Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1902-08-07
SIGHT SEEING IN MEXICO.
Miss Anne D. Hinde Describes the Fine
Arts, San Domingo Church and
the National Library.

sights OF the Clty OF MeAlcOi WfiUtcil
by Miss Anne ID. Hinde:
l have been running around good
deal this week seeing the sights Of the
city. Monday afternoon we spent in
the Academy Of Fine Arts. They
really have some very fine pictures.
The government gives music and
painting free to everyone who wishes,
and there are pupils all the time in
these galleries painting.
AS we came back we visited San
Domingo church, one OF the Oldest
and most famous OF the 400 churches
in this city. The thing that impress
ed me most forclbly was a more than
life size figure Of Christ propped up in
a bed, with the head and limbs stick
ing out from the coyers-the nail
prints in the hands, the crown Of
thorns pressed upon the brow with the
blood streaming all over the face.
Tuesday we first visited the National
Library, which contains thousands of
the quaintest old books, with the
crudest old sheep skin covers, with
the two edges held together with
strings Of the same material. The
forum 70 NerS 'eiso anu ooi.a'ns H,ns ~ ~.
Copemecus and many others OF these
old WORTHLESS. The one Of Homer inn
pressed me most, WIN n's p''nu eyss
ourliea up 70 vnesAics' We neNu s's'v,
ea vne reform sc',ooi ''',u saw, saw 'o'i'o M =.
.he hafues' l,ccs eNe' .,,. pe',e'u y0ulk ;,.
DuSs wv ~ l, ,i'liv..'s ~ s.o, ~ ~ s,
lney ce' ''','y ~ io,.'y "o'~ ~ I. ~. ~
furniture anu vao,ne' ,s ',''s, ~ sus" u
went 70 s,c nisn.soliooi s'.e.e 49, .s.''s sae "a
vanceu any oss0 . 1'ass =. oo's s.' as'one, ~.
now ulneienv .''e'i iaoe' w 'lgHi a,, sls
o1he's-lalusone' viean "nu nv ~. W.
aresSeui 'VV OF ooV u .ne'n' W "sns
enrough the encire ouiiuins ~uu up
inoo tne lower anu iooheu v'ilousn sI
their immense telescope. lneir equ'p-
ment for physics are elegant especial-
ly In the electrical department. Their
museum and gymnasium are also hne.
We saw some sure enough experts at
Spanish sword fencing, and II was
quite exciting. In the afternoon we
visited the largest art store In the
city, a magnificent establishment
They have furniture, vases, statuary
and pictures from all over the world.
What liked best Of the Mexican art
was the wood carving. They had the
famous painting Of DaVinces' Last
Supper carved in walnut. How |
did want it, The assembly room OF
the high school we visited yesterday,
was surrounded on all four sides with
this wood carvi & representing promi-
nent scenes I'M jible history. 1t was
one Of the most elegant and classic
rooms ever saw, and reminded me
Of an old library we visited in Uniyer'
sity College, Oxford, England. Yes
] terday we visited the Convent Of the
sacred Heart tne largest 70 tne ne
public. Inc dormltories were I'M
maculately clean, ana so pretty anu III
vlting that l almost felt IKE would
like to stay there myself VIII nave
70 defer my account oi our Vlslt 70 the
National Palace 70 another time' ana
ten you ABOUT . pleasant surprise
had yesterday AFTERNOON: l received a
note from mI. Mco-., inviting me %
dinner Win MN AZ ''oV anu 70 inTie0 '
as many OF my iiienus as l w's.,eu'
VI course l. ihfiveu my ciuins' rsts'
Austin ana misses fneiipoe anu hos
gins. lie came 70 q carrlage anu vVoN
us Tor driVe hfst--one ol tnese Vhro"'
back, open carriages. NE wen. outon
the Iasnlonaple uriVe, ahu' acooruins
70 the Mexican CUSTOM one youns
Mexican cavaliers passing US 1hle"
bowers INTO our carriage, 50 VIC ,,. rni'
agineu we looAeu very sNe"' ne
dlnner at the hoeei was Simply
elegant, serseu ~ coutses' az Minus 1, - =
ala enjoy that dinner Then we stop
nod on our wav home and the gentle.
nen aot us two boxes NJ candles.
tslI 1on ba is Inc kind ~ friend tf
lhaye down here l must say there il
something very fascinating about this
Mexican life. The longer stay tht