The Russellville Democrat., 1881-04-21
SOCIETY IN MEXICO.
Its Beautiful Women, Exemplary Wives and
 Numerous Castes.

New orleans Democrat.
 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 adozen separate classes of humanity, of different color, or, at least of different characteristics. In the capital such is the case. There are Castilians and Creoles, or children of Indian mothers and Spanish fathers and full blooded Indians. The Creoles are mo- ted for their intelligence, their symmetry of form and feature and their personal courage. Their complexion may be said to resemble that of the far famed cabal- leros of Andalusia The males are tall and shapely, while the ladies are gener- ally very beautiful, are well formed possess delieately moulded hands and feet and the most beautiful eyes of any of the human family The selles of the South of France, of the mountains and plains of Spain, of the Sierras of Por- tugal and the famous cities of Italy, must yield to their charming sisters of the Latin republics in the beauty, shape, size and expression of the eyes. They are so exceedingly expressive, glance from between their long fringes seem to melt into the very soul.
 The term "0jos Creollos," {" or Creole eyes has become proverb, while few, very few travellers from the hyperborean reg ions have returned from their Mexican 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 ac- septance of the term, gentleman. They are easy and unrestrained in their man. ners and are extremely polished and po- lite. They are very intellectual and are invariably well educated; can speak sev eral languages, perform on the piano and guitar, and are generally writers and poets-no mere scribblers, but poets, es sayists and authors of ability. Indeed, it would be difficult to find q race that exibits such singular paradoxes of ge- nius.
 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 sen- timental novel, while the greatest Mex ican financier and political economist has given to the world the most touch- ing and beautiful poem ever published in Latin America. Many of the younger authors. whose ages range between eighteen and twenty-five years, have acquired local reputation. Were they Americans or Europeans their names would be pronounced with respect 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 nome" The nearest approach to it is found in hoqdr, which may be translated "hearthstone" 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 in- variably 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 affection which stream from a mothers eyes have often wiped away the stains on an erIing daughters repu tation. 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. irretrieYahlY fallen.