St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-28

their special charms and admirable
noints. Besides the beauty OF feature
and color there is also a spiritual and
intellectual beauty which is quite as
potent as the other. In the presence of
a pure and lovely soul or a spark
ling intellect and delighting
disposition one may be so COM
pletely enchanted as to be ut
terly blind to material things. But
whatever may be our liberalitv in mat
ters Of love and admiration for the beau
tifuI sex. and we recognize their claims
without regard to chronological or geo
graphical limits. we are bound 10 re-
serve Il special homage for our own
Southern women. and we are moved to
this bv the following tribute to LOuisi-
ana beauty. 1t was contributed to the
Boyee (RapideS parish) Headlight by
one who signs herself .'Cane River
Girl This is her verdict:
0Many of our Northern friends picture
all creoles with dark. SWarthy skins.
hair black as the ravens wing. and eyes
of ebon darkness. Now. this is alto
gether an erroneous fancy. Why. some
of the girls have lily white complex
ions, golden locks, and eyes of heavens
own bluei In the little village where [
| live there are four sisters. all of the
purest blonde type, and it would be
difficult to find anywhere in the wide
world fairer. Sweeter, lOvelier maidenS
than they. Whenever | read of the
1 darK-skinned creole 4 smile crosses my
\ face, and l wish the readers eyes
| could rest upon my rosebud garden of
girls
! s'As | write these lines dainty ere
/ ole maiden enters my presence. She
has come. like a CLEAN OF sunshine
/ athWart a murky sky. to chase away the
! clouds which sometimes surround me :;
/ and truly she is fair vision to gaze
/ upon, sitting where the sun shines full
uDon her, revealing the CLINT of gold in
| in her WavY brown hair. which T1DpieS
above a broad fair brow. Her peariy
! cheeks are slightly tinged by the SUMS
kisses. and heE eyes, of 'pasSionless.
! peaceful blue are gazing tenderly
upon me. utterly unconscious of her
| own picturesque loneliness. The mind
| of this gentle girl is as pure and bright
| as her face. Altogether she IS one of
! earth's fairest flowers.
/ "I have lived among the ereoieS
nearly all my life. but l am not one of
/ them. | ain what they call an Ameri-
| cam Why that term should not be ap-
piled to them is a mystery which | cam
! not solve. l have penchant for creole
| girls. They are usually dainty and re-
/ fined. sensitive and sympathetic, light
! hearted and sunny-tempered. Then
| the marks of Difference they pay 70 old
| aye is truly something to be admired.
/ and might well be initiated by many of
| nv American sisters. A Creole
| girl rarely ever sullieS her
1 lips with that slang which is so
| generally used nowadays. She is
| usually reared in seclusion, and her
/ DAYS glide by peacefully and TRANQUILITY.
This tranquility is seldom disturbed by
| a storm cloud She is content to remain
at home, where there is always wide
field of action. and do her duty in the
state of life unto which it shall please
God to call her,
There are many other fine character
istics which the creole girl possesses,
and regret that L have not time 10
mention them. Ihaye had to steal the