One of them was a frizzy haired soubrette and the other a blonde.
"The Sins of Séverac Bablon"
Sax Rohmer
The sun had already risen above the walls of the town on the following morning, before Don Luis thought of ordering his horses, and he then considered it but an act of common courtesy to wait till he had seen one of Donna Clara's attendants, to inquire how their lady had borne the fatigues of the journey, and at last, when a black-eyed soubrette tripped down stairs, she kept the handsome stranger in conversation with abundance of questions in return, hoping that he neither had suffered in any way, and finishing by assuring him that her young mistress would be quite offended, she felt sure, if he departed without allowing her again to thank him in person for his gallantry.
"The Prime Minister"
W.H.G. Kingston
Not for one moment is she in doubt whether this tall girl in a plain stuff dress be a soubrette or not.
"Erlach Court"
Ossip Schubin