The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-31
ESTHER WON On HER
GLORIOUS BEAUTY
How a Queenly Crown Came to
a Jewish Maiden in the
Old Days.
PERSIAN KING WAVED
WARM AT HIS WIFE
Started a Beauty Contest That
Produced a Notable
Collection.

| worthy 10 De crowned queen OF Beauty
/ is without doubt creating the most
! widespread interest ever shown in a
( beauty quest since the days when
I Ahasuerus, The ruler Of Persia. sought
the fnirest maiden in all MS kingdom
/ as a successor TO Vashti, his queen.
According TO the story of the first
beauty contest, i: seems that the King
and the Queen were living very happily
together, the Ming charmed with the
loveliness of his Queen and Vashti
we'll satisfied with her monthly al
lowance of pin money from the royal
Golfers
But it came to pass that the King
gave stag party for the Princes of
the realm, the like of which was never
known, before, even in those days of
Oriental splendor. A carefully pre-
served chronicle of the event conveys
the information that the table decora
tons were in white and green, with
bsngings of blue. and some purple
and gold scattered around to brighten
things up little.
Of Course There Was Wine.
Wine flowed in abundance and the
aforementioned chronicle is careful to
state that the guests could drink the
wine or let IL alone. AT their pleasure,
an unusual feature at royal banquets
in those DAYS.
Now, Nashti, the Queen, not TO be
outdOne by her lord, the King, gave
a dinner party for her lady friends at
the same time The society notes of
that day fail TO tell MS who poured
the coffee, but She ladies were doubt
less enjoying themselves to the limit,
when suddenly command camc from
the King that Vashti should appear
before the assemblagc of Oriental
Princes, as a sort of n side show-that
they might admire her-for she was
fair 10 look upon.
And 1T came 10 pass again that
Fashti had no desire TO be called from
her guests, Just as they were deep in
the discussion of the latest and most
exciting bit of court gossip. Accord
ingly. word was sent to her royal hus-
band that previous engagement,
etcetera; in other words. that she
woudn Z move to do his royal bid
ding till that piece of scandal was
thoroughly dissected.
King Ahasuerus Was Warm.
Thereupon the King waxed exceed
Ingly wrutL.
Ge and his wise men got their heads
together and decided that while they
admired her spunk, should il once
become known that wife had refused
to obey her husband s commands il
might seJ a bad example for other
wives of the realm. Nashti would
naturally have quite a following, be-
ing the Queen, and very beautiful. and
a mild contempt for the lords of
creation might spring up If such action
went unpunished. Some of the more
radical might even pluck up sufficient
event, they must nip this woman 8
rights movement in the bud at all
hazards.
Therefore, it was decreed by the
court that the falrest maidens IN all
Persia should be brought before the
King that he might choose a successor
TO Vashti, the Queen, and thereby give
officers went forth to search through
out the length and breadth of the land
for women whose charms would ap-
pcase the wrath OF the mighty King.
Beauties in Abundance,
AS result such collection of
beauties were discovered as had never
been assembled in the Kings pres
ence, and beside which even The
Tribune's collection of photographs
would fade into insignifcance.
Esther, the daughter of a Jewish
tradesman, belonging to a race in bond
age, had lived within sight of the pal
ace of the Persian king all her life, her
great beauty unnoticed or ignored UNI
til the search began which placed her
on the throne of the greatest nation
OF the earth, and she reigned as queen
in Vashti's stead,
Chicago discovered her queen of
-. E....
of that city. Going daily to and from
her work, her loveliness was scarcely |
noticed and was always underestimated
by even her closest friends until the |
great Chicago newspaper proclaimed her
the most beautiful woman in America,
and published picture Of surprising
loveiness in substantiation of its CLAIM. /
Westerners Admire Her.
And even WesteTners. who are sure
that the loveliest women of the world |
live in these mountains, arc enthnsias-
tic in their praise OF the unusual beauty, |
purity. and intelligence shown in the |
features of the lovely Chicago woman,
Della Carson,
To her has come . greater honor than |
the world had to offer at the time the |
whole of Persia was searched for her |
fairest daughters Her sweet face has /
already become familiar in every Amer |
lean home and the simplicity of her |
beauty appeals To every artistic mind
Even should ii be decided in the final |
contest that another type of beauty is |
more striking, the American public win |
continue to pay it's devotion to the |
sweet, pure face and beautiful eyes cf /
the lovely woman whose life thus Tar
has been quietly spent i'll helping The
mother IN the struggle 10 care for ner
younger children, and the pride of ev-
cry American quickcns at the thought
that such unassuming beauty is found
among the great army OF the worlds
workers.
Woman's Influence on Nations.
Beautiful women have always PLAYED
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