Tombstone daily prospector. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-1891, 1890-11-05
seAurHuL CREOLE GIRLS
Sxny Perfect BioTsles Among Them Goa
tradIct a General RelieE

Skny Perfect bloftses among lhsn 10
tradiet General BelieE
We are not hidebOund nor narrow
minded in our admiration for femal
beauty. Tire fair and the dark. the
blondes and brunettes. all have their
special charms and admirable points.
Besides the beauty Of feature and color
there is also spiritual and intellectual
beauty which is quite as potent as the
other. In the presence Of a pure and
lovely soul o. spark !hins !:s,etec; and .
delighting disposition, one may bs 80
completely enchanted as 10 be utterly
blind TO material things. But whateve3
may be our hberality in matters Of love
md admiration for the beautiful sex. and
we recognize their claims without regard
to the chronological or geographical limits,
we re bound to reserve a special homage
for cur own southern women, and We
are moved TO this by the following tribute
to louisiana beauty. II was Contributed
10 The Boyce Qtapides parish) Headlight
BY one who signs herself a Game River
Girl. =" This Is her verdict:
MANY Of our northern friends picturs
sll cieoles with dark. swarthy skins, EaiI
black as the ravens wing and eyes q
ebon darkness Now, this is altogether
an erroneous fancy. Why, some OF the
girls have lily white complexions, golden
locks and ewes Of heaven 5 own blue! In
the little village where ] live there are
four sisters, all Of the purest blonde type,
and il would be difficult 10 find arywh here
in the wide world fairer, sweetel, loVeller
maidens than they. Whenever ] read ~
the dark skinned creole smile crosse
NV face. and ! wish the readers eyes
could rest upon my rosebud grIden Oi
girls
..As / write these lines dainty creole
maiden enters my presence. She has
come, like gleam Of sunshine athwart
q murky sky, to chase away the clouds
which sometimes surround me; and truly
she is a fair vision 10 gaze upon, sitting
where the sun shines full upon her, re
vealing the CLINT Of gold in her wavy
brown hair, which ripPles above broad,
fair brow. Her peariy cheeks are slightly
tineed by the sun s kisses, and her eyes
Of spassionless. peaceful blue, are gazing
tendeTly upon me, utterly unconscious of
her own picturesque lOveliness. The mind
| Of this gentle girl IS as pure and bright as
her face. Altogether she is one Of earth ;
fairest flowers.
Il have lived anorg the creOles nearly
all my life, but ! am not one OF them. ]
am what they call an American Why
/ that term should not lie applied to them
/ IS mystery which ] cannot solve. /
1 have a pcnchant for creole girs. They
| are usually dainty and refined, sensitive
and sympathetic, light hearted and sunny
| tempered. Then the marks Of Difference
they pay TO old age is truly something 10
be admired, and might well be initiated
by many Of my American sisters. a
! creole E-iTs rarely vSef stiiiIes irer hi-
with that slang which is so generally
used nowadays She is usually reared in
| seclusion, and her days glide by peace
fully and TRANQUILITY. This tranquility q
seldom disturbed ly storm cloud. She
| Is content To remain at home, where
there is always a wide field Of action,
and do her duty in that state Of life
unto which it shall please God 10 cad
! her
There are many other fine character.
istics which the creole girl possesses, anC
/ regret that ! have not time 70 nIentiol
them. / have had TO steal the moments
to write even these few lines. But be
fore closing this article ! must adms
that the majority Of creoles are dark
there are many nut brown mRidens, bu,
come Of them are fair, very fair. -
New Orleans Picayune-