The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-10
Bes uty's Revenge.

Some three or four weeks ago the
composition for the $4,000 prize Of.
fered by . circus man tor the mos.
beautiful woman in America to
travel with his circus tor one year had
narrowed down to five applicants. one
each from Chicago. Pennsylvania,
New York. Kentucky and Georgia.
These Eve competing beauties had
sent their photographs, with color Of
hair and eyes. height, weight and
other details Of description, but the
committee was unable to decide, and
the only way out Of the dilemma was
selected. They were all instructed to
c"ne ON to Philadelphia in person and
undergo the inspection of an actual
stare from the committee. The for
tunate applicant for the prize Of honor
was Miss Louise Montague, Of New
York, u variety actress. who has Ion.
been ON the boards. The names OF
the disappointed ones were not given.
and the fair aud adventurous Kentucky
dsmsel seemed To be beyond discovery.
Last Thursday she arrived in Loais-
vile ON her return, and will be in the
city few days visiting friends before
.returnin. home. On Friday n re-
porter of the Courier-Journal. hearing
of her presence, called and asked if
she hal any objection to giving An nc-
count Of the manner in which the
decision was rendered. aud something
about the competitors. She respond
ed ut first in the negative, hut. being
urged. at last consented, AMI II very
interesting hall hours conversation
was the result.
Miss George Winne:t. the young
lady who represented the fame of
Kentuckys beauty in the memorable
contest, was certainly very hand
some woman as she appeared in her
Cousins Parlor. even without the al
vantage of All elaborate toilet. She is
above the medium size, and is what
would be technically called magni-
ficent blonde. While not fleshy,
Miss Winnett is plump. with that rich
curve aud fullness Of outline which.
when the divine form is encs cd in
the tight fitting dresses of fashionable
design, suggest the idea of running
overness." She Was dressed in some
dark material. neatly. but not in a
style To set eir her full grace, nor the
splendid color of the head" regard
ing her as picture. She mas fine,
frank face. with q rather small but
beautifully arched mouth and pink
lips. Her ewes are approaching brown
in color. large and fishing. while her
nose is well cut and almost classical
Her complexion is like a lily, with u
faint tinge in her cheeks, but it is as
TRANSPARENT and smooth as enamel
This lace Is framed by splendid sui,
of ''puff.y" golden hair. which she
said reached to her waist, but which
at the time was worn in q French
twist down the back Of the head.
Il hardly know what to tell you"
said Miss. Winneit. seriously. after
the young man with humping heart
had fea.ted his eyes upon her, evident
iy to her great amusement.
"Was il fair comp-,ition?' asked
that fortunate youth.
1T was nothing in the world hut q
perfect fraud and a sham" re-
spon.led the fair idol. emphatically.
The reporter murmured an 81 should
think 81, when 50 beautiful Kentucky
girl Was defeated" when Miss Winnett
am Kentucky girl, though / don,
live in Kentucky. live in Troy. lad,
with my aunt. who is here with me
But l was born in Franklin cauuty,
ami my father kept grocery store in
This city, OIL Hancock street, for
awhile. I've liv-.i here in Kentucky
long enough to know a pretty girl
v he'll SEE her. and there was not one
real beauty in the whole lot"
The reporter ventured to question
that statement, at least as far ~ one
WAS concerned, because be hal occular
proof.
"Oh, that's all fiattery and nonsense"
aid Miss Wiunett. "l'm n right
peart GIRL Is they say, hut then there
ire hundreds Of girls ~ good-looking
Is I am here in Louisville. and as for
being the most beautiful woman in
America, that is simply bosh-and
never pretended to think So. She curl
ed her lips contemp,uously Mt this,
showing . dazzling act Of teeth. 81
tent INV picture in just for fun ard
The first | knew there came u letter
telling me to come to Philadelphia !
md meet four other girls. The letter
,aid Mr.. Forepaugh would allow me
$50 for expenses. whether | was
chosen OF not. l showed it to aunt.
md she thought IL could get SO, 900
hat way it was great thing. and 50
We started Of. We got there, and all
he girls met in the office. There vas
10 committee that | saw, except a
,atched-isce young man with big
who hawed around a heap
md said things that he thought were
'ery funny. He said he wanted to
,et Us all to smile, and then We
miled. We kept going there for two
y three days, and then one ut
line. Then he announced to us all in
letter that Miss Montague had been
and sent Us a check for
$3.50"
"Did you see Miss Montaeue,"
eyes, l did and l think it is a
'retty good joke to call her the most
woman in America. She is
ne OF these sly kittenish brunettes,
nth hatchet shoulders. She's got
zig. k-brown eyes, and wears a
Jig hat. I can pick out fifty girls
'ere in Louisville that beat her look
ny oil to pieces. She wasn't as good