The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-30
THE SOUTHERN GIRL
BEAUTY AID CHARM Hell ESSEN.
TIAL CHARACTER STIcS.
Deserved Tribute Paid y Margaret
sanc-;er > the Daughters Of the
7rnny Sou anC c-n TO
Commar1 .,Sn's Hearts.
By MARGARET {. sANosTER.

We are an agreed In our opinion Of
the southern girl She is simply ador-
able Beyond other girls She possesses
woman most fascinating quality.
I charm but how 10 define charm is
the impossible task As well might
/ one endcayor in cold tyne 10 describe
I the perfume 81 a flower as TO set forth
in measured words the charm OF
southern girhood
Whether she come from the Old
Dominion from Kentucky. Tennessee.
or Alabama from anywhere indeed
below the distinctively southern line.
sh" has the same inscrutable art OF
compelling every beholder 10 do her
bidding and of making every man
more or less her servant Without
apparent effort the winsome southern
girl gets her own way both in her
home and in society and II as in these
days She often does. she engages in
business life. her success is assured
beforehand
The southern woman succeeds in
what she undertakes. partly because
she believes in herself. and partly be-
cause her world has always believed
in her From the cradle She has been
a queen No princess royal is more
honored in her circle than a pretty
southern girl in her own family and
among her friends have seen a lit
tie girl not seven years old waited
upon by her father and brothers as if
she We're grown up. and have noted in
her the beginning of that gentle air
OF command which underlies the
sweet manners of southern women.
on the surface. the southern girl is
often rather helpless She never
springs forward 10 undertake tasks or
go on errands that others may accom-
plish In her stead The feminine ele-
ment is not overlaid in her by any
thing mannish or self-assertive. She
has almost the appearance OF one who
has to be picked up and carried over
every rough bit Of the road The south
ern man is gallant because the south
ern woman takes for granted the fact
that he is her cavalier that he means
70 protect her. and that in any emer-
gency he will stand loyalty at her |
side Specifically, only is the south |
ern girl helpless In reality she is
abundantly able TO take care Of her |
self whether she walk on the high. |
way. cross the continent or come from !
her quiet home in a country village |
TO live in a great strange city She |
was early taught to ride, TO swim and |
to engage in any sport popular in her |
neighborhood Her social training is |
never neglected
In no portion OF this great land is 1
so much emphasis placed on those &C.
complishments which make women |
agreeable in society as in the South |
The southern girl studies the art Of |
dress. She wears her clothes with the
grace Of the lily or the rose. and you
shall see her as captivating in a mus.
lin frock THAI cost only dollar or two
all told as il it had been worth several
dollars a yard Better than most
women she understands how much
there is in a good cut. in appropriate
trimming. and in a style that suits
the wearer.
A southern girl once said to me.
We care more than you do in the
north 10 wear what sets us on to ad.
vantage. and We think good deal less
about what things cost than about
their general effect"