"_Allegria_."--Page 11. A singular custom prevails among the women of New Mexico, of daubing their faces all over with the juice of a berry called by them the "allegria," which gives them anything but a charming look. The juice is of a purplish red colour, somewhat like that of blackberries. Some travellers allege that it is done for ornament, as the Indians use vermilion and other pigments. This is not a correct explanation. The "allegria" is used by the New Mexican belles to preserve the complexion, and get it up towards some special occasion, such as a grand _fiesta_ or "fandango," when it is washed off, and the skin comes out clear and free from "tan." The "allegria" is the well known "poke-weed" of the United States (_Phytolacca decandra_.) "_Sombrero_."--Page 11. The black _glaze_ hat with low crown and broad leaf is a universal favourite throughout Mexico. It is often worn several pounds in weight, and that, too, under a hot tropic sun. Some sort of gold or silver lace-band is common, but frequently this is of heavy bullion, and costly. "_Pueblos_."--Page 11. There are many towns in New Mexico inhabited exclusively by "Pueblos," a name given to a large tribe of civilised Indians,--_Indios mansos_ (tame Indians) such tribes are called, to distinguish them from the _Indios bravos_, or savages, who never acknowledged the sway of the Spanish conquerors. "_Peons_."--Page 12. The labouring serfs of the country are _peons_. They are not slaves by the wording of the political law, but most of them are in reality slaves by the law of debtor and creditor. "_Petates_," etcetera--Page 12. A "petate" is a small mat about the size of a blanket, woven out of palm-strips, or bulrushes, according to the district; it is the universal bed of the Mexican peasant. _Tunas_ and _pitahayas_ are fruits of different species of cactus. _Sandias_ are water-melons. _Dulces_ are preserves. _Agua-miel_ and _limonada_, refreshing drinks peculiar to Mexico. _Piloncillos_, loaves of coarse brown sugar, met with in all parts of Mexico, and very much like the maple-sugar of the States. _Tortillas_, the often-described daily bread of the Mexican people. _Chili Colorado_, red pepper. _Ollas_, earthen pots of all sizes--almost the only sort used in the Mexican kitchen. _Atole_, a thin gruel resembling flour and water, but in reality made out of the finer dust of the maize, boiled and sweetened. _Pinole_, parched maize mixed with water and sweetened. _Clacos_, copper cents, or half-pence,--the copper coin of Mexico. _Punche_, a species of native-grown tobacco. _Aguardiente_, whisky distilled from maize, or sometimes from the aloe-- literally, _agua ardiente_, hot or fiery water. It is the common whisky of the country, and a vile stuff in most cases.