The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-17
Nipponese Most Energetic SearcherS for Most
Beautiful Woman in World-Sent Their
Challenge by Cable

OF the twenty nations Of Europe. Asia,
ard Africa that have joined in the world
wide search for the moat beautiful liv~
ms woman following The Sunday Times
announcement Of the discovery OF the
uiost Leautiful womaa in America, III
tl3 japan has come forward as ihe
most energetic searcI1-.
The beauty contest in japan is new
sensation that overshadows the cruise
Of our warships to the Pacific. The is
land empire is searching for the most
beautiful woman IN Japan. and when
she is found. according 10 the belief OF
the Nlppouese she viii be declared the
most beautifulTyoman in the world.
Declare War On Marguerite Frey.
Japan has no intention Of declaring
war militant either or LAND or sea,
against the United States. JapaH's war
against America is war no. Of battle
ships or big guns. but u war o. beauty
The newspapers OF Japan. in fact, have
declared war upon Marguerite Frey. the
Denver girI who has been adjudged the
most beautiful woman in America.
They admit that she has "a milk white
skin with rosy tlnge. melting blue eyes,
and genuIneness OF expression" 10 quote
the description published in the Jiji
ShimpO. but they declare that The bru-
nette beauties OF japan are the falres-
women in the world.
Other Countries Take Up Quest.
The Sunday Times knew. OF course,
that the great newspapers Of the world
had been following the American beauty
quest with great interest. They had
printed pictures ana descriptions Of Miss
EOla Rice, the GIost beautiful girl IN
Washington and OF the most beautiful
girls in the other cities Of America.
The foreign papers had told OF the
national beauty quest by the greatest
newspapers in America and how, as
result, the American newspapers had
found the most beautiful woman IN
America IN the person OF Marguerite
Frey, winner Of the quest conducted
by the Denver Sunday Post.
After the picture Of Marguerite Frey
was published, with an implied chal-
lenge 10 the world to produce a woman
who was her equal IN beauty, the Mir
ror, the only Illustrated daily paper IN
London. began the search for a woman
who would compare with Margueri -
Frey. FemiEa. Of Paris, was second 10
take up the gauntlet.
Japan Challenges by Cable.
But Japan at once proved itself to be
one OF the most progressive nations IN
the world. The publication Of the pic
lures OF Marguerite Frey as the most
beautiful woman in America and in the
world touched the sensitive pride and
the honor Of Nippon, and the jill Shimpo
which in English means The Times. %
the leading daily newspaper Of the
Kingdom. leaped into the arena on behalf
of its country.
AS quick as ever the wires would
carry the message came a cablegram
from the Jid to the Chicago Sunday
Tribune, representing The Sunday Times
and the twCnty-four other great news
papers in the great beauty quest. stat
ing that Japan was to be counted upon
as the land of beauty, and that the JiV
Shimpo would undertake to produce a
beautiful woman TO compare with and
perhaps, surpass Marguerite Frey, OF
Denver
The following advertisement was pre-
pared by the Jill and Inserted IN othza
newspapers and magazines and Eng
lished for The Tribune by X. KanekO,
of Chicago:
''WANTED-A PICTURE OF THE
MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN
JAPAN.
Having accepted the proposed war
from the Chicago Sunday Tribune
against TIE beauty OF their county