The Coolidge examiner., 1935-11-01

. Prepared BY National Geographic society.
Warhinsfsn. p. C--WNr Service
y CONTRAST 10 the situation
10 any great city Of the United
States. one finds ln Mexico City
practically no night life iu cafes.
caharrts and shuNplacrs Ey 9:3O
p. m, except for patrons returning
from moving picture houses. the
streets nre almost deserted Climate
causes this Because of high nlti.
tudc. nights nrc often exceptionally
cool Dinner Is usually served In
the early afternoon and q light re-
past at night.
Late In the afternoon you see the
clty's busy shopping streets az their
best Crowds throng the famous
avenues: taxis. busscs. and private
motor cars crowd The streets. where
traffic f. handled hy policemen In
white gloves an odd cosmopolitan
ism marks the larger stores of Mex
ico City In German stores you may
see American-wade machines. type
writer's. tools. hardware. ice boxes
and furniture Fancy American gro.
ceries and preserved meats arc sold
by Spanish merchants Women's
wear. SOAPS. perfrmery. lewelry.
silks. millinery. and other depart.
mcnt-siore goods are reiailed often
by the French. and In nearly all
large stores English Is spoken. In
the past u was obvious that fash
ionahly dressed Mexican women pre-
ferrtd hats. clothing. and shoes i'm.
ported from Paris Now. 20 a grow.
ing degree. American styles. espe-
clally IN sport and street clothes.
are closely followed. This is an In.
iueuce. no doubt. OF the moving
picture shows aud increasing travel
between the United states and Mex.
leo.
American style md influence are
reflected again. not only IN dress.
but in the occupation % Mexican
women. There Is more social and
Industrial freedom. Now n growing
number OF Mexican girls are en-.
ployed rs Senographers. bookkeep-
ers. clerks. and telephone operators.
and have well proved their fitness
for a place IN the new world oi Mex
lean economies
Since the passing OF the Dlaz
regime. changes have come fast.
You see such change not only In
new buildings but In better CON-
municatlons. more people who speak
English. more skilled workers. and
n high standard Of living.
People Eager for knowledge.
The popular thirst for knowledge
Is bona fide and deep-rooted Free
libraries multiply and all classes
and ages frequent them. In the H.
brary OF the department Of educa-
ton is a room for children. with
famous artists panels depicting n
charming version of Little Red Rid
lng Hood. Out in Chapultepec park.
amid giant ahuehuete trees that
were there In Aztec days. stands
the fascinating Quixote fountain.
Tiled seats run around II and a
statue of Don QuIxote faces one of
old Sancho Panza on his mule. Fit.
ted into the base of the statues are
bookshelyes. with copies OF Cervan-
tes' tales and the works OF Plato,
Plutarch, Homer. Stendhal. and Goe-
the. Here flock the young and old
men. who wish 10 be quiet and read
the classics Around the basin OF
the fountain runs a sentence. the
first line Of Cervantes' immortal rO-
nance: AT place In La Mancha
whose name | do not care to recall"
Tourists, especially In the cold
winter months. throng the city in
ever-increaslng groups Many come
now by alrplane. for regularly es-
tablished lines tie the Mexican capi-
tai to various American cities. Be
tween Mexico City and the Pacific
coast port Of Acapulco a motor high
way has been opened. following In
general the ancient military road
used when Spanish galleons from
Manila discharged cargo at Acapul-
co for shipment to Spain via Mexico
Citv and Vera Cruz.
Out 10 historic Cuernavaca. where
the American ambassador and 9TH
ers have country places, a scenic
motor highway now leads. and like
wise to Puebla. ancient and prosper
Gus city. From the American Dor
der motor highways. like the one
10 Monterrey. are beginning TO pen
citrate, and It Is only a question OF
time until touring motor parties from
the United States will be a common
sight on the streets of Mexico City.
Native Art is Amazing.
The art of the Indian and the
modern Mexican intrigues every
trigues every tourist. Whether one
is lured by Aztec art in the museum.
by native serapes or ceramics. by
the many fine old paintings in the
churches and galleries, or some
times by the more futuristic murals