Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-09-17
Types of Mexican Beauty,
THE TRIGUENAS AND MORENAs WOMEN
AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS.

THE TRIGUENAS AND MORENAS WOME
AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS.
| From the San Francisco Chronicle
whoever is curious in aesthetic an
physiological researches cannot fail
have noticed among our Mexican pop,
latlon two styles of beauty in strane
contrast with the "gueras" and "rubias
already described in the columns of tb
Chronicle. These two new types al
known in Mexico as "las triguenasn an
las morenas," the former so-called fro1
trlga (wheat), because their complex
IONS resemble the hue of that grain, an
the morenas because they are suppose
to resemble the Moorish women. VIII
were once the pride of Spain. Bot
these classes are strongly tinged wit
Indian blood, triguenas more so tha
the morenas. But there are instance
where the blood admixture is so finel
wrought that it is difficult to tell th
difference. These are the prevailin,
types of beauty in Mexico, from tn
Rio Grande on the north to the Guate
mala frontier on the south, and are q
numerous in the hot regions of the coas
as they are in the terra templada, O
foothills and mountain ..uplands. Th
Spanish and Indian blood combine t
make them at once intelligent and har
dy, cruel and magnanimous, treacher
GUS and faithful, as passion or interes
may move them. Like the Indians
they never forget friends or enemies
like the Spaniard, their love is madly
tempered with jealousy. AS mothers
they gave birth to the fighting race O
Mexico-that race which at the cry O
the mere word "Libertad :" Qiberty) will
spring with equal ferocity upon foreign
foe or native traidor (traitor). Diaz
the present President of Mexico, is o
triguena stock, and his whole life illus
trates the characteristics of the BLOOD
which he has inherited. This stock anC
the morena branch have nursed that ell
ement in Mexico which to-day controls
the destiny of the Republic as politi-
cal body, and will always rule or ruin.
Hence it arises that the twin styles OF
beauty mentioned are popular in Mexi-
co, for they typify power. The trigue-
ma IL OF brown-dark complexion, with
abundant black hair, somewhat coarse,
and black eyes, half Indian and hall
Spanish, that alternately flash light and
darkness into your soul. If love is
the passion expressed the light is mel
low and bewitching; if jealousy, the
darkness is indescribable. Her mouth
is small and sensuous, and in opening
her lips there is display of teeth so
white and beautifully formed as to at
tract special admiration. She is of me-
dunn height, her form gracefully round
ed, and her whole appearance indicates
that her type will perpetuate itself for
centuries to come. The triguena is not
afraid of sunshine and abundant fresh
air, and to these may be attributed the
healthy hue of her skin and the elias
ticity of her step. The Moorish style
OF Mexican beauty, as seen in the more
mas, is undoubtedly the result of the
three currents of blood, Spanish, Moor
ish, and Indian, that flow through their
veins. 1t is the Moorish blood that as
serts itself in giving the morena her
name as the branch of race and makes
her distinct creation as contrasted with
the triguena and distinct creation as
contrasted with the triguena and the
others discussed. She is the descendant
on the mothers side of the Spanish wo-
men who arrived in Mexico with Moor
ish blood in their veins. That portion
OF Spain which was conquered and set
tied by the Moors has at this day wo-
men who are ideal pictures of Moorish
ladies, although generations have been
born and passed away since the con-
quest. And this practical ideality is
pictured in the morenas of Mexico,
where, too, generations have been born
and passed away since the Moorish
blood in its mixture with the Spanish
entered and intermingled itself with the
Indian. The blood of the Moore was
strong and healthy, and perpetuated its
power as visibly in stocks of the hu-
man family as blood stock manifests its
vitality when crossed with inferior ami
mails.
The morenas of Mexico are somewhat
taller in stature than the triguenas, with
the same profusion of black hair, some
what finer in touch, the same black
eyes, but more soft and poetic in express
sion. Physically the morenas have
and elastic bodies, and their
step is 1.-the and graceful. They love
and hate with intensity. In certain
sense they are intellectual, that is, they
poetry and art, but are in
capable of producing either in the high
est form. They are excellent CONVEX
satienalists after the Spanish style
among women, namely, they make the
most trivial subject interesting by the
music of their voices, graceful gesticu-
lation and gentleness of manner. Like
the type akin to them, when they open
their lips it is but to expose teeth of
perfect whiteness, regular and beautiful
in their symmetry. The morena, too,
is fond of plenty of delicious sunshine
and drinks in the fresh air abGndantly
with strong and healthy lungs. AS a
mother she adds fruitfully to the fight
ing element of the Republic, and on
her side Gen. Escobedo is noted rep
resentative of that element. The more
ma type of beauty is very popular and
is conspicuous for its self-assertion.-
Through all vicissitndes, mingling and
intermingliDg of different branches,
the Moorish blood shows itself promi-
nently, as does the Aztec blood in the
triguenas. Both currents illustrate
Darwin's idea of that terrific struggle
that is going on in the world about us,
which he sententiously calls the sur
vival of the fittest, or the death of the
weak that the strong may live.
AN OBLIvIoUs BRIDEGRooM.-This
good story comes from Nantucket. A
rather diffident young man was about
to be united to the girl of his choice
The eventful day arrived, and in the
evening he tucked her hand under his
arm and strobe away to the parsonage.
There they discovered that some pre-
liminaries were essential to the cere-
monY, The blank form of return to
the Town Clerk must be made out, an
swering numberless questions, such as
name, color, birthplace, age, ETC., of
groom and bride. So diff1dent was
Samuel that he sat near window gaz-
ing out upon the moonlit sea, while the
prospective bride sat at the other ex-
tremity of the room in company with
the clergyman and replied to the vari-
GUS questions as he recorded them. AT
length one question came which stag
gered her. Sha must appeal to the
groom, which she did thus, and with
the following result:
"Samwel! Samwel. ~
"Well.n
"Samwel, what was your mothers
maiden name ?"
"How should l know anything about
it? She died great many years before
I was born "a
EAT APPLEs.-Apples, in addition
to being delicious fruit, make pleas
ant medicine. A raw, mellow apple is
digested in an hour and a half, while