Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-16
SOCIETY AMONG THE MExICANs.
Hts Beautiful women, exemplary
Wives and Numerous Castles.


There exists no other society on the
planet, not even in India, where there is
more distinction of caste and class than
Is found in Mexico. On the Gulf coast,
by consequence of the unfortunate ANAL
gamation of the white and the Indian
and Chinese and the black races, there
are said to exist at least q dozen separate
classes OF humanity, of different color,
or, at least, of different characteristics.
In the capital such is not the case. There
are Castilians and Creoles, or children
OF Indian mothers and Spanish fathers,
and full-blooded Indians. The CreOles
are noted for their intelligence, their
symmetry Of form and feature and their
personal courage Their complexion may
be said to resemble that of the famed
caballeros Of Andalusia The males are
tall and shapely, while the ladies are
generally very beautiful, are well form
ed, possess delicately moulded hands
and feet and the most beautiful eyes of
any OF the human family. The bellies of
the south Of France, of the mountains
and plains of Spain, Of the sierras and
coasts OF Portugal, and the famous cities
OF Italy, must yield to their charming
sisters OF the Latin republics in the beau
ty, shape, size and expression of the
eyes. They are so exceedingly expressive,
a glance from between their long fringes
seems to melt into the very soul.
The term "Ojos Creollos," or Creole
eyes. has become proverb, while few,
very few travellers from the hyperborean
regions have returned from their Next
can tour heart whole, while very many
who returned carried with them the holy
balm for wounded spirit The better
class Of Mexicans are, in the highest &C
ceptance of the term, gentlemen. They
are easy and unrestrained in their man
ners and are extremely polished and
polite. They are very Intellectual and
are invariably we'll educated; can speak
several languages, perform on the piano
and guitar, and are generally writers and
poets-no mere scribblers, but poets,
essayists and authors Of ability. Indeed,
it would be difficult to find race that
exhibits such singular paradoxes of
genius.
The most celebrated mathematician
and military engineer has written the
most successful play. The most famous
partisan officer of the war of the French
invasion produced the most popular
sentimental novel, while the greatest
Mexican financier and political ecOno.
mist has given to the world the most
touching and beautiful poem ever pub.
lished in Latin America. Many of the
younger authors, whose ages range be-
tween eighteen and twenty five years,
have acquired local regulations. Were
they Americans or Europeans their
names would be pronounced with re-
spect and admiration throughout
Christendom.
The Mexican ladies are exemplary
wives and fond and loving mothers.
Their home to them is their entire world;
their husbands the idols of their hearts,
while their children are the angels which
make their homes their heaven. Yet,
strange to say, there is no word in the
Spanish language that can express the
idea conveyed in our dear old hearty
Anglo Saxon word f'home" The nearest
approach to it is found in hogan, which
may be translated "hearhtstone" or
''hearth" simply. Yet, Notwithstanding
this, the ties of family are more
binding in Mexican society than
among any other race under
heaven. The repentant outcast
knows that he or she can always return
to the friendly shelter of the family roof.
While the prodigal son invariably finds
the arms Of the indulging and forgiving
parent open to receive him, for among
the Spanish Creoles "blood is, indeed,
thicker than water, and tears of affec-
ton which stream from a mothers eyes
have often wiped away the stains on an
erring daughters reputation. In Latin
countries one false step is not so often
followed by parents curse, nor is the
door shut to the return of one who may
have, in the senseless parlance of society,
rretrievably fallen.