Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-10-23
TIE LOUISIANA CREOLE.
soMETHIEo or HIS HOME LIFE AND
CHARACTERISTICS.

" nsS MS LRS AND
CHARACTERISTICS.
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Tbs ancient Creote ahfx,rs CHANGE ~
books with disfavor upou anything contrarv
TO the usual dow Of evenfa or e,.stoms for-
esgn to those Of his forefatberx Even IN
arcbitecture the spirit asxerts itxssIf In the
American portion Of New OrIeana old land
MARKS have rapidly disappeared. and on their
sites new and elegant ho,1sea viii, everv
modern appurteuapca rear their ssafaIv
columns but down in the old French ouarter
there il Q marked difference Tha vboie
faniour1. with few exceptions. srens IL have
reached the point where evolution haa r,eased.
The houses are singulariy curious and an
gular. the owner look with pecuIjar prjde
upon these grim. solemn STRUCTURES. and
cling affectionately TO them became Of old
associations and influences. In their eyes cou-
siderations OF far greater Importance than
the DEGREES OF modern fashion In house
decorations the distinction appears with
greater nicely Where PREPARATION or renova,
ton becomes necessary, while scrupulousiy
particular as to the quality OF materials
used In embellishing, old tapestry Is relnabil
itated, 70 a. to correspond with the ancient
modes, frescoinRs are renewed. with view
OF preserving a. Tar = possible the original
design
In consequence Of the growing social reIa-
lions between American and French New
Orleans the young Creole, with enthusiastic
appreciation Of the beautiful and novel. fire.
qiently suggests to paterfamilias the pro
prlety of refuruisbju1 or reconsfructin1 the
home in keepisag with the aesthetic spirit of
his more progressive neighbors, but all such
proposals are silenced by peremptory re-
ftisal to tear down those time honored
structures or TO allow those respected fur.
uishings to fall under the auctioneer,s
hammer would be acts of dissertation upon
which the shades OF departed ancestors would
rise in judgment.
The Creole gentleman OF the old regime is
representative OF an era that is rapidly
passing away. a day in which honor was held
thing &C dear, 50 sacred, that the least sar-
castle Jest was construed into an insulting
imputatiou, for which an immediate apology
was demanded, or a continuation at the swords
edge. day in which the most distinguished
courtesy and gallantry was accorded woman;
when, as an instance thereof. a gentleman
could not, without the greatest breach of
politeness, ask OF lady permission to light a
cigar in her presence, much less raise his hat
to her upon casually meeting In the street,
without first throwing away the smoking
weed, evel though il were most expensive
and fragrant Havana to which match had
but moment before been applied. He is a
true type of the men of the old school, in
which "noblesse obliger was a gentleman's
creed
Monsieur has been an expert dueIist In his
day and his "reminiscences of the Spanish
and Italian fencing schools are very enter
tanning He has also been a patron of the
rod and the gun, and knows every turn and
twist in the swamps and bavous around New
Orleans. has had an intimate acquaintance
with the celebrated chasseurs de ranceine
lours, and relates with jest his own expert
ence In search of becasines and canards: be
will impress upon you his unerring skill as a
ma rksman by telling how on one occasion.
when several birds lowered in the air, he
raised his gun and, bangi '.he had seen but
three and five came down. Age has not
4 diminished his admiration for the fair sex:
/ he is as courtly gallant and ready to bestow
| stately compliment as in the brightest tsush
| of youthful gayety He is proud of his name,
of the positions of trust and honor be or
members of his family have held in the COM
munity and his mission TO foreign courts;
but far and above all this is be proud of his
/ French and Spanish origin, and holds as his
most precious possession long, narrow box
which contains the decorations and incon-
testable proofs of his noble ancestry
The Creole motherl No ordinary woman
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