New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-21
ALLEGED ROMANCE OF A BEAUTY"

The late and perhaps lamented Contest of
Beauty" at Bunners Museum was remarkable In more
ways than one Besides allowing a number Of homely
women to dspor themselves before the public. IL
opportunity to one of the beauties to woo and win
again an estraaged husband. When the facts of the
story became In the musue the wild Australian
child swooned, the stuffed shed her coat, and the
babocn looked thoughtful.
When the advertisement for beauties to take
part in contest was published, there
was rush Of them TO the museum that would
have startled anyone who not aware that the woods
were full OF beauties In this great lump OF loneliness
that cluster around the ticket office was young wo
man OF good figure and stately bearing. She asked
many questions OF the In the Office to the gen.
eral character Of the contest and evidently did not In
tend TO take part IN any secondrate show. She said
that abe wanted to get an engagement to sings that she
was teaching French and Italian III several private fam
HES and waited TO add TO her small income in some
honorable way The gallant young agent spoke to her
with all the yolubty OF the Snowman, and no doubt
assured her that this the grand opportunity OF her
life She remarked to the agent that she rot IN the
habit Of working, and that she was lady In
England. THIS OF course sufficient to overcome
him. and make him feel that be must engage
her for the contest IL bust the museum" She
promptly enrolled among the beauties" and assured
NJ salary Of $40 week She received lovely tag, on
which was printed &" No 10" When the band began 10
play the elephant 20 around the monkeys to be fed
op peanuts and the show was formally opened every
thing went on smoothly with the " beauties 4" until
Number 10 came in escorted by German maid 1t
the maid that broke the cameps back. Some OF the
'beauties turned up their nOses others whose
were not big enough to turn up sharpened THAR finger
nails and craVed for blood The agent said that they
fought ike cats aud dogs and that they gave him
trouble than four crcuses. And when later Number
Is took prize for tho best fern the air was
filed with back-Gar and false curls, BY
this time the employees OF the Museum had become
t-res,ed One Of them, by hs winning ways, had in
sinuated himself into the confidence OF No. 10 she
told aim that sne was an English woman or rank, who
mad left Der husband on The ground of cruelty
ON the saturday after the contest opened, aman called
upon the agent and describing No. IS, asked him II
taere WAS any such person taking part in tue contest
When informed tnat tuere was he inquired absut her
conduct aud wanted 10 find out where she lived The
information having been given, the disappeared IL
was ascertained some time afterward so 1t Is stated
that ne was the husband OF No 10, and tnat he had
cuiue from England ind her Meanwhile No. 10
appeared regularly at the Museum. clad In elaOoratey
wrou dresses and wearing diamonds that were dia
her toilet and the elegant jewery that sue
had lust the effect the other "Deautos" that
mig t Expect They bit their lips rocked IN their eDars,
which were never made 10 rock, and uttered blood
Guiding remarks But No. Is paid no attention
them than she did to the spectators She talked with
one and was never without the company OF her maid.
sne sang aud played inc plano occasionally, and the
agent, tue only one acquainted with her, said
spoke several LANGUAGES nnty On the closing
night the contest No 10 deliberately dressed In
ana trinkets OF gold numerous enough start eweiry
sIore.
After the contest Il was learned that she was
at the Ashland House with her alleged husband.