St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-09

secretary. Therefore, while the re
porter was waiting to see SenOrita Maria
del Pillar ColoH y Auguilers, the dukes
daughter, the marquis acted as chief en-
tertainer. and very admirably he filed
the role. He was Joined in few mo-
mentS byIis EXcellencY Enrique Dupuy
de Lone, another nephew to the duke
and also Spanish commissioner to the
worlds fair.
With his eXcellencv came "SenoIita
Columbus" as her friends call her. She
is rather tall girl of eighteen. with
dark eyes and an abundance of dark
hair arranged in heavy braids. She has
none of the languishing airs with which
we are accustomed to endOw imaginary
senOritas. On the contrary. she is built
like healthy English girl. Her gown
of rough cloth, of a dark red color, was
simply made and would have been quite
overshadoWed by the average costumes
of any Fifth avenue girl.
Taking advantage OF the few moments
alone with the marquis, the reporter
asked him in what manner she should
address the much-named SenOrita.
"Say Miss Columbus" said the mar
quis. MANY of her friends address her
i'll that way.
lin Spain she is also called Senorita
Pillar, and her family name on her
fathers side is Columbus. We have
great many names. First, the Chris
tian names, then the fathers family
, name, and after that the mothers fam
lily name. So that, at glance, we can
tell who is ones father and mother"
Miss Columbus is only beginning to
speak English. but is very animated
and enthusiastic. She is delighted with
America, so she says, and particularly
with the feminine portion of the pOpu
lation. The stories she has heard of the
independence of the American girl have
filled her with wonder and awe and
she was so much interested in the fact
that she was subject for interviewing,
and by woman reporter at that, that
she would fain have prolonged the
meeting. But the duchess had in
structed Senior de LONE to speak for
Senorita Pillar; so, after a brief stay.
she departed, but not without lingering
steps and backward glances.
"How has Senorita Pillars training
differed from that OF al American girl
of wealth and pOsitiOn% the reporter
asked of Senior de Lone.
''Oh, there is not so much difference
as you Think" he replied. "She has
been brought up at home very much
like an English girl. She is eighteen
now and a debutante, for she came
OUT as you say, last winter. But she is
very girlish."
Tine senorlta looks as if she had seen
outdoor lite"
Indeed, she has! She is very fond
of sport. The family spend good deal
OF time at their country house, which is
near the water, and she swims every
day. Then. too, she plays tennis,
drives, rides and hunts with her own
hounds"
'She must spend all her time out of
doors? ventured the reporter.
Not at all. The senorita is very
accomplished GIRL" averred her admir-
ing cousin. ''She paints very we'll in
deed, loves books and is good mu-
great favorite with her father, who has
a fine library and has taken a great in
terest in her studies and reading"
So you see that Miss Columbus"
bears her blushing hOnors thick upon
her, and if the American girls would
hope to outstrip their discOyerer. so to
speak, they will have to stand high in a
competitive eXaminatjo
"What does the senorita think of the
American girls9" asked the reporter.
"She is delighted with what she
knows of them" replied the Marquis
and Sencr de LONE in one breath.
'All the American ladies are very
pretty" asserted the marquis with an
earnestness which did him great credit.
$50 put the difference briefly" said
Senior de Lone. 1--WE are Spanish on the
street and English in the house. For
instance. in Spain, my cousin or any
young lady could not go on the street
alone. Neither could she go with q man
or with anotheryoung lady unless accom-
panied by her mother or a chaperone.
Even !, her cousin, could not go out on
the street alone with her. But in the
house she is as free as an English girl.
She can dance or promenade. or talk
with gentlemen with quite as much
freedom as the English, though" with
a dubious shake of the head, mot like
an American young lady, perhaps"
''Are you not afraid that Senorita Pillar
will acquire dangerous ideas Of indie
pendence over here ?"
"Oh, no! Anyway, we admire the
American ladies very much" replied
the diplomatic Spaniards.
II am told that Chicago is very
quiet" said the marquis, III semi-i
curing tone.
'Quietw exclaimed the reporter.
Eyes, in social way"
Some troubled echo of the McAllister
discussion must have reached the ears
of the dukes party. but when they have
caught their breath after leaving CHI
cago they Will see the joke. In the
meantime they are going to Philadel-
phia.
81 understand" said the marquis.
"that in Philadelphia the houses are
very old-fashioned and are closee at
nigh with tight wooden shutters. Why
do they do that?"
Because their grandfathers did. and
they are very proud of having had
grandfathers."
ION, they think we are the peo-
pie :" exclaimed the marquis with the
air Of triumph with which a foreigner
always quotes an Americanism.
Precisely. We all do and we want
you to think so, too"
And then they repeated their assur-
ances that the Americans were the
incest people in the world, much nicer
than the English. But of one thing the
World reporter was conynced-that we
have no men more courteous than the
dukes nephews. and few eighteen-year-
old girls as accomplished as Miss Co.
lumbuS."