Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-31
THE PRIZE BEAUTY
Adam Rorcpaash Chsoses che "Mest
Bsausiful woman" for HIS CIR.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

Cineianaii Enquirer.
MoSoNoLHELA CrrY (Psnn.), March
1.-THE reception Of the intelligence in
this prosy little town that Adam Fore
paugh had chosen from among several
thousand photographs Of beautiful Amer
loan women that Of Miss Annie Pallus
Scott, OF Monongahela city, v being
the nearest approach TO ideal perfection
In form and feature. has caused . buzz
and ripple OF excitement. The Offer Of
Mr.. Forspaugh, IL will be remembered,
was $40. 900 to the most beautiful woman
In America, and II was his design
that she should reign a. Queen Of Beau.
~ in his travelling circus. Your CORES
pondent deemine that q description OF
Miss SCOTT would be Of interest to the
lady readers OF the Enquirsr. paid . visit
TO her. and. explaining that a. she had
entered the arena 90 . professional beau
~, begged leave to make . superficial sx-
animation OF her claims to the title OF
the most beautiful woman. to which the
lady laughinsly assented, saying that the
Enquirer was alike ubiquitous and ire.
prsssible. Now to the description: Miss
Scott possesses q form tall and shspsly.
II IL not the airy. feeoy. flmy. ethereal
nothing that Olive Logan aseribes to
Sarah Bernhard, but q realistic, tangible
form. Her shoulders are rounded; her
bosom Is full and undulating. and her
waist symmetrical, filing her bodice
nicely and seemingly s~upsratively hug
gable. Were Hiram Powers again select
ing his model for that American master.
piece Of art, 1.-THE Greek Slave" he
could travel over much territory and and
NO better form than Miss Soott's. In
carriage she 10 ut once easy and graceful.
Her face in some respects reminds one
Of the late Adelaide Nelson; II 10 a. fair
a. the lilies, and the cheeks are tingsd
with q delicate psafly pink. Her features
are strikinRly regular and classical, and
Of the Grecian type, save. perhaps, the
nose, which curves slightly from the
aquiline, and verges upon what 10 gener'
ally termed the American feminine nose,
Her lips are full and expressive. Of {
bright vermillion tinge, and when sew
cred by . smile reveal . double row oil
teeth that are typical in their regularity
and dazzling Wilderness. Her eyes ART
large and full, Of dark brown color,
and change their huss IS otter
a. the summer clouds, too, II for nc
other reason than they are soft and
shsdowy. Her eyebrows are most deli
oately curved. her long swseping eye
lashes add intensity. and at times o half
melancholy lsnguor to the orbs oyel
which they keep sentinel. Her hair,
which Is long. wavy and abundant, Ia o.
q glossy black and possesses that silkez
texture which IL such pleasant contrasI
to the usual dead ebony We 30 Otter
meet. One cannot look at II, and see tht
golden sunshine ripping through 1t, lik'
fairies playing ct "bo peep, without 70
calling. by Q single association OF ideas
Lizzie Hexam. the child OF Dickens fan
cy. Altogether. Miss Scott is an ideal
picture Of fair fsminity. gifted with glow
ing charms and robust. An artist fol
one OF the Eastern illustrated papers Wis
tied this place O day or TWO ago. ant
make . sketch Of the young beauty from
life.
Your correspondent would like to stoE
right there. but II won't do. Miss SCOT
10 the niece Of John Ryan. q coal miner
and they abide in o rather dilapidatet
house. When the scribe asked her ]
SIZE would travel with the circus q
queen. she carelessly shufled q we'll
worn desk Of Hsrt's best playing cards
squeezers-and, throwing out q bob.tai
fush on tho greasy table, said: "Well
I reckon not; that old duck Forepaugt
couldn't get me to travel with his SHOW
for NO money. Will You take q hand o
81 limitP" Your correspondent drew
ont.