Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1895-07-20
UNBiDDEN GUESTS.
How They Forced Themselves Into the
ndoyal-baea Reeeriion.

hON
Sandov al-Baca Reception.
As the room sLuu, the tables spread
With the wedding frss, was comparatively
small, II WAS announced that twenty .pl
couples only could lie accommodated al =
time. The gu-stH wrrr requested to have
patience and all would b- ,pvi,-d tn the
dining rpnm
The plan A. announced by MI. Santiago
BscA and Sir. N-ill b. Field Was T., invite
half Tor each table from the spanish
speaking aud half FROM the English
rp.Akiug guests. Mr.. BacA also an.
nouuc-,i that he would select the Spanish
speaking gue-,s for the hrs, table, and
thu, Mr.. John Borrs,iailr would s-l-c, th.
Englis sI'-Aking guests.
NotwithptA ndiug that announcement, y
crowd gathered around tho dung rnm
door struggling a.. AsimiNHinn. At Mr..
jacA'n request Mr.. Borrs.iAile notih~i
the crowd that the dining ronn dur
would no, lie oI-ned until the way was
clear for th. bridal party snd the .I--
clAlly invited gu-rts At lac, the crowd
gave way and a proc-splun was fortnrsi
II the bridal party and the guests sp-.
ciAlly lnvit-d To ~, al the hrpt table. The
bride AMI grupm hal. however. but Jus,
pass-d into the dining rEum when the
crowd. coinp'--d almost wholly of Eng.
llSh speaking p-opl-. pressed their way
into the dining roam And broke up the
wedding procession. II WAS with the
greatest difficulty that the crowd Was
forc.d back ~ a. to allow the parents oi
the bridal couple Ia enter the dining runm.
A very large number 81 specially invited
guests were thu. crowded out, aud their
places taken by those who forced them
selves uubldden Ia Ia. bridal feast
Many u ,hnee who thus d-h-'l the laws
~ hospitality ARE numl.r@i among the
upper ten q: Albuquerque society. They
would feel quite lnsult-d " 1t vas sug-
s-s,ed tina, they we're ~, ladies' aud gen
tl-men. They are counted among those
who lead tn. fashions and a.t the sty l-s
II sucisl life. A number were boys aud
girls who should have been at home
abed instead II draining their nervous
forces by such dissipatlonS, and in th.,r
pleaded in pAllia,ion 81 their gro~s abuse
~ hospitality. Dut what can he said fur
their mothers and tn. other grown per
sons who pressed forward aud forced
themselves where they were unbiddrr
gu-rtsf
II should bs stAted, also, that NJ span.
ish speaking guest had the bad manner,
Ia Join tina, crowd Of rioters. They re-
NAMED quietly in their seats until bidder
10 the fesst.
A similar exhibition ~ bal brr.silng Il
often s--n when an Indian pueblo is vls
tied Many who arr usuAlly Account-c
ladies' and g.n,lemor will then accept th'
hospitality o. the Indians and Abus. II b!
III. gru~s-st impertinenc.s They vii
openly pry into all parts Of the house. IN
spect AMI criticise house ornaments An'
furniture, and even handle garment
worn 10y their horte.
II may b- that these artificial ladis
and gentlemen do not consider i. nsces
sAry " act courtsously except with thos
whom they may consider their equals.
A true man ar woman Acts civilly an
with due respect II the feelings II other
at eli times ami under ell circumstan nee,
1, Ia greatly 10 10 regretted tina. sue
{ a display Of III br--ding was made al III
sandovsl. Baca w-iding reception ls'
! night. II it wsrs W 20 unr-mark-i an
unrrbukod, II nigh, he SUPPOSED. froI
tn. prominence II the actors, that sue
conduct WAS an exhibition Of the highr'
type ~ American civility.