The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-23
HAD TRILBY CONTEST.
shapeIy Ankles shown for Prizes mt
Asbury Park.
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald
Asbury Park. n. j., Sunday.-Sedate pa
irons of the Grand Avenue Hotel deserted
their dinner before the entree was served
Saturday evening TO embark on a still hunt
for Mr.. Bradley, the moral censor and
founder of Asbury Park and Ocean Grove.
but fortunately for the gayer set at the
hotel that stern mentor was nowhere to
be found. And so the Trllby party went
on without interruption, and it was voted
one grand. good success. The partici-
pants said there was no harm in a wo-
man showing her feet unshod. provided
they were covered with stockings.
II. A. Stiles was responsible for the par
ty. He persuaded the young women 10
enter the contest, and their mammals gave
ready consent II. A. Barnard, Charles
r. Shantz and Mr.. Stiles were selected 10
act as the Judges. There was a grand
scramble among the summer boys" for
places on this coveted board, but IL was de-
cded that three judges were enough.
In preparing for their pleasant task
Barnard. Shants and Stiles studied the
anatomy of the foot until their brains
whirled with metatarsal ligaments, inter-
nal lateral liRaments of the phalanges, Gu
bold. cuneiform and metatarsal bones. the
extensor brevis digitorum the fiexor brevis
polhcis, the fascia, the tarsal and sesa-
mold bones, feXor accessorus and the In
terossei.
These terms and a dozen more they
memorized until they were thorough
enough in the foot anatomy to enter the
strictest examination required by medical
colleges. Doctors and chiropodists were
consulted in order that the learning OF
the judges might be perfect.
Faces shielded From view.
The contest took place in the ballroom
of the hotel. Seated on a raised platform.
shielded from the public gaze by a cur
tain. thirteen of the prettiest young Wo-
men In the hotel awaited the decision or
the judges. Each one wore the daintiest
of dropstitch stockings, and as their
shapely feet protruded from beneath the
bottom OF the curtain the summer boys
passed admiringly before the fine array
Mr. Schroeder. of Orange, was master OF
ceremonies When the orchestra had nm
ished playing Ben Bolt he announced
that the contest was open. The audience
was invited to come forward ana examine
the "TrilbyE."
''Oh, you may look. but you must not
touch" admonished Mr.. Schroeder
Only Ave minutes was allowed for the
parade of admiration, and then the audi
ence was asked to retire to the seats
while the Judges made their expert exam
ination of the 'Trilbys." They were al
lowed plenty of time to decide whether the
dorsal cuboides and the metatersai iga-
ment of the NTH toe were sufficiently de-
veoped
They talked learnedly about the astra-
galus, the os calcis and the os cubofdes,
until It seemed as II they would never get
through.
Miss Rfdgewny Won First Place.
Long and patiently they posed over the
foot of Miss A. @. Ridgeway, OF Wash
ington and finally came to the conclusion
that hers was the most perfect "Triiby
in the bunch. SO one of the judges fast
ened to Miss Ridgeway's stocking the blue
ribbon, indicating that she had won the
prize and later presented to her hand
some gold necklace.
Next to Miss Ridgeways the foot of
Mrs. p w. Andrews, of Camden, was
considered the best formed. The inetep
was arched to the proper degree of per-
lection and the tarsal and sesamoid
bones were correct. 1t was noticed, how
ever, that the extensor brevis digitorum
was not developed to the same extent as
was Miss Ridgeways Mrs Andrews re-
ceived the red ribbon, and beautiful
bracelet for second prize.
Third honors fell to Mrs. Elizabeth G.
Ditts of Asbury Park, and she was re-
warded with a pair of flGe silk hose and
the yellow ribbon.
Others in the contest were Mrs. Lybrand
Sill, Mrs. Clarence Smith and Mrs f. II.
Wilcox, of Asbury Park; Mrs. T. A. Stoll,
and Mrs and Miss Eckeis, of Trenton;
Miss A. G.. Mahon, of Philadelphia; Miss
Wands, Miss Harriet Wheeler and Mrs.
Lima Perry of Albany N. Y.