Show af THE CREOLES OF TODAY TO DAY th rare beauty of their women SUN pi estried th the habits and traditions of a rato a I proton almost a girl philadelphia arti NEW OR LEANd la sept 3 tho the the creole is not altogether extinguished time baa has wrought man many changes hangea in the race and much ot of air their wealth fa is gone but they still clin cling vc tenaciously nazlou sly to the memories and th the halt habits t that hit were characteristic ot of them t bam in their th air pal and moat most hal cyon eyon days there were wea certain customs and traditions faithfully followed bythe by the best creolo families the daughters of the house were sent to convent schools where it must be owned they learned little except embroidery and graceful deportment the sons fared belter better for or they e were viere dispatched to the th 0 ot f fra france nee to acquire that tha t polish ot of mind and manner which I 1 made them the courtly gallant gent gentlemen leipen they were coming out at 14 or 15 in a all her blushing rosebud beauty mademoiselle was speedily marrie married dj the affair being arranged between the parents of man and mald though there was no forcing of inclination and the young oung lady bad had the privilege of de c ya dialog in ing the proposed suitor it if be appeared unpleasing te to her once ar married even elen it if elio site had been the coquette in in christendom she usually settled down dow n eberly to the manage ment ot of her great house in which she took a housewifely pride monsieur be it whispered was a decided epi apt cure and as ae family carea cares increased she occue occupied ad herself in rearing her numerous olive branches often ten in number when the young cheoles returned from the war they found society disorganized it was a new dew and strange order they were forced to confront I 1 and bo be it said in in their honor they met it like men face to face with poverty y often with widowed mothers and orphaned hoften abed sisters dependent upon them they were obliged to take ake the first position they could obtain usually a small clerkship in a bank or in some commercial house energy and ambition did not allow them thein to remain romain main long in in the lower ranks and among those who have hive worked worked upward into positions of honorable honor ablo re one may mention mr jules toyes a veritable type of the tile chavalier of olden times who is now president of a well known know n new orleans insurance company pany and mr alegar dro landie who could sign himself alexander landro landre de do frene u ce do saint aubin had not his ancestors deemed such titles unsuitable under a republican form of government manager of the southern oil com pacy the fortunes made and rebuilt since the war wrought financial ruin in the south have not been achieved by americans alone for the names of lanair lanata Cha drair aldige gelpi a I 1 P cassard Ca saard fazende La lapayre and Il ernandez aro synonymous with business enterprise and glod luck that there is no lack of wealth among the creoles cheoles ol 01 today the handsome mansions upon esplan esplanade 11 destreet street w now the fashio fashionable natle creole quarter bear witness some I 1 ft t is true of the eld cid families have sunk into poverty and obscurity but taken sea as a whole the crelles creoles have held their own bravely hampered by traditions oos of 0 luxury and and leisure the struggle of the young men has bi be en a hard one they are further overe weighted forthe for the reason that they have a generous objection to letting the women of their family work as a bread win winners nere and although latter the latter may perform prodigies of economy yet when there Is only one wage earner and many depend dependent ente the strain must necessarily be severe the sons eons of the rich are biven given a university education and the choice of a profession whereas commerce is the resort of those upon whom the need of an immediate income is pressing but society becomes more and more americanized iced each year and the differences between tho the tw two races grow less studying side by fa eide ide in school and college they have learned to know and understand each other and re reciprocal ci al prejudices have vanished ad aanal a 1 street ia is no longer he the rigid line of d cemarka t lo 10 between betwee I 1 the ile creoles cheoles and americans that it once was borne some of the ilch creales creoles have left their downtown down town proc ints and moved uptown up town and interman biages have completed what social intercourse ter course began it is a common thing to gad find the children of auch such unions chattering french to mamma and english to papa or vico vice verea the happiest results may be hoped for from the grafting ot creole gayety gaiety an and d grace upon american progreso fineness 11 an and d cl clear ear common tense one of f the most marked trails of the tile creole temperament is buoyancy they know how to copy enjoy thov they carry lightly that yoke of labor which seems fato to press pread so heavily upon english s speaking gasking ga aking peoples the wisdom of inhaling t the ho perfume of the moment is known to them they do not go forth on a gala day to push and above and growl they brush little annoyances a aside with a laugh and a jest in n a crowd they are ate gay and good natured both men and rual tuai lens dens are passionately found lof of dancing and even the warmest weather does not make their enthusiasm flag the ave lov e of music is n deep rooted in n their natures it is to to be questioned question 05 d wit whether a they could live without it t poor indeed must be that creolo creole who foregoes the bunday sunday opera matinees mati nees and no pinching or stinting is deemed too severe if that pleasure is in view la in personal appearance appe aranco the creolee are a good looking race the men are usually good looking sometimes strikingly handsome ia in tho the bra brunette uette type an and though short of stature they are hoad broad shouldered and muscular at her best the creole girl is pretty the dark wonder other of her great long lashed liquid eyes farther enhanced by a storm cloud of hair about a smooth low brow brilliant white teeth and delicates deli delicately catel y m features and a clear olive complexion her liar 11 figuro is g lisso m and rounded supple Cu loana and alend blender er without angularity or attenuation and her liar bands and feet are ar emall and ana dafft dainty now and then a strain of Andal and ars ian blood produces prod nees a milk white blonde with violet eyes and shimmering golden hair doubly piquant among her darker sisters though tho rigidity ot of the old system of chaperonage baa has somewhat relaxed hie the creole kirl girl is not allowed as much 1 freedom as her american friends and in many respect respects she is more unsophisticated for in stanco 0 she does not understand lovemaking love makin making 9 for fun full 11 for tho the men of hei bet race do not riot think it honorable to indulge in such questionable jesting it 11 one of them pays certain marked attentions to a young lady it is understood that he be wishes to make her bar his wife such matters are looked upon seriously and the rapture of an engagement is al most compromising to a girl the creolo creole damsel is is not tailor in made ad Is b by a any means when money la Is not plan plentiful U ifal she ia Is her bar own modiste with very charming results tor for her bar garments are coquettishly feminine 7 V and become ber her as n its gay P plumage 1 u ge b becomes a tropical bird adga afe feminine m dafne 1 I that te the keynote to her character she still baill believe believes that it 11 is womans comans d duty uty to o ba pretty and pleasing above all things 0 bo brettle an ani her family ay do their best to thel tee her flom co coarsening are enin q in fluen fluentes ces pe perhaps r h a s tron from tro n I 1 his p the ere creole B p prejudice r e u ice against dp public ab schools it will be remark remarked that even kenw bhea an they are poor they strain a point and ee fond tit choir air children cn ildren 0 private seminaries in aries somewhat timid and con conservative ive the creole girl doea does not go in for culture tu requite quite L so energetically aa as the american girl she does not belong to BO so many clubs and classes for ment I 1 improvement she does not want to vote DOT nor does she yearn lor for a it mis c lon elon uko uke the french jeune fUle sh she e is apt to look forward to marriage a aa s the feminine destiny being eminently fitted for wifehood wite hood by her bar swe sweetness etnes of nature and domestic tastes As a mother she errs on the eido side of to her children th that at she prows stout alas 1 with increasing yeara years is the only dark spot in I 1 he a picture c pl but you va will ill find that the cr creolo eo matron though ehe she in may have lost the lithe graco grace of maidenhood has preserved much of her bar beauty of face most of her heart andall and all of ber her smiling good temper although the creole eirl is not addicted t delving among dead languages she has olten often three or four modern languages at her disposal and ia in also clever with brush sa aad I 1 I 1 pencil an excellent in music fencil is common to all and there ara are man many who are distinguished by musical tir talent which is cultivated to a pitch far beyond the limits of 0 A it drawing room accomplish accomplishment men t 1 to see the arede creole brells ia in their glory glor y you must u s t visit tb the OF french re D c ho opera hou house a a youl in bourbon u r b on street of a saturday night at such times the tile horseshoe curve of the balcony might well bo be styled the line of beauty there one may not note the ivelyn lovely lege legardeur Legard a rieu sisters miss bliss J delvaille Lel el vaille 1110 an and h her r sister mrs legarey Lp Le garer both pretty blondes the charming barthe an and sisters the brune and piquant the distinguished for their r persona personal attractions at beautiful mignon cartier now the wife of an american Ameil Amet ican can charming miss bliss aldige miss bliss laura L lanaux tall and of stately figure mibs bliss castellanos a golden juno and her pretty brunette sister mrs fernand may alay these are but a few of toe the bewitching faces that seem under the spell of light and P perfume 6 1 fume and music to blossom into I 1 redoubled 11 1 beauty not BO so many diamond necklaces to dazzle the gazer as may bo ba seen at the new york metropolitan but the shoulders are ro ag as white while aa as any in all ill he the broad land and a single glance ei a 1 11 will convince you that the creole r girls have not lost their family jewels those lustrous brilliant evea eves that have come down to them from frond generation it ion to generation JUIES JULFS DAYOT |