San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-26

Senior Manuel del Rosaros is a gay
cavalier from Mexico city who has made
several visits to New York
But how is it you come here in the
summer, senor?' he was asked.
Business. sir. business. My uncle is
about to get married. Great boy, my
uncle. Only about the same age as my
self. shall get married, too, but not
yet for some years. Well, my uncle
wants some things, you know, for the
marriage, and he sent me north to buy
him regular trousseau. | am buying
it, and having good time"
But we do not say trouSseau when
referring to mems wedding garments;
we oniy"-
II know, know" he rapidly inter
-cpted - speak English very well
now, thank you. It is you who do not
know Ny uncle sent me. not to buy
things for himself but for his bride.
Trousseau is therefore right, is it not?
1t is you who do not know. Our custom
in Mexico is for the young man to buy
the trousseau, therefore am here in the
summer
A DARING YOUNG MAN.
80 the bridegroom has to buy all the
wedding toggery?'
He is supposed to do so, but it is not
always permitted Sometimes the brides
parents only allow him to purchase the
slippers, the fan and things of that sort,
and on those occasions the young man
tries to the utmost to show his liberality
by the most lavish expenditure possible.
There was a young man from Boston,
though. took unto himself a Mexican
wife, and he determined to Guido every
body He was real Yankee prince.
He had his future wife's measurements
down to dots, as you say, and purchased
thousands of dollars worth of wedding
finery. Nothing so splendid in the shape
of wedding was ever seen with us be-
fore Among other things he bought
barouche and four splendid horses (that
is what am going to purchase in New
York for my uncle(
The newly welded pair drove off in
this barouche amid cheers and music
and great rejoicing They had jour
ney Of $50 miles to make to the young
fellows plantation. On the way the
new barouche broke down, and the low
ing pair had to ride the carriage horses
something like fifty miles without sad
dies"
Are there no good horses in Mexico"
yes; but for style we get our car
rage horses here, and carriages also.
Black teams are the favorite, or dark
bays with black points. The president
drives four spotted horses on state occa-
sions, Just as the viceroy used to. There
used to be law in Mexico providing
that no one except the vicerOy should
drive spotted horses don't know
whether 1t is still law or not.
During the times when we had a
viceruy -ant they all chung tenaciously
to this exclusive use of spotted horses
wealthy young fellow made a bet that
he would drive spotted double team
through the public streets in defiance of
this law He was readily taken up to
the tune Of 100000, and he won the bet.
He procured the horses, and as he drove
through the streets the soldiers pre-
scented arms and all the hOnOrs due to
the viceroy were paid to the Young man.
The vicerOy came out on the veranda
of his palace to learn the cause of the
wild acclaim. When he learned it he
was furious. But the young fellow drove
right into the palace yard, and when his
excellency stepped down to eXpostulate
with him he said that he had brought the
turnout as present The gift was ac-
cepted perfOrCe aud the bet was won.
The turnout cost s.. 0OO-a clear gain of
$1,000
AMERICANS IN MEXICO.
"Do many Americans visit Mexico
city now
More and more every year, and they
enter eagerly into our society, and sew
eral Of them, wealthy people, have en-
joyed it so much that they have built
residences near the city An American
has leased one of the most historical
houses we have and at the same time
dealt a blow to popular superstition
our people are very superstitious-for
the house has long been supposed to be
haunted. 1t is the great stone house
"iISh 'OuIIo'' pass vi CHCII way W Sh0
Central or Vera Cruz stations. A most
gloomy house, with windows closed and
walled up, no wonder that people come
to regard it as in some way accused.
The Emperor Macmillan, a generous
sort Of monarch, took fancy to the
house, owned at that time by Sonora
Dona Victoria Rui de Perez Galvez, and
bought it, and the house was transferred
to Marshal Bazaine when that officer
married lovely Mexican woman, as
,-a1 dino c,;f+ from Ma yiDn;lioT aD5 tho