
Southern belle
Southern belle (from French belle 'beautiful') is a colloquialism for a debutante in the planter class of the Antebellum South.[1]
This article is about the archetype. For other uses, see Southern belle (disambiguation).Southern belle (from French belle 'beautiful') is a colloquialism for a debutante in the planter class of the Antebellum South.[1]
This article is about the archetype. For other uses, see Southern belle (disambiguation).