The Osceola times., 1881-04-23
SOCIETY IN MEXICO.
Its Beautiful Women. Exemplary Wives and
Numerous Castles.
New orleans Democrat.


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 dozen 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 no.
ted for their intelligence, their symmetry
of form and feature and their personal
courage. Their complexion may be said
to resemble that of the tar famed cabal-
leros of Andalusia. The males are tall
and shapely, while the ladies are gener-
ally very beautiful, are well formed,
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 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, a glance from
between their long fringes seem to melt
into the very soul.
The term "Ojos Creollos," or Creole eyes
has become a 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 sew
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 a race that
EXHIBITS such singular paradoxes of ge-
MUS.
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 sem
timental novel, while the greatest Mex
lean 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 "home." The nearest
approach to it is found in hogdr, which
may be translated "hearthstone" OF
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
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, u
and tears of affection which stream from
mothers eyes have often wiped away
the stains on an erring daughters repu
tation In Latin countries one false step
isno so often followed bya parents curse,
nor is the door shut to the return Of one
whe may have, in the senseless parlance
of society, irretrievably fallen.