The Washington times., 1907-03-30

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contests. and they viii viayE every pho
tograph submitted at any time up to
April q for the final award.
In the magazine section Of The Sunday
Times tomorrow will be published the
photograph Of Miss EoIa Rice. who was
Miss Mae BuckIers closest contestant
for the winning award in the first week
~ competition. Also in the magazine
section there will be published four full
pages Of photographs Of the beauty
pictures that have already been sub
mitJed in the contest
That Washington contains a beauty
surprising in loneliness 1900 photo
graphs which were submitted IN
beauty contest in one Of the Western
States Is a declaration made 20 The
Sunday Times today IA a letter from a
man who acted as one OF the judges OF
the contest referred 10.
Another letter, filled with enthusiastic
description of a woman seen on the
streets OF this city, says she is more
beautiful than all the women OF Eng
land, France, Spain, and Italy
Letters of Advice.
The Beauty Editor receives in as great
numbers as ever before letters from we'll
wishers suggesting where photographs
of lovely women can be secured or
where the women can be located. These
letters are 50 numerous that. as hereto
fore announced. The Sunday Times can
not follow all the clues given within the
short space Of time allowed for the con-
test The communications giving the
clues and the directions form an i'm
mense bale by themselves, being as
large In bulk as the 600 photographs sub
mitted in the first week and the 400 sent
IN IN the second week
The following letter, signed by the
writer, is Of interest and Importance
enough to warrant its publication here:
ITO the Beauty Editor:
4 want to draw your attention TO the
most beautiful woman / have ever seen.
I think she lives at 152S I street. and
her name ! have found to be Mrs.
Woodin-
I was a Judge in one of the Western
States In a beauty contest when 4,UJG
photographs were judged, but out of
that number there was not one nearly so
lovely as the young woman to whom
refer If YOU secure her photograph you
will have the loveliest woman in Wash
ington."
In the number Of photographs that
have been sent in to the contest. the
northwest section Of the city still leads
all others. The northeast, however, has
cut down the nOrthwests lead by more
than 80. Next come the southwest.
with the southeast behind them all. OF
the suburbs. lexington has so far sent
, IN the greatest number OF photographs.
It is particularly encOurag ing to The
Sunday Times that, in the brief time
the contest has already run, more than
1000 photographs have been submitted
Such a response on the part of the pub
lie, If kept up until the end, must result
IN the most beautiful woman in the city
being found, and this Is what is neces-
sary. IN order for the Capital of the
country to maintain its reputation for
being the home Of the lovelisst women
on earth.
Many inquiries have been received as
to the ages at which people are eligible
10 the contest. a letter came to the
Beauty Editor today asking If seven
teen-year-Old girl could 60 into the con-
test.
She is eligible. Any age is eligible
II a girl is old enough TO be beautiful,
or a woman is young enough to be beau
tiful, her photograph is what The Sun
day Times is looking for.