The sun., 1878-09-01
THE UONIsN or MExfCO.


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Tho commonly received opinion that all
Mexican women are ~ the deep brunette type.
with corresponding superb black eyes. enchant-
nglv mysterious IN their glanccs. is inllacy
Witch arises from Ignorance Thcre are now
visiting in this city three families from Mexico.
,ho ln1ics of which are blondes Of the most per-
feet ideal and who in their own country are
clnsscd under tho title Of Ias Gueras. n term
generally applied To- all light and fair-complcx-
toned people. whether natives or foreigners.
Tho Mexican gueras are Of pure Spanish de-
scent. their ancestors having come from the
nountatnous regions IN inc north OF spain
though differing In tho tngc OF complexion.
All tho social upheavals in Mexico for the past
sixty years has failed 70 minglo the blood OF the
Indians with the blue blood OF n certain clement
OF their conquerors and descendants OF the con-
querors. This IL the guora element, which has
sions surrounding II. amidst temptations which
nothing but II naughty pride OF race would or
fntcrmnrriaee among this Spanish element in
Mexico is as strict and exclusive as II IL among
the Hebrew people. Pride has built an impreg-
nnblc wnll. nganst which passion lust and love
have in vain dashed themselves. II is woman
aync nu n2 % rnc a Scd ms bc sbo aon" bns
bron true 10 herself. and she alono has kopt
man within those bounds that have even pre-
Of blood almiNture. Whenever the woman cle-
ment OF the Spanish race was wanting thore the
charms and fervid destinations Of Indian
maidens. The pure current AND the mixed
current of blood. 50 visible IN Mexico, tyniiles
the fidelity of woman ~ higher moral princi-
plo than man. We're 1t not for heroic devotion
e. this principle Mexico. "a represented by tho
Spaniard. would have been 50 thoroughly In
dianized that pure descendant Of the span
inrds would not have been found from the Rio
Grnnde to Nucatan. from the Gull to the Pacific.
Through the love AMI devotion Of the Spanish
women. who left their native country and set:
tied in. the land 81 tho Aztccs. 20 an exalted
ideal OF the martial relation. Is due tho eNiSt-
guerns All through Moxlc9 YOU lind them in
the heart Of settlements thckly populated by
| Indians and mixed races forming colonies IN
themselves. marrying md ntermarryng year
after year and roaring families who hold to the
social customs and traditions OF their pArents.
mcntioncd has some very distinct charactcris-
dued expression which Invariably results from
| religious meditation. and in color Is white ns
ala9astcr. Tho flesh is faultcssy white. tinged
| with refined hut healthy pallidness. The
eyes are usually dark large. and lustrous. and
/ the hair abundant and black AS the ravens
/ ilakcs Tho "rubias." the second type. are
| superb specimens Of womahood. and are 80
! called because they have auburn or golden hair.
which IN some instances runs into flaming
! rich rel color. The eyez aro often deep blue.
/ md soft aud entreating in their expression.
/ Tho ncsh has a ~unsot tinec to It which indi-
! Gates more warm and srnsuOus nature than
that oi the paler-lund women. Near the town
| village of ruhias. the young women o. which
are maichlc-s in their style 81 heauty. Tall and
| metrical forms. and step a. 1.-the and elastic
| rs a iawns. they move about, the very symbols
oil tlt poetry Nl motion. lUfl nave NlUlflilIN
/ i'm thcir manner and STYLE similar to tho higher
/ classes Of Russian women, and whom they
greatly resemble. The rubas. hkc tn gueras,
/ live mostly in thc interior, whore the climate is
/ more mild and genial. while the dark races IN
hght ihe OF regions along TIE coast ..t..
In La laZ.a Malailan. Acapulco, and ofher
coast towns, however. there are considerably
/ IloOd They arc usually tho wealthy classes
and thoir mode ~ life cores ponds with that ol
their ancestors. The residences have largo
entrance way there is always thr patti or largo
f "a l.a ia fN4 Pa QHat
Hotel Of this city. 4 water fountain, flowers
and birds often nlorn the patio II Ii here
where the little guerns hold revel md seldom
mix with the obisihs world. except when taken
out 10y the nurse. Having arrived To the age ol
womanhood. they never nppear on the publl.
streets without their moza. or serving maid.
Spanish mother never allows her dauglter OUT
- her sight without the ever-attendant mo2a
as were tho laws of tho Medes and pcrsians
Warm ardent impusivo natures ami trop
ical climate render the mozas important per
sonages in the social life Of the higher classes
! ~ McXicans. They have all the family sccrei'
al heart. but to divulge them would be petildy
So true are they 10 their trust and 50 faithful L
their mlstrcsses that thoy are looked upon ~
virtual members of the family. The nozas are
born. live, and die without eyer going 50 (,
speak. a block from the patio. Their happiness
is suprem" In serving those whom they look "a
a. their protectors and parient' :.
Notwithstanding the various blood admiN
! lures in Mexico. all are bound together II
strange social harmony by the sacred ue %
women are the most devoted Catholics. thougi
the mon. especially tho educuied class. are Nlo
lent freetA Alnkers, Troops Of matrons al,
maids of the ruling race and troops oi wonel
and girls OF mixed and pure Indian blood vii
hc seen about the church. altogether IN the mos
loving unity and all speaking common Ian
guage. the noble language OF the conquerors
II may here be- appropriate 20 notice pecu
liarity of the Spanish For instance. Ia
gueras" ia the feminine and " los gueros' tn
masculine and II speaking Of both YOU sa
las gueras y los guero-.' II fspoaking ot thcr
a. a root Of the race. YOU say los gueros, RS yo
say los uarientcs when speaking ~ male AN
female friends. :, ynu have l9s rubus and IA
, guerus the signihcation ot which has bee
already mentioned But. as will be seen, ther
are hundreds ot Meylcuns who are entitled I
be- SO called a- much as are foreigners. In
native gurras al rublas areNery proud VI the
beauty and blood.