The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01

fair inference being that that of the
women who as yet fight Shy of it a
still greater percentage have pedal ex-
tremities set at an angle widely diff
ferent from that prescribed by the
lines of beauty. So far as observation
has been possible it has compelled the
verdict that though in most cases the
feet are small and well-shaDed, in
many either one foot or more geenraily
both will be found TO be set on an i'm
possible angle.
These facts have come forcibly under
the notice of a photographer recently
quoted in this column. He. was ex-
hibiting some of his finest pictures to a
reporter the other day, and the news
paper man remarked that while many
of the female patrons displayed their
forms they almost without exception
drew the line at or just below the knee
unless a long skirt was worn. In some
cases, as in picture of a girl sitting
on the arm of chair one foot dangled
coquettishly in the air, but in the great
majority of instances the feet were In
eclipse The photographer is of opinion
that the reason is disclosed in the dls-
covery made by the short skirt. He
does not know whether the pigeon-to
ment, but he finds that his female
patrons are generally opposed to show
ing their feet and he is satisfied that
the defect under notice is the cause.
The Pan American Beauty Contest IN
connection with the Pan American Elk
position at Buffalo goes merrily on. II
promises TO be one of the most delght-
full instructive, elevating and clNlllZ-
ing competitions ever held, ana VIII pc
perhaps more important and far-reach-
ing in its results than the exposition II
self.
1t is going to reveal to us all the
most exquisite types of womanly beau
ty existing on the American continent
It will be of inestimable value 10 the
artist and to the student of the deVel-
opment of the race. In these beautiful
forms and faces we see the best eX-
preston of American CIVILIZATION
which is by many authorities consid-
cred the highest the world has ever
known In the face of a lovely woman,
animated only by gentle thoughts, we
see as in a mirror a reflection OF the
purer nobler. gentler civilization of the
future toward which we are painfully
struggling over brutal obstacles.
The American woman, says the New
York World, is famed all over the
world. She is admittedly the better
half of the race. She is as intelligent
as she is beautiful. American women.
strange to say occupy dominant 20
sition among the ruling classes of the
greatest country of the Old World, and
yet such a handful are these women
compared to the vast body of their
coutrywomen that their absence does
not seriously incommode the United
States.
Kaisers and Kings bow down before
the American girl. They recognize her
divine right to rule and they are be-
ginning to be doubtful about their own.
The possessors of the beautiful faces
depicted to-day can nearly all do some
thing. They write or paint or sing and
do it we'll. The American girl is the fin
est singer in the world to-day, and she
also does the largest share of the talk
irg.
There are, of course, many other
tytes of beauty on the American con-
tipent, besides those to be found in the
United States. Some exquisitely beau
tiful women live in Central and South
America. Mexico Brazil, Argentine,
Venezuela. Chill, Peru, Bolivia, Colom-
bia, Ecuador. Nicaragua and Guate-
mala each has it's characteristic type
of beauty. They must, of course, be
test. The peoples of these countries are
a little slower than the North Ameri-
cans" but they are beginning to sho Y
ar interest in the contest.
Miss Mittie Simpson, of No 493 Ross
avenue. Dallas, Tex, is a fair and fit
ting representative of a mighty state
Texas, the largest state in the Union
has more varied and greater resources
within her borders than any empire in
Europe. Among those resources the
Texas girls take the leading place. Miss
Simpson is the daughter of Col. ]. B.
Simpson, lawyer. journalist scholar
and warrior. She is young woman of
many accomplishments, and is a leader
OF the most brilliant society in Dallas.
st. Louis. Mo-, contributes Miss Anna
NJ. Gregory. of No. 1908 North Letting
we'll street. she is classically beautiful
Miss Gregory is five and a half feet
in hight, tips the scales evenly at 1874
and is neither blonde nor brunette. Her
hair is a golden brown. She has large
brown eyes of infinitely varied express
sion, shaded by long dark lashes. Her
hair is long, rich and heavy. suitable
to any mode of dressing. Miss Greg
ory's forehead is broad and is fair and
clear. Her complexion is white, with