The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-11
By MARIAN MARTINEAU.
"HE prettiest woman In Austria

/" HE prettiest woman In Austria IS
Fraulein Martens.
The Fraulein is not only the
prettiest woman by natural right
but she is the prettiest by popular vote
; At contest held TO determine the hand
? soonest woman in Francis Joseph's king
dom the Fraulein received the major
ity OF votes.
She ran Tar ahead OF her ticket, which
had the second and third prize beauties
also. His majesty the Emperor, hearing
F OF her success, desired TO see her. And
on gazing upon her face he said. she
b is the sweetest, the most beautiful and
most Womanly woman / have ever be-
REID! Her expression is so lOVelyi"
The Emperor was himself the husband
or a beauty. for the Empress Elizabeth
OF Austria was one Of the handsomest
women that ever lived. In her TWEEN
ueth year she was said TO be the pref
uest girl In Europe. Her wonderful
hair Was her chief charm. Later in
life II was her figure and her grace
that so distinguished her from other
women OF her years.
But the Fraulein Martens has certoi,
beauties which are hard 10 match ar,y-
where. They are. first, a sweet. kindly
expression Of the eyes. They are rs
gentle as the eyes OF a dove and. indeed
she has been likened 10 dove so MANY
times that she is known as the Dove
Beauty. Her soft, gentle expression is so
pronounced as 10 make her remarkable
wherever she goes. II is not only her
own people who notice 1t, but strangers
as well How like a dove" they saw.
And this has been said to her many
times Recently a Photographic, desir-
ing a Characteristic pose. requested her
10 have her picture taken with a dove In
her hand.
Two doves" said he looking upon
the sweet graces OF the lovely pair be-
fore him.
once, on being asked how she kept
this sweet look. the Fraulein said: Il
have a dovelike love in my heart for all
people"
A d0velike. love IN your heart for all
people might be a good thing for women
IN general II might add 10 the beauties
Of the world. A sweet, submissive ma
ture viii show in the face and the
woman whose thoughts are soft and kind
VIII look It r.. her eyes, IN her express
sion. in the very turn OF her head.
Fraulein's Idea of Beauty.
This IS what the gracious Fraulein
once said 10 a reporter who tried 10 Ia
terview her regarding her beauty and
how she kept &C.:
II do a great deal for the preservation
OF my beauty. for / regard beauty as "a
God-sent gift. OF course, ! must en-
pioy beauty specialists and I follow their
directions 10 the very letter.
"But I do more than this. ] realize
that no matter what other people may
do Cor you, there are certain things you
must do for yourself You must force
your lips 20 smile and you must say 10
yourself. i VIII smile az all the world
today.
you must make your eyes look with
a soft and kindly expression at all the
world. and YOU must say 10 yourself
To-day / shall see good in everybody
You must hold your head proudly.
and you must say no yourself i know
/ am The n0blest Of an Gods beings. ana
! shall conduct myself with a wonanIy
dignity which viii make all the world
love and admire me-
with these rules singing en- vour
heart and shining I'M your face. YOU will
be- "a woman of beauty. Beauty is so
much O matter OF the heart. you know %
The Eraulein long ago decided upon a
becoming style Of hairdt essing. She de-
cided that curis and frizzes. waves and
puns were al very well FOR those Whose
faces could afford Them They were
good for The long. narrow face and for
the face or irregular outline. Women
whose ewes are small and not very. brill
liant, who have "a nose that Is crooked
and whose foreheads are too high-these
are the women 90 Wear waves and undu-
lations or all Kinds
AS for myself" said the Fraulein. Il
studied my features and found / could
be- pretuer without these artificial aids
made "A close survey OF my face and
saw that my nose was straight. my eyes
clear. my forehead low. and my face