The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-06-10
VI EXICO CITY.

MEXICO CITY.
Th,S letter is written for the dear
"itti. chickens of the United States. |
tn"sn chickens in the Mexican sense.
TIL young women and girls Of this
r.un,ry are affectiOnately called
chickens" IL they are under ei2h-
teen they go by the name Of "polli-
to. or little chickens. and if over
that they are called 'tpollas," or
or big chickens. The COM
psris"n is eveh carried out as to the
m.p II young and manageable
;h~r are known as "gallinos." or
y,ung roosters. II old and tough they
ar. called ''galios.' or old cocks.
( am writing this for our girls
rstaer han for the boys. but / doubt
~, il will form good feed for our old
r~.lSterS as well. 1t is about the wo-
ru~n "f Mexico how they look. how
they love and how they are courted
and welded.
Mcxico's Bea utifui Girls.
wish I could take you with me
Through the Alameda here at the cap
ital Or around any Of the big plaZaS of
the interior cities when the band
.pisys sunday evenings. The girls are
then vut en- masse. and the boys as
well. The girls walk by themselves
and the boys by themselves Each sex
So-s double file. and so hat they face
n they pass. The men stare hard at
ahr GIRLS. 1t is no improper here for
II wan TO ioOk at "A n and if he
nsie+ her she thinks 1t a compliment.
This bsling goes on even in the bust
ness streets during shopping hours,
AMI 1t fiies from carriage to carriage
:,ions the fashionable drives. TIE
soorous eiances. however, come from
only The tnen. The girls are so watch
ed that il takes a SLY maiden indeed
WIN can sneak a love-lOok out OF the
tai II her eye without the knowledge
1T the mother. aunt or duenna, who
always goes with her to keep her in
order.
Not many years ago it was the rule
for me girls to have their faces hall
Iidden Ivy their mantillaS. and ever
now this is done somewhat by the
seyiiiaua or little mantiila, a small
shaw, OF black lace which they drape
over the head on going to church. The
Merican custom forbids one going tC
church to show her clothes- She can
not wear a hat or bonnet to worship
and she must go clad in black, will
her head draped in black lace.
10 WOnde They Ogle the Girls.
do not blame the men for admir-
ing the girls. Mexico is a land OF beau
t,fui women. and the pOllitas especial
Nv seem good to my eyes. The girl
"Ndtuir sitTt UluNu SOciCt tlhuu IN
Sans maidens. At twelve they ar
AZ old as our girls OF sixteen, and q
fourteen they are ready for marriage
A .rcat many girls marry at hftee'
and sixteen. and the girl who has n
husband by the time she is twenty
on the road to old maidenhOOd.
After hat her beauty begins to de
cline. Al twenty-five or six her seden
tary life has turned her plumpnes
To fairness, and after thirty h need
sOme auti-fat remedy. The yOun
girls here have compilations OF a bru
nette order. with rosy cheeks an
dark eyes and hair The hair is ofte
"a black as midnight in the tropie
and il crows so iuxuriautly that
falls - the waist. 1t IS seldom toi
turet with curling irons. and it has
good wash every week. SO that It
flnIfy and clean. Here in the city IL
"ft-o worn in the most modern wa,
tut rs a rule it is brought down ONt
the forehead. almost meeting the cE'
hrows. Sone girls wear their Ma
banged.
THO ature Of the Mexican wome
are are. Many have faces OF q Gree
CAST. with gnvd foreheadS and stra.s'
nose. ihev have pesriy teeth. Shap
~ urrhs. and ti,e easy carriage OF II
Aztcs. Their eyes are beautiful Tht
are large. dark and liquid. and fran
and honest witisai. They are not
all bold. and a modest demeanor
rather the fashion. The women a
we'll for,ned and graceful, and are 3
good Sanccrs.
Drp<S,
: have pvken OF the dress worn
he rhsrChea. !t is different on t.
l.iaying evenings. when out RI
,as or at tt,e ef-.ya. the rich
ssrl,: ot the capital wear cOstum
tr"M Paris. and they are Is we'll ri;
as the women of any part OF {
world. Mexico. has man" Fren'
d~r"sswak~rs ard r,illin"cs. ond the