Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-04
beauties not Born to Blush Unseen.
New York Trihune.l

beauties not Born to Blush Unseen.
New York Tribune.l
"There ought to be giant Or two walk
ing around up there to keep 'em straight"
said the manager of a museum in Broad
way. The Snowman nodded assent but re-
marked that it was not the place for the
married giant. Oh dear no!
''Why:" asked the manager.
s'He hirts with every woman that gives
lin an opportunity and his wife almost
burns up with jealousy" said the show
man.
This coversation referred to an exhibit
ton of female beauty which is to open on
Monday. When it becomes known that
beautiful women were wanted to take part
in contest for a purse of gold dollars,
hundreds of young women became pos
sessei of a mad desire to take part The
mails were flooded with letters, actresses,
singers, stenographers, governesses. tele-
graph operators, dressmakers, fitting
models shop girls and artists models
rushing to the post IL nervous haste. The
writer's discussed their points of beauty
with great confidence.
Il never datter myself" said one, ''but
I am called very beautiful by my asso-
ciates. Perhaps you would like to know
my style. Well, I have large and lustrous
dark eyes and q profusion of coal black
hair. [ am well developed and have
shapely arms
When this applicant presented herse,
she was found TO have been sufficient
accurate i'll her description to be admitted
to the contest.
4 am a brunette, aged twenty-five"
CURLY wrote another. ''Hhey tell me my
face is my fortune.''
''To begin" said q young lady who is
very pretty bat poor speiler, Il will tell
you Of my build: Ny shoulders are broad
and have q small waist-made SO by ma
ture and not by tight lacing. My friends
say have good form. l have golden
hair, dark brown eyes and very fair COM
plexion. If you want me, let me know
soon, as I expect to go and act in a
troupe. Still, [ don't care to go in
troupe as acting is not agreeable for be-
ginners.'
IF you wish merely a pretty face"
wrote seamstress, I fear it would be use
less for me to make application for ad-
mittance. Yet [ am not ugly. 1 have a
well shaped mouth, large gray eyes and
QdTk DTOVn w ldt pTluS III Sell Oh
is my figure, which is much admired. Ny
shoulders are s,oping my waist is V-shaped
and my foot goes easily into No. boot.
ings, for must confess that
am poor. Perhaps I would
do very well, tastes differ so much.''
One of the letters received was from a
governess. 1t was neatly written on per-
fin 1aia hn not
her employment did not bring her large
income, and that the prrse, if she could
win it, would be of great service to her.
Her accomplishments, she said, were
varied. She had pretty face of the Eng
ish type, good figure, and was only
twenty and not day over. Moreover she
was conversant with several languages,
knew the usages of good society, could sing
well-soprano voice-and was clever at
theatricals. She could have said more,
but she was restrained by natural mod
esty.
Il am an American young woman of
nineteen" said telegraph operator. $50
my work is done at O'Clock in the after
noon. could very we'll attend after that
hour. You will excuse me if l frankly
admit that believe myself something of
a beauty. That is what the mirror says,
and people say so too. You would be sat
isfed with me, l think. Besides my face
and figure to recommend me, I have a
graceful department acquired at boarding
school. Don't you think I'll do?"
''There is hope for ALL said the show
man. "The ugiiest woman will also get
purse"
The married giant came in, bending
double to get through the doorway, and
asserted his claims to being assigned to
duty among the hundred beauties" He
at once changed the topic of conversation
when the giantess, his wife, doubled up
like jack-knife, came in at the door. His
big knees struck each other.
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