It's American circus beauties. In the era of the freak show. If you are curious what made people talk about Circassian beauty back in the day, perhaps seek othe

It's American circus beauties. In the era of the freak show. If you are curious what made people talk about Circassian beauty back in the day, perhaps seek other sources. Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circassian_beauty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circassian_beauty > As a sideshow attraction, Circassian beauties were women with big hair, a reference to the teased hair they wore, held in place by beer. Circassian ancestry was not required as in this example.