The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-22

you each month. Surely you overestimated
my apluty IL regard to committing 10 paper
TIE phases o. ltt j uleet-dud nave tOunu
It impossible to comply, for J an not sttted
in that direction bul ! have Aaae an at
'empt WHICH YOU snail determine If II Is
worth the reading. On visiting each new
ltlar Lake rotcs ana wneu have gone
throughout the republic and have settled down
-A.,., .ewritu Uueoo aud senu 90 YOU to read
or punish al you tninb Dest
shall not attempt herein 10 write YOU OF
the places / have seen. but will give you
few notes on lio IN Mexico
Thu pcople OF this country are, ] think,
moi only otnerent from that Of any other but
their many pecuuarltes II no. to say ldio-
syncrScies render them IN exhaustive study.
although havinc renowned subj cuon 10 tue
SpaniaraS they re.atu many characteristics
una laws peculiar TO spanish regime Though
the government rs republican there stun
cllnEs TO tne m0lefty of the law many tyrau
mes that would not be permitted ir the
United states or Canada For instance, If
Iesiaen, here be he Mexican, Spanish o.
American. desires 10 invite trends Ia hts
home aud music and dancing are 10 b. the
feature OF the evening before inviting he
Wusl ueedr look NJ the l'te polltco tmavorl.
ana GAIN his consent Tor which n5 pays IN
/ the lorm NJ license Not 10 do SO would
be to 6ring down the strong arm, OF the law
and the offender would be fined not loss than
$20 for his remissuess Ono iR only permitted
to have music and singing In ones own
/ nome until III p m. leXcept Of course where
permission 10 given FOR an entertainment,
after which time were the jewellers 10 con
! tlnue their nldiC bus fer 1pe minutes me
~ imposed II all branches o. business and
without e%e mpNun the hooks Of the COMPANY
must be subject TO inspection once each
month, aud woe to the person 10 whose ac-
counts an error ts found whether In post
/ ing nr ADDITION. On the walls OF each bust
ness mouse IN q Conspicuous place must be
posted the license, to which is duly al
/ nSHu every three months d STAMP mes
! costing 500. depending upon the capacity Of
tue business These ere hut lew OF the
| many restrictions placed upou the people.
] could mad ] tho time. enumerate many
! nor" udicrnus customs
| The houses are oddly built and peculiar
To Mexico only. hut arc withsl comfortable
and even beautiful 90 he interior however
| unpreteutoua Tho exterior may be Nearly
| 81 are Of uut 4ue story. with but one en-
I trance which opens onto a beautiful patio
biled with nauyo aud tropical fruits and
plants witch on a moonlight KIT presents
q talrN scene Through This one entrance all
ehocts for the house must pass including
/ horses and vehicles, these going 70 their
respective places in the rear Around the
patio arc the living rooms In many OF the
old time houses the only agency OF air and
lEht IS the door opening onto the patio,
Nhlle the rooms opening on the street are
Always wyudowed and heavily barred like a
PRISON The Patio door is OF immense thick
ness and often has q key ten inches long.
Directly behind this door IL stone bench
on which during the day sits a mozo imam
serv2nD, whose duty II is to answer the door
and prevent he entrance of suspicious per
sons, while In some houses during the night
Hes this same sentry on pallet with n run
nv his side. A very romantic and feudRl
custom, YOU think and so do
me dress OF the native Mexican 10 pic
turesque a tbs extreme The trousers are
OF buckseln handsomely embrc3 led and
opening Gown the length Of the leg other.
wise ths wearer could never don tham-so
tisht are they-aud when hooked the wear
e1 legs appear to be encased in their ORIG
MAJ covering with ornaments glued to the
Skin Down the side OF the trousers are
Tho most peculiar trimmings, sometimes
SILVER bei.-shaped button, and in rare cases
A4o gold pieces ara used 70 decorate this
fantastic dress OF the rStremities with tn 9
Is worn short jacket OF buckskiu reach.
ing 10 the waist heavily trimmed to corre-
bpond with tbs trousers often the front
being one gitteriug mass OF silver braid A
tall sombrero heavily trimmed and ror-
Ctous 10 gold and silver lace and tassel com
pieteS TINS unique dress The Mexican dear
~ loves an deliberately trimmed somhrero
ana VIII etten paw 500 for one. Next 10 his
love Of beautiful headEear is his love for a
me horse and handsome saddle and the
mexican saddle is thing OF beauty being
o. horn and silver. Dressed and mounted as
nave described perhaps YOU can uouiure
20 your minds eve this extremely pictureso ue
looking parsonage who looks the very incar-
4auou OF quiet savage grandeur. TODAY
lhls costume Is almost entirely worn by the
Ecres
Tho poor people are called neons. and their
Wretehed dress aud more wretched novels
tho latter many times OF sugarcRue with
matched roofs-have a depressing efiec. upon
one coming from country where tho awru
poverty So common here is unknown II Is
not 80 very long ago that law enacted
made Il compulsory for these poor creatures
10 cover their entire bodies. prior to thal
q cloth around the middle constituted theli
atesa, Now while no grown men are al
lowed 10 20 naked Il ls not Uncommon 4,
see child OF from ] 70 70 years perfectl,
hnoe ~ play. The shoe Of the peon in span
lsb Is called zGuato. It Is a square ploce o.
leather somewhat resembling "a sandal which
protects the wearors foot from the Eruuui
and Is strapped across the ankle Theu
trousers arc made after the tight fashion
: q very ragged shirt ana q tall sombrero
/ which In his case Is OF straw constitute
lheW dress except that In the cool OF IN,
mornings and evenings, in lieu OF a coat
be wraps himself Ia bright aud vari-eolored
I olAnket. and thus arrayed is not less IN,
tefesung IN appearance than mis- oh eoun.
tryman In all the glory OF his gold and SIT
yer lace.
E Sono four weeks AFRO spsut one vseN II
Meaico city. which IL the nueleus OF All IN,
oeeuir STYLE and wealth OF The republic
solashow J had sottea Il into nv head TIA
Mexico City Was not very large. and tha
4 was wholly different from any other al,
10 the world, did not expect 10 md n,
,stylo that ! saw. There I saw more an
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