The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-31
a BAFFLED BEAUTY.
She Tells How Forepaugh Chose His "Lallaf
Rookh,' and Who the $40, 900 Beauty Is.

Miss George Winnet, the young lady
who represented the fame of Kentuckys
beauty in the memorable contest for the
$4,000 offered by Forepaugh for the
handsomest lady in America, is about the
medium size and is what would be techni-
cally called magnificent blonde. While
not fleshy, Miss Winnet is plump. She
was dressed in some dark material, neatly,
but not in a style to set off her full grace,
nor the splendid color of her ''head," re-
garding her as q picture. She has fine,
frank face, with rather small but beaut1-
fully arched mouth, and pink lips. Her
ewes are approaching brown in color, large
and flashing, while her nose is well cut and
almost classical. Her complexion is like
lily, with faint tinge in her cheeks, but
it is as transparent and smooth as en-
amel The face is framed by a splendid
suit Of fluffy" golden hair which she said
reached to her waist, but which at the
time was worn in a French twist down the
back of the head
THE COMPARATIVE EXAMINATION.
II sent my picture in just for fun she
said to the reporter, "and the first L knew
there came a letter telling me to come on
to Philadelphia and meet four other girls.
The letter said Mr.. Forepaugh would allow
me $50 for expenses whether was cho-
sen or not. I showed it to my aunt, and
she thought if could get $4,000 that
way, it was great thing, and so we start
/ ed off. We. got there. and all the girls
met in the office There was no committee
| that / saw except a Matched faced young
fellow with a big mustache, who hawked
around a heap and said things that he
thought was very funny. He said he
wanted to get us all to smile, and then we
smiled, We kept on going there three OF
/ four days. and then one at time. Then
he announced to us all in letter that Miss
/ Montague had been selected, and sent us
check for our $3.50"
did YOU see Miss MontagueT
Eyes, l did, and | think it's
ispretty good joke to call he1
the most beautiful woman il
America. She is one of those shy, kitten
ish brunettes, with hatchet shoulders
She's got big brown eyes, and wears a big
hat l can pick. out fifty girls, here il
Louisville, that beat her looking all t.
pieces. She wasn't as good looking as
THE CHICAGO GIRL, MISS EDWARDS"
What is her style?"
'sShe is brunette, and taller and heav
Ter than Miss Montague, and heap NOR
stylish. in nv mind" said Miss Wfnnett
with decided emphasis. They call he
Miss Montague, but she's married WON
an, or ought to be, and she's got bo
three years old. Her husband is Bobb
+ Newcomb, a negro minstrel, and l hear
yesterday that she played here with him q
the Knickerbocker varieties this winter
and was fired out of hotel for treatin
her child cruelty. They said she went O
and left the baby locked up in the dark
her room, without q nurse, while she wa
playing at the theater and having goo
time eating suppers after the show
care you certain of that
Cali / am saying is what have heard,
remarked the young lady with wicke
CLEAN, ..and she looks like one of thos
demure things that some people viii 6
wild over, without finding out anythin
until it's too late.
eeThe papers describe her as a very beat
tiful woman" ventured the reporter.
Eyes, I've seen the papers, and they sa
she is going to get every reporter to writ
his name in her album. and that's VIII
they say she is so perfect ~ rav-ish-ing
you are hard on her..
mo; haven't got anything to SO
s against her. Idon't envy her | went
Il for it for fun, and I'm satisfied. But
makes me smile all over to see how the
go ON about that little waspy thing.
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