The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-28
Miss Evans.

oorresnondent of the New Orleans P1cayune
,,,centIy met the author OF "Beulah ana Se. En-
mo" in Mobile street car. nc thus uo''-A
her: ,..o., olrasdv seatad
one oP whom Immediately attracted my atteIsion'
and there was something IN her appearance hioh mo
reminded me Of Irene and Edna Earl, anu Will a
made me suspect that the IaT not mnot ,ys Ur tell
Thai Il was. for she was the very reverse Vi 'iie
Miss Evans of my Imagination. .uao,,,
Tn INV fancy she was depicted as "a Al ElaoonIl.
or nun-Ike woman, PlacSoeyeo' .s;cti;eS SelG oar
With the pale cast OF thought" not ugly, out oy no
rnnans pretty, and more like duenna thsn
vonnp donna or the Spanish type. She was napltea
plainly but neatly in blue mIsi as u1e1S toid was
cnt ont and made by herself. fashlonaoie nat'
tr;mmed with blue, suited the dress; Two veins,
nns blsok and tn other blue, entirely concealeo
hsr fantnres. which veIed me; for was curious 10
ascertain whether the features >, teey adu n1
She was OF medium size, small wasted, with
ysii developed bust, neck very fair, ana per.
feet model for sculptor. Her han1s anu ise'
we're those Of q Southern Lady, small ana tloy.
She looked as # she would weigh about lis pounds
and. to the eve of an artist, resembled Powers
Creek Slave more than the Venus de Meolcls or
the Venus Of Csnova. Afterwards ! mao the
Measure OF seeing her face to face, ana was sur.
pprised to find her blonde, with light chestnut S.
bbrnwn hair. soft, expressive and brilliant
prssI pioTn evss vss' Grecian features, with nose
llssst,v Gasst scaniline. forehead a little high
an and broader than Pschyes cnerr'-re95 !
Sns we'll curved with Cupids pows ana
sSChtly upturned at the corners, lnaicSv-
ing = smothered propensity for fun. Her cheeks
are beautifully tinted with the maiden Dlusn OF
hsalth and innocence. was told that sne Is tnIIy
rears old: but how young she looked! decioeo
fhat her age could not be more tnan u~eu'! one. =
T Tas amused at her blue dress, put e there 10
Hth;no the sblue stocking" about her. she wore
tha blue veil to relieve temporary innammatioaa =
~ the eye-ids, caused by too much reaong aIa !,
wr;t;ne at night or other mprudence. was tolo
nv an scounntance that the affection Is not con-
stitutional Of habitual. .ua.; .;a,.
/ have said that her hands are sman anu uus :,
h,t they are not dimpled. There was never
ns;ntar poet. musician, or any ingenious, lndus-
t~;ons or uaeful woman with dimpled hans. Hers
ore beautiful. but made TO work, as 10 sootne' 70
INIT and sew, to touch the CHORDS OF music, anu
to wi i'd the pen Of genius. Her voice Is ciear, 3.
soft and ulelodious, and its tones sink INTO the
heart. and when heard it soothing and cheering
ma. Ifelt myself strengthened for my WORK.
Wrben entered the car she was converslnS very
earnestly with very grave and meancnoiy look
in1 gentleman with an intellectual put care%orn
face. She raised her veil while speakng 10 MN,
Int be never looked at her at ALL and conversed
Nth his face half averted, and his eyes liked on
s.J;m yacuity." When he left the cars his place
rss occupied by very dlgnihed, but gallant ana
conrt v old man who met her gaze honestly ana
sfsectionately, as if he feared no evil from good
There was something fascinating about her,
which everybody who entered or left the car
seemed to teel All knew her, and IN passing IN
or ont each ono paused to speak TO her with an
erection and reverence which bespoke the esteem
with which she is regarded by the people OF MO,
h;1s Of ali Classes and she had something pleasant
to say with mooes1 siniio W GA Wa"
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