Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-25
THE FAIREST WOMEN
RIVAL CLAIMS OF CITIES AS THE
HOMES OF BEAUTY.
Baltimore Gains Praise and Washing
ton Favorably Mentioned-Belles
Of North and South.

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Artists to whom was propounded the in
CURRY. From what city comes the pref
test girlT' gave the matter careful thought
All admitted at the start that the Balt-
more girl was lovely and typical of the
sunny southland. One artist, born and
bred here, declared in her favor, another
was as decided in his preference for the
New York girl; third praised all woman
kind and declared that beauty was exotic;
while one who had married southern wo-
man showed plainly although he would not
commit himself, that his ideal was not far
from the city OF the Calverts
3 All agreed that the New York young wo-
man was the most stylishly arrayed OF all.
which is in accord with the views of the
writer of the above letter to the Herald.
Arthur l. Keller, whose types of feminine
iovehness are familiar to readers Of books
ana magazines, said that he was willing to
subscribe to the view that as class Bal
timore girls were beautiful.
While i do not think that the Baltimore
girl represents type Of her own in the
SOUTH. must confess that admire the
southern type more than do the New
York girl
Il prefer the creole kind of beauty" says
ne The 1.-THE and graceful type which is
seen In the south has an indefinable charm
OF OF womanhood. That is the girl would
like to paint. The nose of the southern
girl Is long, that of the typical New York
girl is short, and her jaw is square. She is
splendid, with her chin up and her naughty
ar, her tall form and her square shoulders
put she does not appeal to me. She is in
dependent and when man walks with her
ne ieeis as though he were being taken out.
New York Girl Modish.
NO one can deny that the New York
girl Is the best dressed in the country. She
Is thoroughly up to date and her gowns
are strikingly beautiful She spends more
money on her attire probably than does
any other woman, and when she enters
some public place, such as high-class res
taurant or theater, those who are there
turn to admire her. Yet in nv opinion
she dresses too lavishly. The attention is
nrst directed to the gown she wears 1t is
correct. in every detail and made in the
latest style, of course, but 1t seems to me
that it is not so individual as is the dress of
her southern sister,
Il had occasion recently to spend a few
days in Washington and was much inter-
ested in observing the types of young wo-
men whom l saw in the best restaurants
of the place after the theater 1t seemed
to me that the gowns which many of them
wore were two or three years behind the
style, yet those young women were beauti-
ful and their attire seemed to become them
more than the mod:sh gowns the New York
girl wears would have done. The dress
of the southern girl although it is not so
expensive or fashionable as that of the
New York girl, is more individual"
Howard Chandler Christy became en-
thusiastic when the southern woman was
mentioned.
Some of the most beautiful girls whom
l have ever SEEM said he, come from
the south. There are all types down there,
for the athletic type is by no means con-
fined to New York. Were you ever in Rich
mond? Perhaps you may go there some day.
You are likely to hear pounding Of horses
hoofs, and turning you behold mounted on
those steeds three or four of the most beau
tiful women in the world. Their cheeks are
aglow with health and spirits. and how they
ride! don't know that l can say that there
is distinct Baltimore type of girl. I've
been in Baltimore few times, but l do
not know enough about the place to give
an expert opinion Some of the prettiest
girls / ever saw came from Chattanooga,
Tenn.
II do not believe. though" continued
the welI-known illustrator who created the
Twentieth Century American Girl, that
am good judge of types. The artist fol-
lows out his ideals or the ideal of the man
whose story he is illustrating The models
which he may employ have little to do with
the final result For instance, l have just
finished illustrating a book where there is
blond heroine, yet the models were all
brunettes. AS far as dress is concerned,
think that every one will admit that the
New York girl leads the country Why
should she not for has she not every OPP
portunity?"
"Al1 Girls Are Lovely"
Irving r. Wiles, illustrator whose por-
tention, said yesterday that he thought the
New York girl would be hard to surpass
anywhere
Il admire the women of the SOUTH, said
he, land there are no doubt many pretty
a inn fnr how oh Tot,