Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-29
The Cflieftain's Monday Morning Farm Page
DUDE WRANGLERS

America is said to be more uniform in
appearance than any other country in
the world An American town of
given size is just the same from coast
to coast. Main street" is as standard
an article as given brand of soap
or chewing gum. Well. in Santa Fc.
Main street is an ancient square
with a lawn and thick shade trees.
Half of the buildings about it are old
adobes with projecting roof beams
Many Of its shop windows show gaudy
Navajo blankets, pottery and all the
other colorful wares of the Pueblos.
Along its sidewalks, blanketed In
dams, bighatted cowboys. and Mex
leans make up half the crowd. Main
street is here a place individual. not
to say bizarre.
The Easterner Adorned
Among this crowd is always GER
tain number of individuals whose
dress is picturesque almost beyond this
dreams of movie fan. They wear big
brown hats, creased in the CENTER.
woolen shirts, often of a bright color,
with silk handanna of another bright
color around the neck. Their khaki
trousers are thrust into riding boots.
OFTEN they adorn the whole with
great pair of silver spurs or a rattle-I
snake hat band.
These striking figures include women
as well as men, and the women ara
ui'sseu ABOUT inc same as the men,
always in trousers, and usually with
The addition Of some fetching Indian
Jewelry in silver and turquoise
Who are these people. you ask? They
are sun burned. grinnins, happy. They
seem to have nothing to do They seerut
to know all about the country. and be
familiar with all of its hi-lingua
slang. You think they arc the most
picturesque natives you have yet
seen. But they are not They are tend
NhanaNrr
dressed like Billy the Kid. or Buffalo
Bill. you may safely bet that he is
from New York or Chicago. Yon cute
thing who looks like a Chip Of Fly
Ing L Is a freshman in Wellesley. and
sippi.
These are the dudes" They need
a certain amount Of care and direction.
and those who make business Of sup
plying 1t arc known as dude wrang-
lers.
In Santa Fe or Alhu1uernue. tn.
tondcrfoot can find some one will take
him anywhere he wants to go any way
he wants to go there. An old lady In
feeble health will he shown all that
can he sccn from the seat Of a touring
car. For those who want to rough II
a pack outfit will be organized In short
order. and trips will be taken into
some OF the widest parts of tho Rocky
mountains. You can get exactly what
YOU want, and YOU do not pay three
prices for II either. When II comes 10
| taking tho money. New Mexico has
much to learn from such old tourist
countries az Florida and New Eng
land. But the New Mexicans know
\ their country. and they will show YOU
Just as much OF It as YOU arc physical
| ~ able to travel. They will lead YOU 10
peaks far above timberline and itc
| GorSc1 thousand feet deep. They
will show YOU Indian dances as
strange as anything in Africa, and
they Will max" YOUR hair stand on
end at tho spectacle Of mon shedding
their own blood in a religious orgy
! They win lead YOU to tho host trout
fishing. and they viii Hnd YOU bear
or mountain lion to shoot at. II that
is what YOU crave.
New Mexico has not as yet achieved
any Of tho conventional summer re-
, sort atmosphere Golf links and tennis
courts are scarce. Tho broad hotel
vcrnnda with its rocking chair Nirta-
tions. tho dancing pavilion. the band
concert arc vet to como. But n YOU
want 70 see land that Is different
tho dude -wrnnglcrs will show II te
!