The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-09-07

Though the rigidity of the old system
of chaperonage has somewhat relaxed, the
Creole girl is not allowed as much freedom
as her American friends, and in many res
poets she is more unsophisticated. For
instance, she does not understand love-
making ''for fun;n for the men of her race
donot think it honorable to indulge in such
unquestionable testing. If one of them
pays certain marked attentions to young
lady, it is understood that he wishes TO
make her his wife Such matters are
looked upon seriously, and the rupture of
an engagement is considered almost com
promising to girl.
The Creole damsel is not tailor made by
any means When money is not plentiful
she is her own modiste, with very charm
ing results; for her garments are coquet
ishly feminine, and become her as its gay
plumage becomes tropical bird. Femin-
inc that is the keynote to her character
She still believes that it is woman's duty to
be pretty and pleasing, above all things,
and her family do their best to shelter her
from coarsening influences. Perhaps from
this springs the Creole prejudice against
public schools; it will be remarked that
even when they are poor, they strain a
point and send their children to private
seminaries
| Somewhat timid and conservative, the
| Creole girl does not 'go in for culture
quite as energetically as the American girl
| she does not belong to SO many clubs and
classes for mental Improvement; she does
not want to vote; nor does she yearn for a
mission. Like the French jeune file, she is
apt to look forward to marriage as the fem
mime destiny, being eminently lifted for
wifehood by her sweetness of nature and
| domestic tastes. AS mother, she errs on
| the side of over-devoton to her children
That she grows stout-alas with increas
ing years, is the only dark spot in the pic
ture; but you will find that the Creole ma
iron though she may have lost the 1.-the
grace of maidenhood, has preserved much
of her beauty of face, most of her gGiett
de occur and all of her smiling good temper
Although the Creole girl is not addicted
to delvlng among dead languages, she has
aften three or four modern languages a
her disposal, and is also clever with brusf
and pencil. An excellent taste in music i:
common to all, and there are many who arr
distinguished by musical talent which i!
cultivated to q pitch far beyond the limits
of drawing room accomplishment. The
marvellous fiexibility Of Miss Adelaid,
Grima's high, bird-like soprano, and The
admirable skill of Miss Lisette Delvaille
both as a singer and pianist, are wei
known in the best New Orleans circles
while the magnificent contralto voice O.
Miss Anita Eustis, now Mrs. Keenan,, ha
created sensation abroad. Not only tn,
silvery notes, but the fine vocal method O
Mrs. Mott, nee Bouligny, were enthusiasts
tically commended by Gounod during on,
of her trips to Paris. It is an honor TO New
Orleans that these gifted ladies received
their musical training here, under tn,
guidance of Nine. Boudousquie.
i To see the Creole bellies in their glory
you must visit the French opera house il
Bourbon street on Saturday night. A
such times the horseshoe curve of tn,
balcony might well be called the line O
beauty. There one may note the lovel,
Legardeur sisters; Miss Delvaille and hel
sister, Mrs. Legayer, both pretty blondes