Show MEXICAN COUKTSII1P Tic iroiuaiicc of Life in tlic LnUtl or the IHoiiteyiMtuas Wari in New York Sun r 1 i m1 H Sunl In ths mintry it must indeed be true i 1 t t mit lies are made In heaven for x ui youth have few opportunities of rornun that pleasant business for F I r Here senoritas are 1 S never urjflitttl1 to go to t balls or theatres to 1111 promenade 1 or even to sit tjrxt 1 II r 1 Iromenm 0 at i their own parlors with gentle itl Ut not their nearest kin with w JVUM I t h i i Mgilant I t 1 supervision of mother j or i Ihaperone Hour more mattel nirthein gentlemen were Hje t Ii accorded r ii Ilf the privileges of social jnopin rt it is i greatly to be feared that an iV mma e of old lHmdsm would MH unl correspond decrease of I I iinal statistics But the old old f as now and charming to every I Hn i hvtr l as to the first pair in Eden Vurned by southern youth despite 0 ridiollR S h I i a Mexican gallant fixes his affect t Nn a girl he has generally greater I 111ln and tribulation to undergo be 5 II rtli win her than the Bible lover ui Mrved l seven years Or course Lt h1 mi special acquaintance with her S al1 I idl not go boldly to the paternal CVi t upon her so he meanders h k uiil forth before her windows day a Liv and night after night until he jus s 1ttded in attracting her attention I niir5Wv attracting the attention of the ighborhood as well if lat r vi iu not that of t I MM the t family bull dog and pa T r 10 pistol If the damsels afT T flS ae not otherwise bestowed YOU i lV I sure she is not slow to respond n I i 11 r dreamy and monotonous exist t S rm nice comes as a boon from i i When she begins to smile bur bu-r M ly1y upon him he bolder grows c l h I > s Itouquets between her case 111s I ivhen I the old folks are not S k j j uilh billets doux hidden in their I L artS like love among the roses This I S s 5k i making the bear why I do knn except that those restless j k Ir i K ls are supposed to be constantly I 1 iv 111 and fro u Times it is kept up for years the JUll Komeo being nightly found bet be-t L5 l h his Juliets window She secure S Iul i 1 the cruel bars or aloft upon the S > 11I1S 1 forth in the moonlight S v sW et responses to his serenades r 11 krs him rapttuous by improvising dS toograph from a spool thread in ans or which impassioned messa jy travel between them or bout j bou-t md other gages d amour be hauled One couple of my acquaintance LA been doing this sort of a thing for s x long l years The wedding day is nom no-m r than ever for this Romeo has r u > r yet spoken to his Juliet or touched r tiny nand During these spooning days it is as aching how devoutly religious the UTS become attending church conSt con-St inth and their precious health like Msv Ilml1lls 1 < a 1 vast amount of cxerc fen fe-n the plaza for these are about the oh plaivs where by any possibility they iua l11lt It is the custom aUlong these Rood Uvtn 1 iti o to attend mass very early in the imj 1 1lr in fact to go to church at all time and < l all seavons and the young people routes tliereto invariable lie tjiroiwh the plans Day by day from I tti 5 iiifit glimmer dawning young men mu lie J I seen loitering in these flowery tn < tii4 places awaiting the arrival of 4 5 r Jmlcmeas They glance and smile miy not speak to one another and alv each devoted swain follows the T Jd lin IOf his choice into the dim old > taary i where I venture to assert SSS1y a kneeling lover has worshipped a S j saint rather than dead ones 1 hdl after a couple are duly engaged S I tn paternal blessing bestowed I happy climax is brought about by uf i i r 1 party who negotiates for the lover S r ili young ladys family Romeo is 1 i p nmtted to see his Juliet for one j an nt alone He may call at stated in tnals n the parents consent and con ri ith liis liancee in the presence of S I r Uuiiv but although the formal r rii il is i a legal ceremony duly witS wit-S 1 and recorded and almost as bind f a inin iuire itself not until the hy S Id iviot is securely tied can he ex j c > ae word with her in private or nll It < r perambulations on the plaza r nl her anywhere in public Such S S I n tails as ascertaining her tastes J idtin acquainted with her temper S r I itd for connubial bliss How r UTI uuble the union may prove r i i u release hut death under this 1 ii i i igimne I which makes divorce t1 Naturally domestic tragedies S t occur but truth compels us S ln l thai they are far more rare than S r wn land where every opportunity 5 Ifor I intimate acquaintanceship i S j arriage b nuly i Mexican cities it is customary f T i i i < the engagement by printed l I > 1 similar to those used for weddings fn MIS and honras for the dead Among 1 n nuiiarous collection here is one in MIPS sjanigaj which says that Senor Jl I M turo Narciso Sepulveday Zarate I v in nti Dolores Kefugio Vilasena Lv o trattci matrimony 1 i e are be T t and have the honor to offer A s a pu disposicion de Vat the V Ii r s vpoal In Mexico as in Spain I < 5r s0tiiern countries a lady r a j s I r maiden cognomen after mar fs f u J I though she attaches her 1ms ani l i it by means of a de is stilly U 1 still-y known by her own family r rlt TlJ lliratc and distinct ceremonies r > i1 nivd to satisfy the demands of 1 Li and church That of the latter d 5 n t c ilingly long and tedious rite TJ the progress of which the con UIti 1u ties are obliged to kneel many a s I1 1 while in that position a heavy IMliiic I bilk firmly tied in a true Jurh kit is thrown over their shoul t YTululizing hymeneal bondage I t11 iiVr seen or heard of a bride ben be-n t oJ the better classes in Mexico I > v > not married in white silk or Fl L5 n with the traditional veil orangeS orange-S iI and all and I doubt whethei S j v < Mii consider herself lawfully wed i d Tli rIC attired for there must I j I j t Iviatmomi 1 from established custom r in I I t all E urli the parties are poor in v p 111111 iamily d Tf j > 1lvities t frequently kept up for S fJslMW the marriage ceremony The L r l sr t n a t11 ro ° in leave the church in sep < S lrJgcs he hastening ahead to h 1 1r J > asa lllh wife at the door of the home 1P t T1110 for her One can jmas fh Knp0 S jilt aure our Juliet finds in in I1lrrJ1I1 fl r the first time the household 41 Vft1 nts luch love has provided t i J lan < y they may sometimes be S niplcte when made by the v lrJ j I 1Ilienphisticated love But time fl i l tiTPt ti i1 1 1 shortcomnings though pert per-t lu ° fJrrt connubial breakfast par 111 1 1 their fi tree lttay rown vine and fig Vh Id i k a teakettle or some similar con j I 11 its preparation |