The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-11-24
work In POTTERY.

| The Pueblo Indians are an exceedinpl,
good humored race. They laugh continu
ally as they look you over with cheerful
| curiosity. One young buck could say
"Hello!' and so delighted was he with
this linguistic proficiency that he shouted
the word at me over and over laughing
immoderstely the while. 1t was a little
embarrassing at first until discovered II
was the only word Of English he knew.
then j hallooed back at him every time.
much 70 his qualification.
Two ladies who were with me gave out
after the visit to the governors audience
chamber and retreated with very white
faces 10 the plaza, where, wandering up
and down, they groaned and felt quite ILL.,
But held my nose and climbed ladders,
visiting every suit of apartments in the
extensive pueblo.
Everybody was glad to see me and anx-
ious L should have souvenirs of my visit To
carry away with me If my pocketbook held
out. In many rooms found the squaws
at work on the rude pottery which IS the
main industry of this people Each room
has its corner adobe fireplace, where the
jugs, bottles and craven images are baked
Around each fireplace sits a row of gods
waiting to be fired. The Pueblos have
one god which is a favorite manufacture
He is called THE god of pain" and GER
BECOME, wretched, lamentable, low spirited
looking objects he is the most lugubrious
The curiosity collector of our party fell
victim to his melancholy Vaccinations
and straightway ordered a dozen of him
for presents to friends whom she wished TO
hOodoO, though, for that matter, despite
his expression of fathomless agony, he is
said TO bring good luck. Some of the pot
terry is very effective in rudely artistic
way. The huge terra Gotta clay water bot
ties, decorated with black lizards and
sprawling fish, are quaint and picturesque.
These the Pueblos fill with water and
strap 10 their burros when setting out on
"a long journey across the plains.
Their bread is most curious. 1t is of a
steely blue hue and dry as parchment.
The indian corn from which it is made is
Of this same blue color, and the corn is
ground out on round stones as in Monte
Zuma's day.
Pueblo Fashion.
The Pueblos are a dressy race. They
love gaudy colors and have, in common
with most Indians, an affection for red
paint. The squaws wear embroidered
buckskin leggings and coarse white cotton
skirts over them, reaching half way be-
tween the knee and ankle. 1t is consid-
cred en- regle by these ladies TO wear a
gayly colored Mexican apron, hindside be-
fore. The effect Is really quite sweet. a
fad with the bucks is TO braid
their crisp locks, and, allowing them to
hang over the ears, tie knots of red wool
yarn or bits of black fur in the ends. a
real Pueblo dude always dresses his hair
this way, and if, by hook or crook, he can
get battered old silk hat from some tour
ist TO crown this triumph of art, he really
Is quite the correct thing, don Z you know.
Such an exquisite bowed very politely TO
me this morning in the plaza, and while
his courteous greeting it was
With difficulty refrained from screaming
with laughter.
Always Ready to Pose.
The ,Tueblo babies, as rule, wear a
happy smile and nothing else. Well, they
need nothing in this climate, and besides it
saves washing, a reprehensible habit to
which the Pueblos are greatly averse.
These Indians dote upon being photo |
yraphed. In this they differ from the |
Savajoes, who are very superstitious on |