Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-05-03
YANKToN DAKOTA TERRITORY, 1881.
THE PRIZE WOMAN.

THE PRIZE WOMAN.
She Receives $40, 900 for Being the Mos,
Beautiful Representative of Her Sex.
Washington Republican.
Miss Louise Montague. of New York
the young woman announced us the win.
ner OF the alleged $40 600 prize offered by
the Snowman Forepaugh to the most
oeaatliml woman in America, arrived
from Philadelphla yesterday, and was
saieiy slowed AWAY in the bridal chamber
ut Wiilard's.s 1t was expected that the
prize beauty would appear IN the street
pageant IN the role Of Lalla Rookh, the
beautiful! princess Of Cashmere, as she
appeared when she departed from Delhi
On an elephant to meet her afiianced,
Owing to the weather yesterday, howev-
er, the modern Lalla Kookh very wisely
dld not depart from Delhi. She will at
tend 1t to day if the weather is fair. The
Kepubllcan sent its handsomest reporter
last evening to learn from the fair crea.
lures own cherry lips the reason why
she dld not appear, and to improve the
shlnlng hour by gathering such other
reportorial honey us might be lying
around loose. So the reporters card, to,
gether with that Of susceptible friend,
and Mr.. Crowley, Mr.. Forepaughs press
agent, was sent up to the bridal chamber.
In due time the trio were ushered, ,trcmb.
ling and blushing, into the Intoxicating
presence of tho surprisingly lovely
beng. who gracefully received her in
quisltive guests. Miss Montague is of
fair height for woman. being perhaps
five feet four inches, and in face and fig
ure bears striking resemblance to Mary
Anderson. The nut brown hair was
gathered up in simple and becoming
manner about her shapely head, and her
fair face, with its shapely features, SEEM
cd to form superb setting for those ra-
diant gems-her divine eyes of azure
hue. She was attired in plain black, with
little ornament save jewels, which de-
pended from her ears. Having seated
herself, the Republican reporter, after
gazing with rapture upon the loveliness
before him, began the inquest:
'There are insinuations made by ieal-
GUS minded women" began the reporter,
that MIR. Forepaugh was afraid that
your beauty might be injured in the rain
washed of, rs it were. How is that 2"
"Why, was all ready to CO." replied
the charming young woman, ,deprecating-
| ~. ut wasn't on my account, but be-
cause they were AFRAID of the tinsel on
the howdah."
DO you wear false hair?" blurtel the
reporter.
II wear no false hair" responded the
beauty with dignity. "My teeth are
sound, too" and she smiled capacious
smile, which displayed u row of magnifi-
cent molars.
"The judges who awarded this prize
showed great taste and Judgment" OBJ
served the reporters susceptible friend.
"Tut-tut," said beauty, at the same
time smiling encouragingly upon the
rash young man.
"Ihere was one girl-a country girl
who had handsome face and would have
been selected only for hel feet (which were
big. Mr.. Forepaugh thought that peo-
pie might see her feet when she ascend
ed to her place on the elephant" and as
the beauty talked she let tiny little
foot, incased in number two gaiter,
peep out from under her skirt.
"May inquire" ventured the report.
er, "what your weight is?"
"Certainly-l47 pounds"
why, you look slight" remarked the
surprised reporter.
"The weight is so we'll and evenly dis.
tributed, you know" observed the sus.
ceptible friend.
"You must have been little vain to
think of competing for the prize?" con
tinued the reporter.
"Her mirror told her that she would
win it, remarked the susceptible
friend.
II was with party of ladies'" rejoined
the 147 pounds Of loSeliness. "and really
did not have any idea that I would gel
the prize. l sent my photograph and
wrote that would wash my face with
any woman in the world"
"Ofcourse, Miss Montague" continued
the reporter, confidently, snow that YOU
have become famous as beauty-a sor,
of American Langtry, as it were-you
will have many proposals for marriage
1t would be gratifying if we could an.
nounce that you were still heart-free."
| "Yes?" provokingly replied Fore.
paugh's Venus, arching her eyebrows.
II would like to say that YOU are
heart-free," persisted the reporter.
You may say SC" gravely responded
Agent Crowley. with an eye to business.
"Can II" said the reporter, appealing
to the fair enchantress for further MI.
thority.
"Oh, yes, you can say so," came from
the lips of the diyinely lovely $4,000
girl. as she raised her angelic eyes heay-
onward.
"Thanks," said the reporter, and the
susceptible friend emitted sigh of re.
lief.
S'Perhaps,' remarked the reporter in.
nocently, when you have finished your
season here with Mr.. Forepaugh, you
may 60 to France and create as big a
furore there az Bernhardt has here"
"Iwas thinking of going to Europe in
May" answered the sweet creature.
"How will you appear?.
In opera bouffe," replied the lovely
maid; and for moment the vision of the
$4,000 girl pirouetting about stage in
short clothes danced before the eyes of
the reporter and paralyzed his thinking
apparatus.
The reporter then took his leave. The
susceptible friend fingered behind for a
second, rs If 10th to depart from the pres
ence of the bewilderingly beautiful girl,
but then broke away with Sigh, and
the door Of the bridal chamber was clos.
Tod