Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-07-07
Aa Ebony Beauty OF Martinique.

Indies, to the Home Journal, N. P. Will
give, us the following particulars. of his &C
auaintance with a negro beauty 'as blacl
as your hat :" H. :,
II have lust been presented to a, jet.blaci
Young lady, who is in the 'best of society
of Fort Royal, (the seat of Government
and who IS said to be more admired, by tht
French officers stationed there, than any
other lady on their visiting list: OF tha
e,tv of ten thousand inhabitants. Mademol
.eile Juliette Celestine, we ale assured, Il
quite the fashionable young lady most at
tended to. She is an intimate friend OF ou
fair hostess, and it was to this happy chance
that we owed the privilege of presentation
to her She was in town for few days
and had called yesterday; and, on Madame
Stephanie's mentioning. this morning a
breakfast, that she was to call again to-day
we SO EXPRESSED ourselves as to be sent iol
on her arrival. -,
"M'Ile Juliette is of the blood that does
not thin with the climate, as do the whites
She is about nineteen, and as plump as
Hebe-her original model from nature aP'
parently Just perfected. Her skln' thougr
as black a one as ever saw, is fne-graIn'
ed and lustrous, and her shoulders, (there
wa. no denying, quite beautiful. The gor'
oeous.colored Madras turban covered hel
forehead to the eyebrows, and, with long
sweep of twisted fold over the cheek, con-
cealed the halr-the lace hem OF her snowy
chemlse being the next downward intei
ruptiop to the lines of rounded ebony. Hel
features are strictly African-the lips full,
and the nose of that degree of flatness which
is only affectionate, and which take TO De
the highest expression of this shape in con-
tradistinction to the more repelling aqulllne
Her eyes would have been beautiful IT there
had been anything white in the neighbor-
hood with which to contrast them-but
black ewes on so black ground were Goals
to Newcastle Her little fat black hands
were daintily tapered, and looked lady-llke'
Size wore large rings, and these, with her
heaps of gold chains and the enormous goid
earrings, which they call cling. elous' made
a sort of barbaric glitter, with her lively
gestures and expressive motions OF the head,
which seemed to me very picturesque l
was pleased, by the way. with the consist
ency with which she adhered to the dress
and ornaments exclusively worn BY those
of her own color. The cinq-clous earrings
particularly-masses of solid gold, resem-
bling five small kegs welded together by
the sides-are seen in every respectable
black ear, never in white one. 1t would
have been natural and reasonable tor hei,
considering her means and social position,
to have graced her beauty with some OF the
French fashions, abundantly within reach
and worn by the Creole ladies with whom
she associates.
"Mademoiselle Juliette's reception OF US
was politely cordial and entirely without
embarrassment. 1t seemed odd to US, at
first to hear the French, which We consld.
er an accomplishment, come so fluently and {!
elegantly from mouth Of that color, but II
heightened the novelty and charm of her
impression. After little talk upon cll-
mates, conversation turned upon the usages
of our ladies', and the difference OF etiquette,
in our different countries, and she laughed
immoderately at some of the American dis
tinctlons between propriety aho HiP.o'
priety in female manners. Love OF fun
seemed to be her uppermost quality, and
her own views and notions, though entirely
modest and delicate, were singular mix,
ture of frankness and droll mockery.
could easily see how the French ofhcers al
Fort Royal might find constant pleasure
in her society. Our visit ended with an
examination Of her monstrous earrings, (ioi
which she held her cheek towards US with
the simplicity of child,) and with an ex'
change of souvenirs between her and my
self giving her my watch-guard, and she
giving me two berries of the acaou tree
which she carried as charms In her pocket
Ny friend and me agreed that we had made
a charming call, and that Mademoiseile !u'
lette Celestne was memorable additior
(of new color to our acquaintance