1894 
Oaxaca 
(Oaxaca) 
money belt and must be removed in order that the wearer may take out 
any money. The feet may be covered with rudely made shoes, a pair of 
sandals called Cacle which is much like a coarse shoe with heel and 
upper over front half of foot gone. It is a cross between a sandal and 
a shoe and X have only seen it used here. Sandals are also used. The 
women use the caramon blue end black reboso thrown ever the shoulders 
when it is cool, but worn like a kind of turban on the head with flow¬ 
ing ends down the back during the heat of the dey, A chemise with very 
short sleeves and very low neck. Over this is worn a skirt of coarse 
hand-woven woolen cloth, wide enough to reach between knee and ankle. 
This skirt is wrapped about the waist sc that the fullness comes in 
front and is held in place by a cloth sash. This skirt is usually 
merely a straight piece of cloth, Ch the streets I saw a woman from 
Tehuantepec with a peculiar headdress called huepil, It is made of 
light gausy muslin in the fora of a sack with ornamental sleeves too 
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small to admit the arms* and has abundant lace trimmings. The wearer 
either throws over her head the part answering to the lower end of the 
waist, letting the sleeves hang down her back, or encircles her face 
with what would be the neck. It presents a very picturesque appearance. 
Around the Plaaa de Arrnos are large portals supporting a second 
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story to the stores which back them. Among the pillars are m&i$r tables 
with benches where open air restaurants or cafes are run for the poor 
people, Under the shade of the trees near by along the walk beyond 
the portals are a number of fruit stands, where various tropical and 
subtropical fruits are sold. Just after dark ©very evening these small 
traders light up with little lanterns end their swarthy customers 
gather about in crowds chattering in several Indian tongues as well as 
Spanish and & most interesting and picturesque scene is presented in 
the dim light out of which shew faces and objects with the black back¬ 
ground of the street beyond. 
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