Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-03-23
A FROIIC IN MEXICO
BREAKING THE PlNATA DURING THE
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL.

This Mirth Provoking Pastime Is the !
ture of the Season-DreSsing and
Filling the Ola.
Christmas in Mexico is not the typ
ical Christmas OF cold and snow ana
ice, but one of bright warm sunshine,
cloudless blue skies flowers in profu
| sion trees in full foliage and life of
| out of doors.
At least week before Christmas in
| the principal streets of Mexico arches
are erected from sidewalk to sidewalk,
festooned With wreaths OF flowers and
/ bunting in the national colors-red,
| white and green. Under the arches
booths are erected, and every toy man
| ufactured in Mexico is on sale.
In every Mexican house great prep
! arations are made for what is called
the ''pinata." Every child begs and
scrapes and saves the centayos for
weeks and months ahead All kinds OF
articles are made especially for this
. ", v
It's friends and neighbors to have its
pinata more beautiful and fanciful than
any one elSes.
The pina1a is really an earthenware
utensil which is in general use for cook
ing. 1t is called i'll common parlan@e
an Ola and is OF brown pottery some
thing like the old fashioned earthen
ware crooks used in the north before
enamel ware became the fad.
The pinatas are large or small, as the
purse of the purchaser permits. They
are round, pot belIied and very large III
the top. They are sold from (ioor to
door on the streets and in the markets.
They cost only 10, - OF 20 centavos,
but the OLA is the least expensive part
of the game.
The body of the Ola for a woman is
covered With tissue paper; then a Grim
kled rarer dress is fashioned; then q
bodice is built UP drapcl To Represent
, a loose White waist. and above this Is
t placed Il false face. The hair is made
with blach paper, braided into one long
] plat mt the back. rs the women Weai
e their hair i'll Mexico Sometimes !;
white tehuNla hcAs7aress is made OF y
5 l''ee p@i'e' '''s'' ~ go
s TONERS.
{ 4 flower pinata is decorated will
o large paper flowers in every color {"
/ ,;'F '''!'' 80 "a
{ p7llS' - y - ,,,,,,.@,,a T.,
ored Lights I'll heip to make The tloNe
e p!ilata NpSF - 'N
lof sEe'SAii% '''S i'A''',''''
III iA1S' ''tii,ti Wy
'i""7i's''i9 a."
sLe"l Se''e', - 80
q oratloli VI 'l'e oi1" - t''>
y each TO ueN19S as o'islli"i . ~
y lof lue plI'"'' as pos9i''is' "''u :
IS De mace NelH y li'iN as,i'' y. &C.,
$ III VIC li'h'l1teS " Ne''u'.
the luxury Oh elie piii'''a VI 'e'i "io'''
Sc INTO thousands.
u Alter t.e Ola - ,e'oi'''e's ~ 'i1. ~.
e IL Is h!ieu. ne lilit,'S CONSIST, " - -,
II nuts, ht"el liu'S, i.'il'
~ marines. aiio a,i hi'os " 80.
ualeeS. i'ese uuies' a. N''''s'l'Ni
e. nut paste e'c.
OF 1lifiSti''"e "'sn' 'ile p-i',,s' -
t. fleu III siea' e''.s n.y. ~ -
sc suspehaeu rom VIZ eeii'n-
ae tllne. AZ ny leAa'lNeS - - &C.
Il are pitee.i'' '''s' 80 eo''.,ii's' /,
us ana slAtii 'ie'ee az 80 - 49,
chiiafen 'ue vi .i.,'''sio u ~,
)" gehefa''s q i'i - S''i'et '',ss. ,,a.a,
~ SIT very us,',,s,lslS o $50
lom ''a as.a, ~ !. o,.s . nnsfer
one person = 5t'S,.
cefe!ilo.ites''e 'ti', $500 80 I,
rs VI .ne 4o''',s
hliduie VI ny 's,0,''. .;t,, -
Oh OF ulii'te'1.' 500 ,,- 49, a..,.t1,:,;
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ne go ,. ,,nu 49, 1, ,,I,nafa,,,ad
ion 49, ~ - ., - rha ars
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w oiii.,'' - ~, ,.,s1,aaer ~ MI,
ny uii.'l ~. 49,, 80 :. =, MI !, I
oi' guy $3.50 $3.50 ~