The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-12
Winner of Times Beau.
ty Contest Discusses
Formula for Femi-
nine Loneliness.

I@ EAUTY, fancy, would
80 be merely a burden
~ and a trial if you had
to be thinking and
taking care of it all
the time. My looks have never wor-
ried me one way or the other. If
people think I'm pretty, I'm glad
and that's all there is of it."
In these words, Miss Cola Thorn
ton Rice, smiling with the exuber-
ance of youthful spirits, and mani
testify as free from coneeit as the
most modest of ugly men. gave the
reporter for The Sunday Times her
own valuation Of the thing that all
women want, beauty of face and
figure. There was nothing in her
manner to indicate that she was af-
fected in the least by having been
voted the most beautiful woman in
Washington. Apparently, the signal
honor had touched her and rested
upon her only to increase her charm
and natural simplicity.
The reporter had asked what she
thought of beauty, and her reply
was the opening paragraph of this
article.
Il have heard" suggested the re
porter, that all pretty women go in
for physical culture to improve their
looks, or, at least, to retain them"
Be Happy, Healthy, and Pretty.
oh" size laughed, Il never spent 4
minute in physical culture. That is.
unless going to balls and dances ana
theaters can be called physical culture.
1 always believe in having a good time
1 think that, # you're happy. you are
very apt to be healthy-and / am both.
1t really seems very funny for me to
be talking about beauty and all that sort
of thing" she laughed, with a suspicion
Of embarrassment It's so hard for me
TO realize that l am considered beautiful.
Why shoRld / be thought an authority
on beauty? But il l am beautiful It
doesn't make any difference. I've al
ways lived the life that other girls live
having just as much fun as possible"
But don't you think every woman
should try TO be pretty?" she was asked.
"Of course. 1 do" she agreed; .'just
as all men should try to dress well. I
think it is everybody's duty 20 care as
much for mis- or her personal appearance
as possible. And think women should
be especially careful of their looks and
their general appearance
People like to see about them tho
neat and the beautiful 1t is a common
trait to rest the eye on what is pleasing
and to turn it from what is displeasing.
Men Are Queer Creatures.
And, after ALL" she confded. with
a wondrously wise smile. mo woman
would like the worlds eyes turned from
her because her collar was unfastened
OF her hat on crooked. You see what 1
mean. She would like to be pleasing
always to everybody. I think men and
women are alike in this. Men are
funny creatures after all. They laugh
at women for taking so much time with
their dress and their hair and their
hats but they don't Ike it one bit If
the women so out with them looking
the least slovenly or unkempt.
so, why should the men try to laugh
women out Of doing the very thing they
want them to dor
To this the reporter could make no
adequate explanation. and, to avoid the
attempt, he asked:
How does it feel to be voted the most
beautiful woman in a big city?
< Well she said quizzically, 81 can't
realize it, People tell me 1 ought to be
cOnceited. but ] can't because I don't
realize it. You see" she laughed, II