The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-01-02
BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.
A CiRCASSlAN TALKS ABOUT THE
LOVELY WOMEN OF HIS COUNTRY.



There is now in Wheeling the only native
OF Circassia who ever became nnturalizea
American, 50 he claims and know Of no
reason to doubt his statement Hi mas
reSn n romantic career. Born In the Cau-
casus, he was at "A tender age torn from his
homo AMI people by their Russian con-
querors bsptized into the Greek church and
educated for a military Greer At bis bap-
tism no recei ived the name OF Paul Nicholadse
wiirh he still uses, because his Circassian
name is scarcely pronounceable for English
tongues He is 80 years old, though he
does not look 40 Flo is a distinguished
AMI striking Looking gentleman. Hc speaks
English well, but with some traces OF
familiarity with cultural tones.
| askei Mr. Nicholadse tho othsr day
about the CircaSsian women; "Are ttsy IS
beautiful as we aro led to suppoe"
Said he: "Yes, sir; nearly all are. They
have creamy complexions, with delicate red
tints on their cheeks; rounded shoulders
and leautful busts and faultless forms.
YOU should SEQ their arms, which are bare
In house costume You never saw suoh
arms in picture. Their hair il worn long.
and ia alway black or very dark, and blue
eyes. Just think Of that picture.'
"Then the Circa.sian beauties we SEQ In the
dime museums are all imposters"
"Sure; AllinoS. most Of thSm. Fancy .
Circassian girl with pink eyes and crimped
hair! There are no women In this country
like them. They have the fresh beauty Of
childhood, with womans form. You know
they ievelope quickly. Mothers IL years
OLD are in my country. A girl Is AZ
old there at IA az she is here at 60 Most
women ars granimothers at 80. Thon they
decay as quickly; they live long lives, bee
/ a. sl,..x
sometimes attractive In old ago
when a girl is born soft leather oorlet
is sewei around her waist. and that stays
there till she /, married. Then it IL cut of,
ami her waist remains small aad \ beauti-
ful shape They have small. pretty feet and
beautiful hands, too That Is looked sfter
as they grow up They do no hard work,
and ther feet are only shoi In looso sandals,
with soft covers and flexible soles'
How DO they dre'sf'
"T cir costume is very picture qua They
woar-oose silk pantaloons which reach the
knee, and finely wrought stockings. Their
| only upper garment s q close fitting, sleeve
less vest with skirts behind like a long
coat, and cut away in front, leaving ANAL
| triangular space above the corsage without
| clothing. Underclothing IL unknown there
and in all the eastern countries. Nearly all
the clothing of both sexes Is silk or skins of
wild beasts Men AMI women alike wear
! little clothing and that looss, though in the.
mountains, 1t some seasons, 1t Is intensely
| cold Some q the mountain tribes wear fur
cllekS The women, when In the presence
OF any men but their husbsnds arc closely
veilod That Is true, you know, In all
! Mohammsdan countris' The reason Is. tbs
! Koran teaches we can sin with the eyes"
"Thsn tho Circassians arc Mohammed
ansf'
"Oh yes; all OF them Yet they show
many trace, OF an idolatrous worship, and
their monogamic marriages snd respect for
women are among these. Those are not
taught by Mohammed'
at Il strange that some Snowman has not
| brought real Circassian women to this coun-
| try" suggested.
! THAT could never be- No Mohamme Ian
! could be induced to do It He would dia
| FIRST; and IL woull be death to q Christian
to try A Mohammelan woman--at least
| Circassian womau-woull welcome death
a. an alternative 10 life among Christians;
and to te exhibited with baro face TO Chris
tGns-you have no women who live half as
degraded life as that would be regarded
| "It was once So" Mr. Nicholaisc con-
! tinued, ",hat many Circassia1 girls were
kept IN harsms in ConStantinsple ami other
cites TEey were sold, virtually, ly taeir
parents to rich Turks Koran allows that.
| Even in Circas'iar marriages ths bride was.
| in a manner sold by hor parenta That was
| an old custom, but did not preclude tender
love for the girl by her parents, not pr.vsae
marriages Of choics Now there srs few
! Circassian girls. Mot OF t5s white he.uSiss
| In tho harems are Gsor siaas who ara NJ II
! like tie Circassians, and Armenian "
! Armenian wouli se!l his scul for/ a
| Clrcas,ians ncedsi no goll. ThsS @ok
/ horses, or cattle, or goats or irsarml Fro
arms were cheap. though, for ths English
! always kept the warrior, in condition to
! fight Russia. You are surprised, but that
! Is the exact truth. Our sollisis always had
excellent riIs, and abundance u ammnn:.
ton, all Of English manufac .ure, anl 10 COST
| nothing.
AS said, there are few Circcs,ian g'rl,
| now, and they are detoriorsting, from their
| lie among tbs Turks S,ine Of tho Goor-
giaus are beautiful Bat they are not Cir
ca ,yians A Georgian girl could bc brought
hero | think They are Greek Catholics,
/ AMI do not feel the MahoInme Ian hatred of
! Chri, tians. 1t would not cost much to got
shiploaI of Armenian girls Some OF them
/ you woull think beautiful They have a
/ slight Jewi h cast OF countenance, but gool
! forms and delicate complexions.
/ "rhe very education that girls receive who
/ are inten led for tho herem would send q
! man to states Prison in this country FOR the
teaching. AMI ought to send him to eternal
! punishment. They are taught to REGARD the
! vile 4 things as virtues"