The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-05-03
MEXICAN DRAWNNORK
HOW BEST 10 BUY THIS AT
TRACTIvE NEEDLEwoRK
Vendors at Railway Stations Ask
High Prices at First-Pu-
chaser Should Visit wom-
en- at Work.

The tourist who contemplates max
ing trip through Mexico, Is always
deluged with commissions from his
friends for drswnwork. The purchase
OF such very desirable article woult
seem simple enough when you know OF
the hundreds Of families engaged In
the manufacture Of Il. However, h il
not the scarcity OF the pretty work
that makes the trouble. but the difi-
Guilty OF locating II.
At many OF the stations along the
railroad dozens Of men and women will
bid hercely for your trade, and sprea,i
the most beautiful creations before
your longing eyes. In all probability
you are tempted and gladly fall. spend
ing your full quota Of dmwnwork mon
ey upon these liquid-toned vendors
That is where your greatest mistake ~
made. provided Of course that you have
a moderate amount of time at your dts
posal and are not compelled to trade
sight unseen" a. the boys have II.
These train vendors are posted there
for the express purpose OF quilting the
unwary, Of which fact you are made
sure as the time passes and the train
pulls out; che price Of an article de-
sends with astonishing rapidity from
Ave dollars to three, OF two, or one.
and ten chances to one you have tho
anxious salesman racing along close
by your window Offering 1t for so cents.
They will take q ridicatously small
sum at the last with the same smile
and gurgling "Gracias' as they be-
slowed for double the amount a few
moments before.
There are several small towns II
Mexico where drawnwork u almost the
sole vocation Of the entire population,
It is not made In factories nor in open
shops, but behind the adobe walls oil
countless dwellings. A person who
wishes to go among the people and buy
their wares at first hand does not Ques-
tion the hotel clerk Dor rhe conductor
Of the street car, nor the policeman OIL
the corner. No, you must take your
courage and all the assurance you can
muster and simply walk In uSon the
people In their own homes.
AS you walk sao0s the street, Dor
dered clio. ely on either side by the
straight. unpromising adobe walls. you
will see nothing that would guide the
most cunning to any conclusion. You
must Just stroll by until you come e
an open door; almost all OF these door
open into courtyard, from which the
rooms Of the house lead.
You advance stnl further within, Of
course smiling in your most winning
manner, and asking, ~MAnteleriay
This IL the word for drawnwofl, OF
more literally table nnen Possibl,
you may meet with decided refusal
but Just act as though a shake Of the
head, uplifted brows and outspreat
hands we're not translatable into Eng
fish, and stand pleasantly smiling bu
immovable. Il may be possible thai
after reiterated demands, and perhap:
careless walking still further into th'
"patoir," you see there Ks really moth
ing TO be had. 20 with a small gin o.
one or two big copper pennies 20,
withdraw to repeat your performance {
few doors farther on.
Perhaps at the very next place yo'
may see within an inner room, or may
be sitting around the patio. half