Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-29
BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.
\ Circassfan Talks About the LoveIy
 Women of His Country.

A Circassian Talks About the Lovely Women of Ills Country. Wheeling Val Correspondence Cincinnati En- 'quirer.
 There is now in Wheeling the only native of Circassia who ever became naturalized American, so he claims, and I know of no reason to doubt his statement. His has been a romantic career. Born in the Caucasus, he was at tender age torn from his home and people by their Russian conquerors, bap- tized into the Greek church and educated for military career. At his baptism he re- ceived the name of Paul Nicholadse, which he still uses, because his Circassian name is scarcely pronounceable for English tongues. He is fifty years old, though he does not look forty. He is distinguished and strik- ing looking gentleman. He speaks English with guttural tones.
 asked Mr. Nicholadse the other day about the Circassian women: Are they as beauti- full as we are led to suppese2'
 ' Said he: "Yes, sir; nearly all are. They ! have creamy complexions, with delicate red tints on their cheeks; rounded shoulders and beautiful busts and faultless forms. You should their arms, which are bare in house costume. You never saw such arms in a picture. Their hair is worn long, and is always black or very dark, and blue eyes. Just think of that picture!"
 ''Then the Circassian beauties we see in the dime museums all impostors." ''Sure; Albinos, most of them. Fancy 8 Circassian girl with pink eyes and crimped hairt There are no women in this country like them. They have the fresh beauty of childhood with woman's form. You know they develop quickly. Mothers twelve years old are in my country. A girl is as old there c., 1- women are grandmothers at thirty. Then they decay quickly: they live long lives, but they lose their round form. Still they are sometimes attractive in old age. ''When girl is born soft leather corset is sewed around her waist, and that stays there till she is married. Then it is cut off and her waist remains small and beautiful shape. They have small, pretty feet and beautiful hands, too. That is looked after as they grow up. They do no hard work, and their feet are only shod in loose sandals, with soft covers and flexible soles." ''How do they dressa"
 ''Their costume is very picturesque. They wear loose silk pantaloons which reach the knee and finely wrought stockings. Their only upper garment is close-ftting, sleeve less vest, with skirts behind like 8 long coat, and cut away in front, leaving a small trian- gular space above the corsage without cloth ing Underclothing is unknown there and in all the eastern countries. Nearly all the clothing of both sexes is silk or skins of wild beasts. Men and women alike wear little clothing and that loose, though in the noun tains at some seasons it is intensely cold. Some of the mountain tribes wear fur cloaks. The women, when in the presence of any men but their husbands, are closely yelled That is true, you know, in all Mohammedan ! countries. The reason is the Koran teaches we can sin with the eyes,"
 ssThen the Circassians Mohammedans9" tFOh, yes; all of them. Yet they show many traces of an idolatrous worship, and their monogamic marriages and respect for women are among these. These are not taught by Mohammed."
 1t is strange that some snowman has not brought real Circassian women to this coun- try" suggested.
 ''That could never be. No Nohammedan could be induced to do it. He would die first; and it would be death to Christian to try. A Mohammedan woman-at least 8 Circassian woman-would welcome death as an alternative to life among Christians; and to be exhibited with bare face to Christians you have no women who live halt as de- graded life as that would be regarded. s'It was once so," MT. Nicholadse contin- ued s'that many Circassian girls were kept in harens in Constantinople and other cities. They were sold, virtually, by their parents to rich Turks. Koran allows that. Even ln Circassian marriages the bride was in a man. ner sold Dy her par0nGS 1udG was du Oio custom, but did not preclude tender love for the girl by her parents nor prevent marriages of choice. Now there few Circassian girls Most of the white beauties in the ha- rems are Georgians, who are much like the Circassians and Armenians. An Armenian would sell his soul for gold. Circassians needed no gold. They took horses, or cattle, or goats or firearms. Firearms were cheap though, for the English always kept the war riors in condition to fight Russia. You are surprised, but that is the exact truth. Our soldiers always had excellent rifles and abun-
 dance of ammunition, all of English manu facture. and it cost nothing.
 GAS I said, there are few Circassian girls
 now, and they deteriorating from their
 life among the Turks. Some of the Geor-
 gians are beautiful. But they are not Cir cassians. A Georgian girl could be brought
 here think They Greek Catholics and
 do not feel the Mohammedan hatred of Chris
 tians. It would not cost much to get ship
 load of Armenian girls. Some of them you
 would think beautiful They have a slight
 Jewish cast of countenance, but good forms
 and delicate complexions.
 "The very education that girls receive who
 are intended for the harem would send man
 to States prison in this country for the
 teaching, and ought to send him to eternal
 punishment. They are taught to regard the
 vir