The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-21
THE PRrxE BEAUTY.
Adam POFepaugh Discovers n Model OF
the Ideal Female Form Divine.

the Ideal Female Form Divine.
MoNoSoAHRLA CIrr, Pa, March l9..-
The reception Of the intelligence in this
prosy little town that Adam Forepaugh
had chosen from among several thousand
photographs Of beautiful American wo-
men that Of Miss Annie Pauline Scott, Of
MonongAhela City, as being the nearest
approach to ideal perfection In form and
feature, has caused q buzz and ripple Of
excitement. The offer Of Mr.. Forepaugh,
1t will be remembered, was $4,000 to the
most beautiful woman in America, and II
was his design that she should reign as
queen Of beauty In his travelling circus. A
correspondent, deeming that descrip ption
OF Miss Scott would be of interest to lady
readers, and perhaps TO gentlemen as we'll,
paid visit 10 her, and, explaining that as
she had entered into the arena as proies.
sional beauty, begged leave 10 make su.
perfCial examination Of her claims to the
title Of the most beautiful woman, 10 which
the lady laughingly assented.
Miss Scott possesses O form tall and
shapely. II is not the airy, hsecy, flmy,
ethereal nothing that Olive Logan ascribes
to Sarah Bernhardt, but realistic tanVi.
BILE form. Her shoulders are rounded /;
her bosom 10 full and undulating, and her
waistsymme:rical, filling her bodice nicely
and seeming superlAtively hugg0ble
Were Hiram Powers again selecting bis
model for that American master piece OF
art, 1.-THE Greek Slave" he could travel
over much territory and find no bettor
form than Miss Scotts. In carriage she 10
Of once easy and graceful.
Her face In some respects reminds one
Of the late Adelaide Nelson; 1t Ia fair 90
the lilies, and the cheeks are tinged with
q delicate pearly pink. Her features ate
Rtrikingly regular and classical, and OF the
Grecian type, save, perhaps, the nose,
which curves slightly from the aQuline,
and verges upon what is generally termed
the American feminine nose. Her lips
are full and expressive, Of q bright yer.
million tinge, and when severed by smile
reveal double row ot teeth that are typi.
cal In their regularity and dazzling white.
ness. Her eyes are large and full, OF q
dark.brown color. With varying emotions
they change their hue as often as
summer clouds, too, II for no other
reason than they are 90 short and shadowy.
Her eyebrows are most delicately curved,
and her long, sweeping eyelashes add 10.
tensity and at times half.melancholy
langour 10 the orbs over which they keep
sentinel. Her hair, which 10 long, wavy
and abundant, is Of glossy black, and
possesses that silky texture which Ia such
q pleasant contrast 10 the usual dead
ebony we 90 often meet One can look at
such hair, and see the golden sunshine
rippling through II, like faries playing at
"bo peep" without recalling, by o singular
association Of ideas, Lizzie Hexam, the
child oi Dickens fancy. Altogether, Miss
Scott ID an ideal picture OF fair iemininity,
gifted with glowing charms and robust.
An artist for one Of the Eastern Illus.
trated papers visited this place day or
two ago, and made . sketch Of the young
beauty from life.
The correspondent would like TO stop
right there, but Il won't do. Miss Scott is
the niece OF John Ryan, 0 coal.mlner, aud
they abide In a rather dilapidated house.
When the scribe asked her II she would
travel with the circus as queen, she care
leasly Bhufflsd o well.worn deck Of HarL's
best playing cards squeezets - and
throwing out q bob.tail flush on the greasy
table, said; "Well, reckon not; that old
duck Fofepaugh couldn't get me 10 travel
with bis show for no money. will you
lake hand ais limit7" The correspond.
enk drew out.