The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Blondes Versus Brunettes [from the Temple Bar]

"Blondes Versus Brunettes [from the Temple Bar]." New York Saturday Press, September 19, 1865, 92-94.
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Type
newspaper
Genre
essay
Abstract

Examination of the preference for blondes rather than brunettes in literature, dating back to Greek mythology. Finally, the writer comments, it appears that trend is reversing.