The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1889-04-06
Some Creole Girls.
We are not hidehonnd =

We are not hidebound nor ~.
row'minded in our admiration =.
female beauty. The fair and .Is ~.
the blondes and brunette. ~, .S
have their special charms and . ~
mirabfe points. Besides the be.nt,
Of feature and color there il al..
spiritual and intellectual hesn,o
which is quite as potent as ths
In the presence Of a nn -
and lovely soul or a sparkling Initial
lect and a delighting disposition
one may be so completely enchaptea
as to be utterly blind to materi.l
things. But whatever may be on.
~liberality in matters of love and
admiration for the beautiful sex and
we recognize their claims without
regard to Genealogical orgeographic,i
limits, we are bound to reserves
special homage for our own Soutb.
ern women. and we are moved "a
this acknowledgment by the fol.
lowing tribute to Louisiana beauty.
1t was contributed to the Boyca
(Rapides parish) Headlight BY ona
who signs herself a Cane River
Girl" This is her verdict:
Many of our Northern friends MA.
tire all Creoles with dark, swartbr
skin, hair black as the ravens vino
and eyes Of ebon darkness !: nav
this is altogether an erroneous fancy
why, some Of the girls have nv
white compilations, golden locks.
and eyes OF Heavens own blue /.
In the little village were | live.
there are four sisters, all Of the
purest blonde type, and it would BE-
difficult to find anywhere 10 the
wide world fairer, sweeter, lovelier
maidens than they. Whenever I
read Of "the dark,skinned Creole,n
a smile crosses my face, and | wish
the readers eyes could rest upon
my rosebud garden Of girls"
As I write these lines a dainty
Creole maiden enters my presence.
She has come, like a CLEAN Of sun
shine a,hwart a murky sky, to chase
away the clouds which sometimes
surround me and truly she isa
fair vision to gaze upon, sitting
where the sun shines full upon her,
revealing the CLINT of gold III her
wavy brown hair, which ripples
above a broad fair brow, her pearly
checks are slightly tinged by ths
suns kisses, and her eyes, Of pas
sion|ess, peaceful blues" are gazing
tender!y opon me, utterly unconsci.
Gus of her own picturesque love.
illness the mind of this gentle girl
is as pure and bright az her FACE.
Altogether she is one of earth's fair.
est flowers.
/ haye lived among the Creoles
nearly all my life, but l am not ono
of them ; l am what they call ian
American;" why that term should
not be applied to them is 4 mystery
which I cannot solve. I have 4 PEN
chant for Creole girls; they are
unusually dainty and refined, seusi.
tive and sympathetic, light hearted
and sunny-tempered; then the mark
of Difference they pay to old sge i
trnly something to be admired, and
might we'll be initiated by many Of
my American sisters. A Creole girl
rarely ever sullies her lips with that
slang which is generally used nova.
days. She is usually reared in secIa'
sio1, and her days glide BY peace
fully and TRANQUILITY; this tranquility
is seldom disturbed by 4 storm cloud
she is content to remain At home.
where there is always = wide Geld
of action, and "do her duty in that
state of life unto which it shall please
God to call her."
There are many othe finer charae
~teristics which the Creole girl pos
sesses, and | regret that ! have no,
time to mention them. / have hao
to steal the moments to write even
these few lines. But before closing
this article / must admit that thy
majority of the Creolcs are dark
there are many nut brown MAIDEN
among them, but some of them ar
fair, very fair."-Ex. d
I'h, Alliance AS IN Institute.