The fair land of Central America . and of Central America we must make some allowance for those newcountries. I was assured that there were at least onethousand automobiles in Mexico ; that is evenmore in proportion than we have in Paris. How-ever, automobiles do not eat the largest holesin the Mexicans budget. Here, as in Spanish-America, love comes first. Buenos Ayres, Rioand Havana are the Eldorado of the first one imagines that Mexico is more severein its morals. Perhaps that is because it is lessknown. . That is why the Mexican women run the riskof remaining saints to the en
The fair land of Central America . and of Central America we must make some allowance for those newcountries. I was assured that there were at least onethousand automobiles in Mexico ; that is evenmore in proportion than we have in Paris. How-ever, automobiles do not eat the largest holesin the Mexicans budget. Here, as in Spanish-America, love comes first. Buenos Ayres, Rioand Havana are the Eldorado of the first one imagines that Mexico is more severein its morals. Perhaps that is because it is lessknown. . That is why the Mexican women run the riskof remaining saints to the end of the saints are so docile and so easilygulled. Mexico is not exactly the place for peoplewho only live for pleasure. It has three hundredand fifty churches, but only two theatres, one foropera and one for drama; both are small andpoor-looking. The Mexicans are not a nationof theatre-goers. The rich have travelled toomuch and seen too many good performers. Thelower classes prefer bull-fights and cinemato- 234. A BULL-FIGHT IN MEXICOReproduced by permission of Messrs. Waite, Mexico City To face page 234 M exico graphs. The theatres can only count upon themiddle classes. The public censor complicates matters con-siderably. When translations of our plays aregiven in Mexico, the theatrical managers haveto alter them to suit the countrys code ofmorals. The only smart restaurant in the place is avictim to official squeamishness. Private supper-rooms are not allowed ; by private supper-rooms,I mean that small rooms, separated by a doorfrom the inquisitive diners in the public dining-room, are quite unknown out there. However,there are some small salons without doors, sothat couples supping alone can be seen by every-body. The result is that the whole town soonknows that Senor So-and-so supped on a certaindate with Senora or Seiiorita So-and-so. Thescandal becomes public property instead of beingknown only to a few; and so no harm is doneto the publics morals. The pro
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