The sun., 1903-07-05
SPARKLING THE MEXICAN GIRL.
Courtship's Pretty Game. but Marriage
Ends the Romance.
From shc Galreston Daiiy News.

From fhc GdtrEaton Ddiiy NeWs.
Vhiy In Mosiem countries are women more
secluded than III Mexico one OF the pref
t'est Views nave ever mad into TINS inner
court OF the native life was one OF the trst.
we had been UP the hill Of Guadaloupe and
seen the shrine. and were one our way down
10 the miraculous well by the steps that pass
the great stone walls and CHANGED 70 nd
mire nttle child In the care oil its sister.
cup of native pottery and insisted that
take il, and while we chatted with them the
cir, wns ,,Ia,;n. ,,;,h ,nor choor iooLot
S, . "an p"yhs wNh poo., 'ncnp iooNe'
hung by a bead string around her plump.
brown neck She saw that l noticed IL and
with the sweetest shyness and an adorable
'iue showed me tne picture IL contained
just brown Indian boy In new SOM
brero and when had looked at It with ques-
.It !. - ,.',, ",' -; 80 "' '''N "'A'A0'' 80 "'
~ IS my novio
Novio means lover. and her eyes grew
but little ur ging 10 ,et her nour out an uerlv
IL ..IOI "s'ie w ,e' ne' pou, ouo 49,.
Ine "nole STORY she AVed IN santa MARIA
Tacubya and VIVA a burro boy He had
aae, bar n, :, ao.t, a,a sho s,iI .ho ,oyad
hjn, as % @ -. "e" u s"H o., Ia" %,. sno ''Sa sSa
MN as soon as she looked IN MS fnce. She
had never seen him since then except once
in the street with his burros The nict,rs
he had had taken and carried to her with
some clipped verses by a tiny muchacho.
boy SO little that no one would suspect him
of being n love messenger Just then A
won,,, h,,r,,,. H.. - Li..L .r g..
"oiii'" 'e"i"l a Jai vi piesseo ma'e' 'o'ii
the We'll approached ana the girl hid the
locbet 1t was her mother and she was
Tbers ;s ,n,,h s,,d ~, ~. n;,.,,,,.
mere Is much sala OF inc picturesque
peasantry OF Europe. but doubt II any one
variety OF dress found among the women
Of Mexico, and there il none Of the many
dresses but seems to add to tho beauty Of
the wearer. This beauty Is not for long.
for they mature early and begin to fade
when n woman of the United States would
be considered in her prime
street in the best residence portion oi ME-
rida saw n bit of paper dangling from the
end Of string that led up over balcony
was almost entirely closed. only bare crack
being visible. The, string jerked Just the
Least least oif causing .s the paper to bob up and and
for for closer observation. Instantly the paper
which | was convinced was note, was drawn
up and ! retired to the next corner. where
oslty to see what would happen, The note
was lowered again. and soon there came
sauntering by handsome young man IN
charro costume something linusual IN
the State. As he passed under the balcony
he whipped out knife. severed the string.
put the note N MS nat ana sauntereo on.
Some of the most beautiful women OF
Mexico are to be found among the Indians
OF the Iehuanteepeo Isthmus; There on
sundays one Will see hundreds OF pretty
churchgoers wearing most extraordinary
costume, The skirt Is often Of satin or silk.
heavily lace trimmed sometimes, and with
a short sleeyed waist. Inc headdress + the
principal feature. 1t Is great stiff laun--
dered accordion plated sort OF thing ing, thSt 5t
can look very pretty and can be what the
women's word sloppy means.
The Amatecas. both men and women.
wear white cotton garments, on which the
embroidery Is done in panels either down
the front of the womans skirt or on the
tunic the men wear. There is curious
custom among them OF lovers exchanging
except, as each new twie Is received IL is
carried to. the father or mother or guardian
of each of the two and assent IL given to
the continuance Of the exchange till orange
blossoms are reached then It Is time for
the priest; This pretty method OF court
customs and is discouraged by the priests.