Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-31
MEXICANS AT A CIRCUS.
How SenOritas Talk With Their Eyes
and Fingers.

Ell Paso Correspondence of the st. Louis Republican
Thousands of MeXcans arrived in town yester.
day to attend RObnsOn's circus, and the CITY
has worn gala-day appearance in consequence
Excursion trains have been run from chihuahua
and intermediate points, and there are thous.
ands of dollars in circulation among the mer-
chants who formed a committee and offered
license inducements to the circus people ia
come here, and also secured excursion rates
from Chihuahua a ten hours ride from El
PasO. Many of the Mexicans here on visit are
thorough aborigines and have never ridden upon
railroad OF gaZed upon the antics Of circus
clown, or shuddered at low and lofty tumbling.
The lady bareback riders in their gauzy attire
and pink feshlets won rounds of applause, and
much manipulation Of fngers-that eloquent
dumb snow OF enthusiasm delight or chagrin in
which the Mexican is an adept artist
Your Mexicano lady talks more with her fin
gers and eyes than with her tongue, which
many OF the Americans here regard as a great
relief, and there are, I know. few St. Louis
benedicts who sincerely wish that they had
married senorita. if for this one reason alone
Most OF the senoras and senOritas were dressed
IN dark apparel with black shaws draped over
ther otherwise bare heads, and although the
they kept the shawl drawn closely across
the mouth and nostrils leaving exposed
only the eyes, and such eyes 4 few wore
bright shawls richly embroidered, and as
,n1,e 1t,T as Joseph's alleged coat,
while still others had adopted the American
costume. These latter. however, displayed
Wretched taste in the matter of hats, both as to
material. trimming and the utter disregard to
the PROPERTIES in the manner of wearing them
The regularly dressed senorlta with her smooth,
black hair excellently well kempt, is ga thin g
OF beauty and JOY forever" there is a pauci ty
OF bloles mere, and If have misqu0ted you now
know why and in the not too humble opinion
OF your correspondent she was not born to wear
crlnoilne bonnet or GainsbOrough hat-that
IS, not to any great extent Seniors and dons,
dressed mostly In drab clothes, miserably cut
ana worn without previous glance In mir
TOT. sported those extraordinary contrivances
yclept sompreros," laced, embossed, en-
broidered and bedecked with silver and fligree
untli they weighed enough to crush an ordinary
mortal to earth, or, at least, telescope his dome
OF thought into his diaphragm. These hats cost
from $50 to 800. and are USUALLY built to match
the silver-anished Mexican saddle which costs
from 500 to 90, ZOO. A Mexcan's personal as
sets are chiefly composed Of these two articles,
and their clothes are 80 wretchedly cut that q
st. Louis city hall janitor would not delgn to
accept them from his tailor They are not ''hand-
me-downs, but are regular custom-made.
braided huge buttoned, fll-ftting vestments
winch 90 not touch the body anywhere except
the shoulders from which they hang suspended
The circus brings lot OF Mexican money into
town, but it also takes ont cool $15, OOO-a
sum not incOnsfderable in frontier town albeit
certain gentleman "dropped" similar sum at
the seductive faro table few days ago.