sapphicgoblin:“Dark and Fair” by Tadeusz Styka (ca. 1908) Marthe Barnède, nicknam
sapphicgoblin:“Dark and Fair” by Tadeusz Styka (ca. 1908) Marthe Barnède, nicknamed Madame Sappho, is ‘a stunning brunette, with hair the color of deep shadow,’ while Colette, her young and frail lover, is described as ‘a pretty girl with lily-white skin and light blonde hair that crowned her pale ivory forehead with a riotous golden halo. (source). -- source link