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Mexican brunettes to great advantage. After church 
we were invited by Don Guadalupe Miranda to par- 
take of refreshments at his house. Grapes, apples, 
and pears were served up, together with El Paso wine. 
The grapes were as fresh and plump as when gathered. 
In the afternoon, the Bishop, Dr. Rubio, and Padre 
Ortiz, accompanied by several of their friends, called 
on me. I served up a collation of such things as my 
commissariat could furnish *, though the carte was 
rather limited, as the train which contained our pro- 
visions had not yet arrived. 
November 2^th. Crossed the river on horseback to 
make some purchases in the town ; and while there, 
met a party of Pueblo Indians, who were just entering. 
The men were chiefly dressed after the manner of the 
lower class of Mexicans. They wore short jackets, 
decorated with innumerable bell-buttons, and dark 
pantaloons with similar buttons, open at the outside 
from the hip to the ankle, with large white trowsers 
beneath. The women all wore short black dresses, 
reaching just below the knees, with a thin white muslin 
mantle thrown over their shoulders. A bright red 
silk shawl was tied around their waists, and they had 
bunches or bows of gay ribbons in their hair. All 
their faces were painted alike, with a spot of vermilion 
on each cheek, surrounded by a border of small white 
dots. The women held in each hand a large turkey 
feather, which they moved up and down, keeping time 
with their music. The men carried flint muskets, and 
one of them a drum, on which he was beating con- 
stantly. All joined in singing a monotonous tune, and, 
when they reached the church, stopped and commenced 
