The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-24
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nently beautiful. But she has more
than beauty. The graciousness Of her
bearing and the appealing sweetness of
her manner make her pTetuness seem a
secondary matter.
Student Of Vocal Music.
When she smiles. she has dimple.
Now in her twentieth year, she has al
ready made great progress in her
chosen vocation, vocal music. which she
is now studying at the Washington Col
Iege Of Music. She is not unknown 10
Washington audiences, as she has sung
here in concert several times. 1t is her
intention TO devote herself 10 music, and
It is probable that she viii ultimately
enter grand opera.
The modesty with which she received
the announcement of her winning the
first preliminary beauty contest was re-
freshing. She stood between the por-
there's In her parlor. a look of polite eX-
pecancy on her face as she waited for
the stranger before her TO make known
his Grand
Surprised at the News.
y have come to tell you" said the
representative Of The Sunday Times,
that your photograph won the first
preliminary beauty contest"
The violet eyes grew bigger with sur
prise.
Mine O. she said.
Yes. you replied the reporter, your
photograph out Of GOO"
She entered the room. smiling the dim
pie into life.
why, / didn't even know my photo
graph had been sent in Some of my
friends had tried to joke me and said
they were going TO do it, but 1 never
thought they really did"
She paused a moment, and said, smil-
ingly:
IT'S nice. isn't it?'
In these few words the girl who had
been declared the most beautiful among
COO pretty women disposed Of the sub
ject.
Eligible for Final Award.
Miss Buckler will be eligible for the
final award, which viii decide who is
the most beautiful of all the photo
graphs submitted up TO April q. The
person sending in the photograph Of the
final winner will receive 800.
The judges who made the award that
declared Miss BuckIer the winner were
Miss MaJhilde Mueden. portrait painter
and instructor in the CorcOran Art
School; J. B. Morrey, art dealer, and
Felix Mahoney, illustrator and cartoon
ist.
Out of the eco photographs before them
there were four which were seriously
considered before the award was de-
rFTG- a
close rival to Miss .Buckler's. This close
rival 10 Miss Buckler will be pub
Hshed next Sunday in the magazine
section of The Sunday Times. The re-
naming two of the four beauties which
received such careful scrutiny from the
judges will be printed in The Times
this week.
Send in Her Photograph.
The Sunday Times hopes that this
first award viii but serve 10 stimulate
interest in this search for the woman
who VIII represent the National Capital
in the contest between the cities OF the
country. II may well happen that no
more lovely woman than Miss Nae
Buckler will be found. but, If there is
such one in the District Of Columbia,
The Sunday Times wants her photo
graph.
Many women have awaited themselves
Of the OFFER OF The Sunday Times to
have their photographs taken at the
various studios Of Washington free C.
charge for entrance in the beauty con-
test Such a state OF affairs is particu-
larIy gratifying. and IT is earnestly hoped
that all the pretty women in Washing
ton who have not photographs TO enter
IN -he contest VIII get from the Beauty
Editor an order for the taking Of their
photographs.
Another Mysterious Beauty.
Friday afternoon there was published
a statement in The Times that a prom