The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-07-18
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THE GREAT BEAUTY SHOW.
Forty Handsome Young Women In
! Na,lonai Costume at h Worlds
More than 5000 people visit the
every day whom the weather lie ane. II
this ratio is kept up, and there seems
TO be no reason to expect that 1t will
not be, the number of visitors will
surely reach 10000 TO $1,000 o day
when the crowds that are confidently
counted on put in their appearance at
the Fair.
The Beauty Show, !" as it Is almost
universally called, is certainly one of the
most novel and attractive of the special
features at the Exposition. These
special attractions-aboat thirty in
number, and OF as many different de-
scripttons-are situated on both sides
of Midway Plaisance, O portion Of the
Exposition grounds, 600 feet wide and
extending from the Woman's Building
westward for nearly a mile. In this
strip Of territory visitors may see
gathered together a greater number
OF different n~ationalities and more
variety. Of strange things than
can be found assembled anywhere else
SNoh NV Wno SOSb W UlIo
Fair takes in the sights ON Midway.
1t Is the. chance OF q lifetime, and al
most as instructive and entertaining as
q couple of years of foreign travel.
But to return to the Beauty Show"
That, by the way, is not it's technical
name. It is catalOgued as the "Inter-
national Dress and Costume Exhibit"
and to this name its managers have
added Worlds Congress of Beauty"
| 40 a hanttu chou, to a..
anything ever before attempted in that
direction, and, it Is believed, is the first
exhibition OF the sort possessing
ge%nuineness In the claim of being in
ternational.
But 1t is much moro than q beauty
show. The exhibit comprises between
forty and fifty. representatives of diff
ferent nationalities, race and types,
} and each n is clad in distinctive
national or racial dress or costume.
} Agents were emit abroad to get these
representatives and their costumes in
their own countries, and all who visit
the exhibit will readily agree that the
work was we'll done.
} 1t took faith on the part of financial
7 hackers OF the enterprise to carry it
out, for the exhibit, as it stands to-day,
represents an expenditure of $50, 600.
, Put the result shows that they knew
!, what they were about. Thus far nc
other Midway attraction has drawn as
: well as this. 1t catches the crowd,
both OF men and women, and all who
3 see it commend it to their friends.
Nearly all of the representatives are
young women, and beautiful women al
that. The reader need not conclude
. that this was wholly accidental,
: Women, rather han men, were select.
ed because, us a rule, their costumes
: are more distinctive and attractive
and, In collecting a lot of young women
from different countries for q public
exhibition, who would not select
homely specimens. Beautiful women,
each n typical of her race or country,
and striking costumes, true to the
nationality of those who wear them,
the result Is a very instructive and
popular exhibit.
The "Beauty Show" occupies 9
8 whole building by itself, and has
pleasant surroundings. The building i.
< 48X145 feet, two stories high, and is
9 covered with staff like all the other
/ Exposition buildings, thus having the
marble. In front are lawns and
graveled walks. From numerous
fag-poles, on the building, float the
. colors of as many Nations. The in
Z terror of the building truly presents 8
scene of splendor. One enters q great
? hall gaily decorated with multi-coIored
r bunting and the flags of different
Nations. The windows are all darken
v ed, and electric light illumines the
hall by day as we'll a. night. Around
three sides Of 1.-THE room Is O dais, carpet
. ed and divided by polished brass rafting
into booths for the beauties. Each
I booth is nicely furnished, and in u con,
: splcuous place Is q satin banner Dear
I ing the name of the country which the
+ occupant represents.
. What do the beauties do? Well,
q the principal thing they do is to be
looked at. Some do fancy work of one
: sort or another, some read, some spin,
t make embroidery, or engage in other
! customed to at home. Nearly all chat
, freely with visitors, and answer the
r many questions which are propounded.
! Ihey are paid a great many compli.
, ments, of course, and these they
receive g~raciOusly If they are offered
, ~courteously. Occasionally u dude or
: ill-mannered person receives a squelch.
ing, which generally causes him to
make haste from the vicinity.
|, AT the end of the hall, opposite the
entrance, is an oriental or'harem scene
+ "hASi OhCIc are HVo uarR-OyeQ
, beauties lounging on divans or other
wise disposed in accord with the
'anguid habits OF the far East. Fatima.
!, a regal beauty, is the queen" of this
booth, and occupies an exalted position
in the center.
= The costumes of the ~orientals are
exceedingly gorgeous and rich. Three
OF the girls--an English, French
INC American--wear Worth gowns.
These naturally excite the enthusiastic
admiration of all the visitors of the
gentler sex. The gowns cost from
$1,000 to ST 500 each, and are the finest
the famous Paris costumer could make.
n material was made specially for
him and could o be duplicated else.
where. This is Worth's only exhibit
at the Fair, he having declined q
request, from the French Commission,
and also n from Mrs. Potter Palmer.
President OF the Board OF Lady Mana
gers, to make an exhibit in theit,
departments.
The beauties enjoy themselves they
have q good time; they sleep and eat
In the exhibition building, and have
comfortable quarters and excellent
board, much better in fact than the
public restaurants of the Fair provide.
They have their half days off, and are
allowed to go and come under proper
restrictions. So long as O girl acts in
@ lady-like and proper manner b,t