New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-01
IN OLD SANTA FL.
/ CAPITAL CITY OF ADOBE HOUSES
WHERE THE GOVERNOR IIvEs-cii' i''''D'
AXD sEIvIcEs-sTREET PRocEsSio''
..r~,,,N E'-SERtL.

AXD sF:EVIcEs-STREET PROChS"i
MEXICAN FUNERAL
CT, rs - NJ Feb Bon post near cnuro"
IT, =, ono OF the busiest thorough'areS Oh w
York Is nailed this inscription: como -. -
axhl,c with Mei' This simple in7iU'lIo" ,,,,.
Inc MT at every entrance of old santa re- '''' -
=, ,bo tt,.v Faith" We party Oh W
Jewellers crossing the Continent, en- route W -
fornI,. when some one suggested ina. w go,
hro After tedious journeying over the sun"'"'
,,ai, Of Komar we all hailed this propos''o" W.
delight; and So at midnight In Decen'De'' We W,
hurried of Of the main line a LainF "u''''''''
n branch train. about as shappy )" 10 -,
mcnts as the furniture Of the fourth io' % - ,,o
,re-bousn ,andel us in Santa Fee an hour 49,
>-,., nod rranpod its sable drapery ahon' ue
,ao 20 ,,ot we got no glimpse OF Il them Dut inc
,ox, morning what a glorious sight Inc sun ''
.ooa ~, from behind the hills to give therh MS IA
,,ornin- kisses "O.d Badly" the giant p'''N' ~
bis snov.v dome w into the very SKY re'e0'''s -"
SUNLIGHT in n million glorious tones. me SKY W."
blue as a sea OF turquoise the ar "' p
&c n bird note after rain 49,
4, c-s, e,ght the town Itself has sort OF ru"-
dor.r-a,-th heels" appearance. but that IS - ,.
Americans are not used TO Oh 'hihsS' anu 49,.
~ .her offends the eye, until we can ''" 49,,
Tino has mellowed and ripened the pace wiu' ,'''
,r,fess hand. Santa Ft is probably tne 80 a,
u,,od community in the United STATES II Wa"
l
80 - ,,ne+bor Santa Fe st. Augustine ria''
u-,s first founded. Each Gains the % -
peon,e who have seen both say that oai''.- :,
moro like the Hoy Land than any o'her pa
~, here that General Lew Wai.ace s'' ' "
'-a.'o, ,or "Ren-Hur" and wrote part OF 1t IN
room in the Governors Palace a ohe-S'o'' -.
,.rs,,c which dates from l7G. The side faces f'r'
~, whore the 10th United States infantry arc
e,o,ioned and the front faces the f'azi' VI p
II. SQUARE where the Infantry Bahh gives
concert and where at all times. can oe 'ee' -
teams sitting around In silent groups lhu'a'' i" o..
,,,,,o.s with their faces painted In Mucous '0'
and designs ard their long braids OF mar ueco'su
.,,h over, conceivable ornament. elks tee'h' POI
,,ri,o ouiIs eagles feathers bobbng anu "C'u'"e
IN the wind These fellows are 50 pcuVDN'
whom they move about they look IKE mimi
christmas trees but moving about Il not one
their characteristics; they stand hoDi' a. ,ho
c.o,h motonless, expressioniess. nuch ~ VIC
,,eo,,ort ~ the few Americans VINO st 'neIe
-. ~ tho time because they have come 10 '"lS
glorious climate for tfelr health ,,,
~, ,,vn & said TO have 1000 inhabitants dnc!udhs
hurr,s one would suppose, and Is Iods'i 49,
IN among some OF the highest peaks Oh ''e -,
Nfoun.ains The great mountain ranges on al 80,
.ororne, from 5000 to 1900 feet. form she''e'et
cradle f,r the town. protecting It from the r'So'' "
r.i,.er and tempering the heat OF SUMMER
The ,,t,,e oue-story adobe. or mud. houses scat
.oro1 IN every direction and lodged IN such p".''
nI,oes some OF them hanging on TIE su's VI ''
b,,lr others on the very top Of n monster pix
look as II they had been b'own in by S'o'7'' ""I
- G., much the c1,or or the ground mat one
/ co.-celv secs them until one he's run right u?
eganst them They are made OF Aau'e s''' III"
into blocks o. mud. which arc baked III the sun ~
an evidence Of the dryness OF ne Climate S','V ~
/ ,ho,, have resisted TIE elements for hunurr'S u
vcars The walls are usually three fee' "e'P-''
chm, on, tho cold Of winter and the heat OF SUM
/ roarord in these are paced small windows anu
I ,oy narrow doors Not infrequenty the ROOFS are
prass-grown. The wind bows seeGs on 10 '"e''
and there they take root and grow. 1T.
THO owners Of these houses seem 10 Rave butt
9th enb.ln,e Indifference - symmetry and syE'em
wherever the notion struck them ana they i"'e
.ho,r housos facing east. west any cther d!rec-
ton regardless of the position OF their r-iShDor
| house 1t is not at all unusual TO see TO" u
houses with no two of them facing the same "'sr
ton ANY one with n little energy can nave Il
house for they cost llt;.e more than an EFFORT Inc
extcriors have a hopc!css'y urattracuVe appea'"0
/ hu, tho interiors are almost Invariably cosey ana
/ cbcerv The windows are filed with h'oo:1h'
nlants Huge nrep,aces glow and sparkle w'th 'h'lF
! wood fires The oaPthen foors-on.y Few hou'''
! bays wooden ones-are usually parity covered with
| h-irbt-coored han9-woven blankets These 5.anf-
cts and long strings of brilliantly rel Gail
rernorq hung on MATS to dry give a t0uch
| Of bright caloring which is much needed 10
relieve the dull shades of mud. The furniture IS
simple ard scant. Some of the more fortunate
natives being tempted by the adornmen;s Ct mod
ern houses have secured bedsie1ds for their houses
but they are saves habit. and when night com :
| thcy take .he beGcothes off of The bed and put
them on the foor, where they prefer 10 s!eep Icy
a,vays s,ocp wiki their clothes OF, even 10 'hel
| shoes Some young girls were taken to a MISSION
school being obliged to undress to go to bea lh'y
would wait until every one else got to Steep ana
would then got up put their clothes ana sfoes
and 20 back to bed In each of these Gdobes can he
found an altar with its image OF the Blessed Nir-
gin few flowers and burning taper.
The saG-eyod Mexican women, with voices as soft
and sweet as the cooling Of doves. show the p-.'a-
ton and want in their lives In their w.Stful Big
dark eyes. They always wear black dresses and
back man;l;ias. shaw,s. over their head and
! shoulders and wrap them about the face 50 that
nothing but the nose and eyes can be seen. The
mcn-sun-tanned feioWs-with their solemn, cold
faces seem TO have but two occupations. one, ID
crouch Nd against the wall Of an adobe. where they
sit in rowe from sunrise to sunset; the other T. an
occasional trim 10 the mountains TO cut wood. which
they bring into town on the backs OF poor l!tce
burros The burros are soch sorrowful, abandoned
shabby looking little things. They have shch mean
ingless eyes and such tlIy feet Their ears seem
to be their most expressive feature. Thee flap
with approval. wag with resistance. droop with de-
SPAR. and stand at the sound Of familiar
voice They are sure-foote1 little trarnps, and can
be relied upon to pick their steps and carry what
ever burden safely through the most dangerous
mountain passes.
| All Mexicans Roman Catholics and they keep
up the Oldest traditions OF their religion. In 1862
Don Diego de Vargas under the orders Of the King
OF Spain. undertook to conquer the Mexican rebels
He vowed that IL he we're successful he would build
n church. In honor OF the Blessed Virgin, on the
spot where he made his first camp This he did.
in ali their marches they carried the image OF the
! Virgin. and while they were casting around for an
available pace 10 make camp they suddenly halted.
the image fell 70 the ground AMI they could not
move. Taking this IA inspiration from Heaven.
they camped there ana af;erward bull; the church
called "Our Lady OF Rosario" This image called
the miraculous statue" and regarded as such. was
afterward removed TO me CainsSra:. Wnere II now
small instead Of making It larger they got over
the difficulty By cutting off the feet 20 reduce the