New Orleans Republican., 1873-02-09
TIE CREOLE WOMAN Az noME.

leans letter recently published IN the 81.
Leuis RepubiicU"
TIE CREOLE WOMAN AT HOME.
The Creole woman at home is q different
specimen of humanity from what she Is
abroad. Naturally lazy, she despises the
adiuncts of dress /, set off what charms
she possesses: so 90 spare herself any little
trouble, she gOes about the house in what
she delights n--a blouse yridnt /; in other
words, loose wrapper. minus those im
portant feminine accessories of the toilet.
hair and collar. She dearly loves powder;
in fact. it possesses a sort of fascination for
her, for, ss she looks as if she had inst
dipped hpr face in the tt0urbarrel, she is
satisfied. She can not be blamed very much
for this. as il is more the fault of t'r
, lord and master" ! have heard many
Creole gentlemen say, ''that they like to
see q wOmans face pl1ntifuly covered
with powder. as it gives (hearken: We
dulleyed Onesi great bEilliancy TO the
eyes"
Abroad when she expects 70 be seen and
admired, she shines forth in all her glory.
Too much paint can not be taken then, and
all the borrowed "accessions' are brought
into equistion.
The Creole woman, as she approaches
middle life, GOES ~ the two extremes. She
has either great 'em bonpoint." or great
..scrag giness" If the former she looks,
when Dccomingiy dressed. q charming pie
t4re.
THE Dr;ur or A pfMOIsEr.iE CREOLE.
The Creole .mademoisclie' makes her
debut when very young, SO as to make an
early marriage, that being the chief thing
thought of in Creole society. She is never
allowed to go anywhere unacc0mpanied by
''chaperone," SO that the unfortunate
. "nidiwiddle' who wishes 10 escort hex
- h1i1al Ia. s.Ias %,
invite her mother. brother. or married
lady. to accompany them, So as 10 play
prOprietv. The Creole maGemoiSulle.
brought up 90 pu. implicit faith and trust
in her parents. and to conform TO their
lightest wish. does not object to such strict
surveillance, but rather likes il, and looks
with horror and contempt on those young
ladie. who rely upon themselves, and desig'
! mates them as fast
| ARE yOTR INTENTIONS SERIOUS, SIR!
! The manners and customs OF Creole so.
| eiety are very strict, and IN some points
! very ridiculous. If young man edmires
a young lady. aud likes her society, and
| should visit her Tor a short while, some re-
| sponsihle member of the faBlil y Immediately
asks him "what his intentions are" Aiaa
! for the unfortunate man who has much
! bashfuluess and very little will. lie will
! succumb, and his freedom is gone forever.
| and a match made for him. in which he had
scarcely any trouble. and very little inten.
| ton. Very few hirtati"ns are carried on
with much success, for the Creole mamma i.
! averse to them as a general Tric, and
| might relate many an RnecdOte of how
some poor youths have been taken in and
done for on short notice. VIII en- they only
intended to have "a nice tiirtation." hu: got
Instead just what they deserved, the matrj-
.mOnial moose firmly tied around their necks.
now 4 NICE rOUNG MAN wAs'CACGHr.
There was one poor wretch who admired
q young and beautiful Creole maiden. but
still had no inclination TO marry her. As
an agreeable advertisement 10 pass away
the time be found her society very charm
ing. Well, one day, going as usual, he was
much surprised by being welcomed By her
mother (who. I suppose, had thought
things had gone on long enou2hl. Ap-
preaching the astOniahed youth, she threw
her maternal arms enthusiastically around
his neck. and blubbering out, 80, mon fills"
awet and worked upon bis feelings SO
much-poor boy, he was very tender
hear,sd-that he allowed himself to be
merkly led "like a lamb to the slaug ghter."
TO the presence of his wOuld-be bride.
CAPTURED AND SAFELY LANDED.
But lot before reaching the adored one,
he was enthusiastically welcomed by her
SISTER, IL SplESLtE Ol uncertain years anu dL-
tenuated vlsage, who prefers TO lead sin
gle life. Forthwith she too fell on his neck
and then ensued another spell of blubberiug
amidst which she sighed out, 20 mon frere,n
40 mon frere," in such beseeching tones
Overlooking with sisterly affection, that
this poor little chicken heart was complete
ly overcome. and he yielded, swallowed the
bait, hook and ALL and vas irretrievably
caught.
1t was a nice little game, very c1everly
and very nicely played. Rather dramatic
it NAV sound in the relation, but to the
poor deceived gudgeon it was altogether
too serious to seem dramatic, and although
he may have learned, in the calmer mo
ments succeeding a certain little event that
followed something of tho art and the
talent required to carry out that little
drama, he had no appreciation for that
phase of the performance while it was 60
inc on He knows now how much sincerity
there was in those Inotherly tears and els
terly sobs. but he couldn't then see that
that doll was hollow and filed with saw
dust and he would have been daring, in.
deed, to have broken from the tolls of these
willy husband hdnters anu run away. One
would have rebelled and run away.
Here is singular story OF condolences.
The detectives of Boston, in a case given to
them TO work up, wanted a man named W.
II, johnson who had glass eye. They
found such person in Bangor, Maine, and
he was the wrong gentleman. They found
another w. II. Johnson III Salem. Massa-
chusetts, also with a glass eye. and he, too.
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