The Red Cloud chief., 1896-06-12

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women Is an honor much sought after
by the soap-suds artists. This year
there were seventy-two candidates. OF
whom the committee rejected forty
two on sight. In this connection 1t
might be stated that a pretty face Is
not the only point necessary. The
aspirant TO the throne Of %soap-suds
must give substantial proof of her
practical qualifications to represent her
honorable craft. The initiatory exam
nation of the competitors for this eX-
allied position is very amusing. A jury
composed. as a rule, of one or two ex-
perts in the mysteries of washing, a
student, an artist and q newspaper
man generally constitute the judges.
This body decides on what amount of
work each applicant must perform and
also passes on the merits Of the work
done. The jury gives judgment on
the excellence OF the results Of the
trial.
For several weeks before he election
there Is a great hubbub in all the laun-
dries, each of which possess some par
ticular star whom her follow workers
deem worthy of the crown. II must be
understood that an establishment that
can boast of having in it's employ the
charming queen of the wash tub re-
ceives "A tremendous boom in It's bust
ness. Among the twenty-threc avail
able candidates who were elected out
Of the scvcnty-twO applicants for this
ycGr's crow there was "A strong rivalry.
All the girls were remarkably pretty
and each one was a skilled exponent OF
her trade. The large hail in Rue de
Savol. where the elections wcr" held.
was filed with friends Of the aspirants.
and the scenes were as amusing as eX-
citing. After considerable dc~liboraiion
queens fell upon Mile. Henrietta De
foulloy, from a famous establishment
known as Jouyc-Rouye.
The young woman Is more piquar'
looking than pretty; her features have
n sort Of undchnable saUcincss that Is
very interesting. She Is a pronounced
brunette. tall. with Il splendilly model
ed figure. Possessing far more grace
fulness than Is found among real
queens. she il also the very picture Of
animation and graciousnCss. The two
maids OF honor, who are second in i'm
portance only TO the queen Of queens.
and are called queens without any adj
ditional adjective, were also chosen.
Mile. Marie Francois, from the Saint
Victor laundry, received the first place.
and Mile. Eugene Tallo!s. from the
~Caufournicrs establishment was de-
clared second. Each of these girls is
n perfect type of Partisan %womanhood
and both are immensely popular.
The king on these fcs,iye occasions
Is a man of no particular Importance.
The office is generally filed by some
favorite of the queen, and his principal
duty consists in dancing attendance
on her majesty, and looking as well as
he knows how.
No expense Is spared 20 make the
costumes of the queen Of queens and her
two satellites as magnificent as con-
sistent with the occasion.
The students of the Latin quarter, by
invitation extended to them by their
friends, the washerwomen. join forces
with them in the festivities. After the
election of the queen of queens a ball
was given by the students at Buffers
famous resort. The girls from the
laundries were bright and coquettish
in their chic dresses and snow-white
pe~tticoats. They were all fresh-look-
ing and vivacious and the ball was
uDhampered by petty convcntionalities.
TO relieve the m~onotony-if there
ever could be any in such a place-a
fancy dance was introduce for the
amusement Of the rest OF the crowd.
The music becomes l~ivelicr and the
crowd grows more and more enthusi-
astic, until the frolicsome young woman
turns n backward handspring with the
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