The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-08-11
\ LETTER FROM MEXICO.
Miss Elsa Mueller Writes of We'd
ding She Attended

Aguas Calientes, August s.
/ Old Mexico is interesting for any
body, but it must be especially so
for some one who never was in an
old and Catholic country before. I
was asked in a letter: What are you
doing in that strange, hot country
of Mexico?" Yes, it seems strange
to you, coming from the states, but
hot, no. | wish all my friends in Tex
as could enjoy such delightful eli
mate during the summer. The alti-
tude, the showers in the late after
noon and the cooling breezes make
healthful one, too.
A month ago my friends. Miss
Fannie Malone and Miss Jessie Hof-
fer from Kaufman, Texas, and / ar
rived in this city. Aguas Calientes
warm water) city of 5000 in
habitants is famous for it's hot
trail railroad and has an altitude of
$500 feet. The hot springs are about
a mile from the station and the first
baths established there were named
after John the Baptist and the Apos-
ties, with their names written over
the doors and with the figures indi-
eating the temperature of each par
ticular apostle.
Formerly people took their bath and
did their laundry in the hot water
canal at the same time. From the
station platform you could see them
in al stages of beginning, continu-
ing or completing this work
with, as writer says, no other pro-
lection than the blue sky of heaven
and the Republic of Mexico Now
bath houses have been erected for
the free use of the public and beauti-
full new baths are established at the
head waters. A new immense hotel
Is being built nearby.
All towns in Mexico have a public
square like the old-fashioned towns
in Tennessee, as | learned. Here it
is called plaza" Aguas Calientes
has very pretty one with many
trees and flowers and winding walks.
In the center is the band-stand where
nice music entertains the people in
/ the evenings, for the Mexicans are
music loving people. The finest
/ public garden is the "Gardin de San
| Marcos" The beautiful house of my
Mexican friends, with whom | stay,
faces it on the south side and on the
balcony of my room | can enjoy
with my American friends the music
of the band that plays every Sunday
afternoon from 5 to O'Clock. The
house of Senior Camarena is one of
the largest and finest in the city. 1t
contains thirty-two big, high rooms
and has 2 patio, an open court, in
the middle, like all the Spanish
houses. High arcades are around the
corridor on the second floor and
here we take our evening walks after
supper, the bright shining stars
above us.
The Mexicans, the descendants OF
old Spain, have not lost any of the
courtesy and hospitality of the
Spaniards. Two years ago l was vel
coined with these words: This house
is yours" and when l came back
found such a cordial and warm re-
ception that l really felt like coming
back to home of mine. l could not
wish for more restful and enjoy
able vacations. having in the same
time the privileges of hearing and
studying foreign language As /
promised some of my Waxahachie
friends, shall now give a short ac-
count of an event l was looking for
ward to. with great interest.
On the Sth Of July took place the
wedding of Senorita Adela Camare-
ma, the younger daughter of the
house. 1t was very interesting to
make acquaintance with the differ
ent customs connected with this af-
fair. Many of my girls in Trinity
would have been delighted to have
seen the trousseau of Adela, all the
beautiful dresses. the elegant hats,
the fine lingerie with lace and en-
broidery from Valencia, Spain, the
most beautiful wedding dress of
white silk, with train more than
two yards long and trimmed all over
with real lace and orange blossoms,
professor Livingston would have
called it a dreamy all these were
gifts of the fiance, as 1t is the Gus
tom that he furnishes this trousseau.
The regular wedding gift he present
ed to Adela was a jewelry case, con-
tanning necklace, earrings, a
, sacelet and ring, all richly set in
sparkling diamonds. These brilliant
stones added much to the elegance
OF the appearance of the bride but
could not contribute anything to the