Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-01
IoyE.srAKING IN MEXICO.
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. r,omance of Life In the Land of the
Montezumas.

|0fnE Vow Mexico, though differing greatly
N"OU1 lam those of the United States, are in
u,oin not unlike those OF France,
LIN and Italy. While there is much in
&.,orn etiquette that to us seems alb
/, tItfE - and reminds one of the ancient saw
- straining at gnats and swallowing
-,oIs if must be confessed that our own
Son and s SsSy o TeG mean are so D S above
:.jeisn IL is an undOubted tact that
1885, ~ ovarage American IS the most blunt
r. -,soue. If not bOOrish, OF all civilized
|onorsb n,7le while our women, though proven
|Conrt N 'iie vittuous and pure minded, conduct
procee ta1,eelyeg with such disregard OF con-
Inc and ar+ionalitY as to have become DYWord
|perty d VIroDe and an abOminatiOn of the ORR
anu paw W. will not discuss the question
NTbetber the careful guarding of the South
~, maiden until she is delivered INTO the
ELRoAI so1d I5 Of her husband makes her better
DcoMI we ara giri in whom sense Of honor
nd narsonal responsibility have been
Itsterad from her cradle; neither will we
I've out of account the wide differences
RATUs-l .gtsr,nerament and climatic influence,
les, Kegsl ~ The fact that rules which may work
ogethei LII enough with cold, phlegmatlc North
FN' SUIT rrors might lead to other results among
.ba Volatile, hot blOoded races of the trOp-
called ID les. A passionate Juliet does not seem
~ of place in the land where
R aa portrayed 99s her. cF Sgt ina
- luo,- can in New York, Boston or Chi
liberty between the sexes may be re-
d lordad,as indicative OF progress, Mexico
UH[H - a0tanced considerably beyond those
1Tastprn nations which, in many respects,
IN closely resembles. Her style of ar
Ecbiracture, manner of conducting bust
b Sow mass. many details of family life, ETC., are
y OOIVcssfntiaIfv Moorish, Syrian, Oriental; yet
H6er social customs are iudicious COM
2nuaTI nann "a between the absolute freedom of
|Se, in le N1 n eI besIIfes are trestad as nris
ring *nersbafrfe marriage, and slaves after
In Mex1co ladies of the better class are
never seen upon the streets alone, and are
aonorao seldom permitted to even go to church un-
Court Attended Their neighborly visits, which
Turing Ii are ineea sant for their narrow lives are
hentOns Nv no n4eans tree from the female propen-
bte of Ii #stvto gossip are invariably made IN bev-
heirs an hes oreoupies, or IN the care OF trusted
HseHans. Even their shopping is mostly
lone by proxy (pOOr thingsD for few of
b the IN hen have ever seen the inside OF store
h. know IN their lives. In the city of Mexico and
iIg que ope or two other of the more cosmOpOl-
6nnd rsT tan places it is the fashion for ladies to
Eav Wsit in their closed carriages at the shop
bf Savsp Mdoors while ObseQuiOus clerks bring out
Pn Of their stock, piece by piece, for inspection;
~ Of 70 but in most portions of the republic mer-
~ chants send goods to the houses for selec-
~ IAN H. lion, or servants run to and fro until
Bis oi Il i The fair customer is suited, or meekly
the Fan ges up the point and takes what she
mean get.
tn theia Among the established institutions of
ng me Ii Mexico are the ltnerant merchants, who
nor "a continually perambulate the streets, for
In sd An the mountain can't come to MahOmet,
south 4 naturally follows that MahOmet goes
stery liz 4 to the mountain Besides his little trav
bling md embroi9eries hung over his arms and
AhOulders, the peddler carries a camp Ia
a.: Die which he spreads upon the pavement,
Pnd deposits his tray thereon while con-
|he city Alucmg business between the bars of the
wn IL windows, for, being ''bOrrid man." OF
|"per! Hcourse he must not go inside.
be- eos, Apparently the female heart is the
les mon same the wide world over and the delight
ia street (Which these dark-eyed women take in
Mpurcnasng all manner of trumpery, from
"a; Msik dresses to gingerbread horses, is
. Mdentica with that of their northern cou-
At sI5e Sins who haunt the stores of New York.
Eoumbu Az all hours of every day, but especially
II lnch Sundays, in every city and hamlet OF Mex
b, toCeth Pc, these perambulatlng cOmercientes
)n-hou swarm the streets, offering all magma
. s pie commodities, from a lunch of hot tam
ms so ales or sweet potatoes to hair putfs and
count sgitcbes. They thrustinto your windows
and insist upon your purchasing, not
MOnly notions innumerable, but the goods
Of tall0rs and hardware merchants, MILL
;n;n, AeTs and grocers, shoes, jewelry, saddles
FGinSbs and harness, chunks of meat, pigs, alive
Epecuve lat cry IKE babes, cages OF Dlrds opals
lesh nom the mines, and pearls from the
OOhS, achc fisheries, antiquities from ruined
/ ia'e pyramids and buried cities, sometimes of
- priceless value, which they sell for few
All GENTS because they are Old-in short,
NnI AWrythng the imagination can con-
Tie fruit peddler bears his figs, ba-
Try, Fin 1nas, grapes, onions, peppers, and pota.
yes Qes all mixed together IN the huge wood.
" hIg hQah no 6T1la (ann
,5vvr - yender carries his sweets to the sweei
tray, siung around his neck with S
III pe OF maguey; the milk seller totes hi
E0nG n st o t1e S5aSSs 5sS la
itakera e9lher before, both upheld by a leath
y strap around his fOrehead while tha
ii 7 RAIL al P4.eum man, carries his well-waterel
0cN Til riLh0x and retails it by The
W il, OF WHOLESALERS it at the rate Of a do
oneer galloBs The baker comes round
wee p day, at early morn and dewy eve
me Hong M MS bTeads which would make excel
|m rg Tx 10y cannon balls, in a big basket bal
|Te IN irr 'el upon his bead. He always carries
|eqai hou ~ precious spn1brerO, which probably
Fredsr w Wpl q years earnings, in the basket
debts al -AAs tae i0avRs, and, If thrifty fellow,
economies his shoes in the same man.
81, N VI mean while the air is vocal with 9th
ooA cries The cake vender shouts in soft
PmpS'' 'Neled Castilian, "GOrditasl GOrditas
-rnv W son buenes gOrdtasw (Fat little
NJ, ess tat htte cakesl Here are good,
1aru e 4. mule eakes!) "CarbOnerO-o-O-o, bowls
h noko "I map. "Tortilas de enajada
Il UdAV HIN caEes|' interrOgates another
=, .euieluilla! mantequilla!" croaks the
ia, "a a-rlaked creature VINO thrusts under
re- r ir nose pot Of odoriierous grease,
I, ann NM oae tae vender OF poultry, sauntering
Psat q gls y the sun with his cane cage on
|ber8 - n, "Vuluers. sings in sleepy monotone;
Ms.tet s'yAs and chickensl Oh, my soull Good
- - TAs and ohickensw
LLE ltps the reason one sees so much
nor glg Claole dressing in Mexico, and colors
erior. r ,,i4 swear at one another in CHASTITY
E; Az uations Is THAT our gentle neigh.
EI mn on N, aIe deficient in good taste but be-
v rnnsr .hey are obliged to depend almost
xxx build rlly upon masculine selections. l re-
Ter l8 0e a, 1,gI pretty little sonora in Monte
WINS. "no was plunged into the deepest dc
|d CO.'S Ill t oecau5e her new Casino costume
.sr I1 governors ball, tOo-presented as