The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
OUR GIRLS BEAT WHOLE WORLD
Better Looking Than the HOftentOt
Maids of south Africa, Even when
They Haven't Got a Merry widow
Hat-Ezpert Opinion oTered After
WOrId-eireIinE Journey.

that American women reach as nearly 70
the standard Of Greek perfection as or
present foolish civilization VIII allow;
that the mixture Of races and the untram-
meled open air life OF the children are
the causes Of their superiority. II IS par
ticularly Ia the children that she notices
this superlative beauty. and she claims
that the American female passes through
/ her most perfect state between the ages
Of fourteen and twenty-five.
Poor Girls Pretty, Too.
Remarkable as II may seem. The poor
and the Iaboring classes produce qzite as
exquisite girls as the wealthy II is not
at al an unusual thing for a California
miners child TO have hands and feet that
would make a princess os the bluest
blood envioUs. while the fower-luze. deli
cate faces OF some sf the little urchi1s n
the poorer part OF any American town
pass description Two terrible dangers
threaten the weu-to-do women II the
[ United States. The first, an overiadul-
gence IN athletics; for too much muscular
development. she claims. VIII surely de-
stroy both thei- grace and beauty. their
shoulders VIII become square. their faces
hard. and their walks awkward and IN
gainly. The gentler graces VIII IN time
be completely lost
The second evil IS one that has already
commenced TO tell on the faces Of the rich
American women-that IS the universal
and absurd habit Of allowing ignorant
nasseuses 90 give them face massage.
Mrs. Beverage claims that FOR startling
magnificent animal beauty no State can
equal California but she admIrs that the
Southern States can show the highest
type OF beauty.
An extract OF Kuh1e BeveridEs's In
pressions Of her search Of a model for
the Venus reads something Ike this. The
beauty q English women Is so unique
that Il requires an acquired taste 70 ap-
preciate IL. What they lack IL form they
amply make up FOR IN complexion, hair.
and above al in exquisite voice. The
beautiful welI-bred English woman Is
very lovely. indeed
A French woman Is a veritable fairy.
for even with Indifferent physIcaIs nate
rial she manages 70 outshine al other
VFomen-dressed- In wit. IN vivacity, IN
sdaptabIiiJy, and p conversation she re-
mains unexcelled. but she is mere suited
for a 6ressmaker's than sculptor's
In the latter years German women have
much improved, ewing 70 American ideas
gradually permearinE the educational at
mCsphere in Germany Children's legs
are no longer laced into stin. high-hseIsd
knee boots and their little bodies incased
and tortured BY u1wieldy corsets. They
are now allowed clothing that permits
freedom Of motion. with the result thar
the young German women Of the present
day are great Improvement on those OF
ten years ago. Aside from their physical
Improvement which is very noticeable
they have acquired a taste in dressing.
and this. too. from their American sIs-
ters.
Mrs Beveridge has much 10 say FOR
and against them as models for sta1Uary.
II the German race could be deprived Of
potatoes and beer, she thinks they would
become q very handsome people.
The youthful Italian and Spanish wo-
men she considers more picturesque than
statuesque- Their color is wonderful. and
they have one charm that American wo-
men 90 not possess. and that is-repOse-
IN Algiers and Tunis she found many
lovely creatures. but It was almost i'm
possible 10 secure them as models
In Turkey, Bulgaria, and Roumania she
found that the lazy life and sedeutary
existence ruined the forms .of otherwise
beautiful women
ORAhA1he VI G~116AAnG
In Russia there are but two types-the
plain and the perfect Unfortunately. the
first predomiuate- II Is only IN the very
highest circles that the beauty OF Rus
sian women develops. and these women
are naturally unattainabIe as models The
Hungarians are the most seductive and
ravishing OF women. but for sculpture
they are too voluptuoGs TO suit the semi
puritanical taste Of the day.
Cape Colony Is a garden full OF sweet,
pretty women. but, unfortunately. they
lack a proper appreciation OF themselves.
which shows in their carriage and gen
eral behavior. II IS not at all an unusual
think for colonial women 70 thank her
partner for having danced with her. Such
humility would naturally spoil any vO-
mantle Dutch women are decidedly not
adaptable from g sculpt0r's standpoint,
and the Flemish women generally are IN
inspiring.
Sweden. Norway. and Denmark produce
some very fne specimens, but with these
people, as with the Germans, the men are
fer superior to the women.
Kuhne Beveridge has made studies and
sketches Of the women Of India and Cey-
Ion. Of China Japan. and Honolulu she
has much TO say IN their favor. particu-
larly the HEndOo women. who have the ex-
tEemeiy fine points usually only noticeable
in a decadent race. She also spent much
tine studying the Kafflrs, Zulus, and Hot
tentOts, although II these quarters, nsr1-
rally. she did not seek model for hsr
Venus When asked II she had ever zeal
lied her conception OF feminine beauty N
her own work. Mrs Bsveridge replied that
on four statues Of women she had par
tally succeeded n pOrtraying her IDEAL
Of beauty. These statues are. first. the
''Veiied Venus a work which was ere
ated Jointly by her mother, the late
Baroness Ella Won Wreds, and Mrs. Bev-
eridge. Il was exhibited IN Paris at the
exposition OF 1900. received honorable men
ton, and was at once sold and presented
to the Leeds MuseEm.
Her Mothers Idea
II this work Mrs Beveridee takes =
minor part, as Il was the conception Of
| her mother. who also did most OF the
work It is a statue that expresses
purity. youth, and wonderful symmetry.
The face is veiled. but the beautiful fea-
lures are distinctly seen through the
tightly drawn gauze, and the body Is
nude. the feet exquisite. and every line
is full Of grace. An American-iu fact.
( her sfster-posed for this.
The second is a nude figure, called
/ Lascsvs. This was executed for Dr.. Jane
son. OF TrsnsvaaI raid fame The third
/ is also a nude woman stretching herself
--Attente d'Amour." II IS the property OF
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