Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-23
SOME INTERESTING POINTS
OF MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.
Erliign lof IHE ClTlltN

at ChapuItepec. through the marn q.
cent driveway hundreds Of brilliant
equipaEea pass and ropass Every
Mexican family that makes any pre-.
tentions 90 soclal distinction must
have carriage and appear uu che
pasoo a half an hour before dusk 10
Ie a beautiful sight Che carriages arc
ull of boaut fully dressed women and
children with drivers end Coachmtn in
splendid and SNOWY livery u Is here
you see the MEXICAN girl 90 an her
beauty. reclining upon the cushions of
her carriage with uonchalant grace
AZ the entrance 20 the pasco stands
tho heroic statue of Charlel ~ Of
spain, which ls the largest piece of
single bronze and the most notable
public monument on the western con
uuent Tho weight 81 che statue is
sixty thousand pounds The king Is
dreuaod in a Clpssio style. wearing a
laurel wreath and holding iu bis right
hand a raised Ncoptrc The horse To-
represented On mo acf OF walking
slowly the left fore foot and the right
hind foot being raised. Tho general
enoci of che work o. heavy but o.,
lines and composition are good the
figure as we'll seated aud the action Of
,ho horse excellent
But the greatest point Of Interest 10
Chapuitepoc standing out very effect
lively upon ita ofaggy height A. the
end Of The Pase0 De- Ia Roformn Is the
palace OF Chiputopoc. tho home of
the PRECEDENT OF The Mexican republic.
commonly called the white House Of
Mexico"
The bin o. "a solid mass OF rock two
hundred feet higher than che surround
ing territory. Furmounted by the Gao
tlo. an immense building u which arc
many things ~ interest
Surrounding inc castle Is hand
some public garden. which has in late
years become "a uyoritc resort for Che
people OF the Ciiy The CyproH grove
40 the foot 81 the rock are among the
wonders OF che world. and are rot
surpassed lu maEnincouep anywhere
Un the contlnau.
The castle F indeed q beautiful
hu idlnr A double row of light am
elegant arches loo white aud pale tint
go marble marks the broad colonsdos
from which the main body of the pal
nee springs into tlc air with an effect
of great doll,acy aud beauty An the
looms open 1n these marble balconies
and uu tho uppofmo.t 1ight reached
hy au exquisite stairway with gllIoI
na'utraics have been built fouutu'us
aui terrace gardens
The president and DIS family lIyo 80
Chapultcpec only Iu tho summer TfIs
rooms consist OF O. magnificent suite.
aud are handsomely furnished There
arc worry f'w ancient articles OF uutor
esq Iu tho CnJtic. although Do ls "a hort
mEg from thD yicyr0yH Much OF the
beauty of lts decorations .s due Co
Empress Garcia though AN that was
Indicative OF iho empire has dIsup
polrrd lu che ante room at the cor
Hnr OF tho ospnuadp arc tN0 chairs
chat belonged TO Cortcg
NO trip to Chaputpppo Dr. complete
without O. drive around tho castle
There arc walks and drives of miles
'f SHADY way
The wealth and poverty pf McNlrn
are two oXtrcmes The say the poor
er class Of Moxicans. called poems.
i've iB a pitlful sight and 90 once seon
can newer bc forgotten. while the
rich i've 90 aplondor and grandeur
that equals thai of any other large
clly iu the world
Although Mexico city 80 undouhlsd.
ly one of the most beautiful cities IN
the world IL has, as every other large
city. its drawbacks
MARIE % WINCHECK
'tcNico City