men resort here and the cells are
filed every year These churches have all beautiful
chimes OF bells cast In the city centuries ago. and the air
Is AZ times filed with their music BY the municipal laws
they are allowed TO ring only two or three minutes
nc any one time but they contye to make the Intervals
between ringing nearly brief those between the
drinks in San Francisco The services are similarly brief
and frequent and the churches appear to be nearly al
ways open.
INDIAN WORK IN CLAY.
Guadalajata boasts OF two Indian speciales, viz the
wonderfully elaborate embroidery In cotton and linen,
on lace formed by the drawing out OF part Of the threads
In fine white goods. OF which you can buy enough for
ladys skirt six inches wide for IS 10 sO worth $50 TO
500 IN the United States and statuete vases and SINH
al fran p1
with the hands alone. by and women who cannot
read or wrte and have in fact education whatever
This work executed in small village called fonila the
seat of the Aztec Kings OF Jaliseo IN the days OF Corez
IS miles distant and sold around the streets There is
place the Plaza dc Toros where they have carloads OF
"A flower three feet high for sale They ask more
for II than they 40 at inc village SneS Do o
every noted In the country and or tue world ancient
and modern from inch In hight TO two feet all eabo
ratey worked aud cOored and many OF them handsomely
gded. They will make you statuette, a perfect 1ac-
sime OF Yourself In miniature ON two days notice. or
buresque tatuay they have hundreds OF specimens and
their figures representing local characters once the char
~ ort,st nrndmced in eiav grops repre
senng the the dying sentinel wOunded 10
the DEATH the attack. etc. all OF which fine, and he
dans show thousands OF such satuettes ana groups
and all fully equal superior in execution and vivid ex
presslon noted and infamous character Is generally
represented being carried OF bodily by the devil Gen.
Roas the Impcralst formerly OF Tepc one OF the most
boodhrsy eutthrOats and murderers who ever cursed
tho earth With his presence. and who was shot some
years ago Seyua Is common subject for this style OF
art iprchased group representing HIM in full costume
being thus carried OIL on groesquc deylIs shoulae.
and am told paid double price. For pair OF black en-
amoed and artstcaly gded water jugs OF the Japanese
cents stanettes OF water carriers arrerO pedders.
etc. foot in hight IS cents each and smaller figures
filled box containing about four cubic feet when care
fully packed and box and al cost only - 3d.
FAREWELL BALL AND BANQUET TO MR. SEWARD.
Of Wit
party united on Saturday night last. In grand farewell
ball at the "Institutlo de Ciencas," in honor OF Mr.
Stewards VISIT IL being understood that the party leaves
tomorrow for Guanajuao. The building OF one story,
surrounding fine large smoothly paved courtyard, was
beautifully and very asefuly decorated for the occa
sion, aud the illumination was very brilliant Inc
tables where set IN the corridors ana me dancing took
place in the beautiful nall OF the state Congress OF
members. dangerously convenient number Tor Ihe LOT
nation OF u riug"-whch hung with the portraits OF
ali the early patrols OF Mexico ana paintings ahd en-
Thn hall md corridors were filed with fine company
as could be gathered OH the Continent and with al du2
re spect 10 my fair cOunrywomen, must admit that
never saw so many beautiful ladies at ball OF the same
siye I'm the United States The ladies' here usually make
their own dresses-there Is but one french hlheI III
tinn OF materials and eolors very with us Light
Sazes green aud white, blue and white or red green
are sut low at the neck and with short sleeves
The temptation TO bring out their brilliant paek nair ana
eyes IN stronger contrast by the use OF pearl
nowdcr and rouge often too strong for resistance with
Inc bellies OF Gudaara but tins feature is not more
n,ceabe I'm one of their ball rooms than IN one OF our
They ali dance WELL but their parties on public oc-
casions arc enjoyable from the fact that introducons
~ hand are not IN vogue with aud stranger may
rna,m around ali the evening without making an nc
abundance save by chance
when the guests had cleared 1.-THE tables OF the well ar
ranged collation. TAT IA M, Senior Don Antonio Gomez
cueryo Governor of Jalisco plain, honest, ontspoken
and energetic man. whose vigorous and unccremonlous
.hooting of brgands last Winter got him "mpcached
hcfore the National Congress though lie came cut trium
,bapt in the end, aud returned TO tho work with moro
vim than aud introduced Senior Don Juan is
Matute who read brief address OF welcome which
Hon WM. III. SEWARD; lie who has given his blooa