The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-27
Girl Who Won Affection
of Harry ThaW Much
Talked Of.
Has Beauty of a Rare
Variety, as Artists
Testify.
Posed for GibSOn'S Car
tOon, The Eternal
Question.

~ EAUTIFUL Evelyn Nesbit, artist
- model whose meteoric career
has astonished the world. is the
most talked OF woman IN
Ameica today Since her now famous
Automobile trip across Europe with
Hay Thaw. the young Pittsburg mil
llonire, and her subsequent voyage TO
ibis country in his company. she has
bouded into notoriety as perhaps no
ottr artist model has done, not ex-
cosing Trilby and she was not a real
wpan, any way.
was Evelyn Nesbit who posed
f. Charles Dana Gibson's weiI-knewn
sAtch. The Eternal Question" Pub
lined in Golfers Weekly" the picture
nde her face familiar to thousands
Americans long before they heard
y name.
1t is Evelyn Nesbit who has caused
ne latest rupture between Harry Thaw
nd his family. II the young man per-
lists IN his determination 10 make her
his wife he VIII lose, il is said, a yearly
income OF 1880. At present he re-
oeives $4,000 each year, but il is through
the kindness OF his mother and his
brothers and sisters. For when Mr.
Thaw, ST.. died in 1889, Il was dis
covered that he had left his son Harry
only $500 a year. Another clause, how
ever, said that when Harry became
thirty-five years OF age he was 10 have
his share OF the huge fortune which
the old millionaire was leaving behind
him.
At the instance Of his mother the rest
OF the family made up an income for
Harry Thaw amounting to $4,000. When
his infatuation for Evelyn Nesbitt be-
came know1 10 the family, he was noti-
ned that If he continued on his course
he would have 10 live until he was
thirty-tive on the original s.. a year
left him by his father. II would never
do for the proud Countess Of Yarmouth,
Harry Thaw's sister. 10 have an artist
model for a sister-in-law. however beau
tiful she might be-
What the outcome OF this family quar-
rel viii be no one can say.
Nineteen years ago Evelyn Nesbit was
born In Pittsburg. She was the daugh-
ter OF ", Scott Nesbit a lawyer. and
until she was fifteen lived in the simple
fashion OF the American middle class
family. She went 10 the public schools
attracting no attention for either espe-
ciai brightness OF for duIlness.
When ". Scott Ncsbit died his widow
Kept a lodging house in Allegheny City.
Later Mrs. Nesbit and her son and
daughter moved TO New York. Their in
come was small and Mrs. Nesbit made
al her daughters gowns. They were
extremely simple but becoming. and
those who knew the girl In those early
DAYS. before her mete0rlc career. recall
that the plain little gowns set off her
girlish beauty even better perhaps than
do the Yelyets and moleskins she Is
wearing this season.
Tall as Juno.
Three years ago Evelyn Nesbit went
10 New York from Philadelphia. At
that time she was fifteen years ola
though so well developed that no one
would believe her 10 be less than nine
teen.
Tan as a Juno. slender as a reed
graceful as willow. and with an tbs
beauty OF all the gTaces, EVELYN Mes
Bit went "a New York 10 earn her Iiv-
inc She had lived IN Pittsburg ana
Philadelphia. and in both places had
been praised for her great beauty. But
she wanted 70 earn money and she
went 10 New York.
Just here accounts differ. Mrs. Mes
bit says that her daughter earned a
little money just because IL pleased her
TO do so. Anyway, Miss Evelyn rose
early. posed late, and worked pretty
hard all day. receiving any sum that
the artists chose &c give her
She had such "A wonderful beauty. Her
hair was black an night. and her eyes
Ike Cusky diamOi'-4 glowing with the