The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-31

Twelve young Virginia women ara
freading upon air taday--young we-
men who by dint of faithful and
persistent effort for ten summer
weeks are winners OF glorious tours
of the Old World and trips TO New
York and Atlantic City.
After counting. adding, tahulating
almost all day yesterday. the flre
business and professional men select
ed az judges in The Firginian's con-
test announced the vote last night.
announced the names of these who
viii throw care to the winds and at
the expense OF Nirsinia's leading daily
newspaper spend their vacations IN
travel
"Lucly girls" exclaimed one Of
the Judges wffrf rfTs work WIS finish
ed. 1T makes me want 10 chuca
business worries. turn the Office over
to the boys and take a trip myself
Had you put in as many hours of
hard work this summer as the win
ners Of these trips" the contest man
aSer suggested. you'd say faithful
girls dare say the winners OF the
tours have put most OF the men Of
this town to shame In the amount OF
work they have done this summer
Getting Ready.
Anu tHF fOHtrSt tidbSSei " cay fEtias
as contest managers usually are. For
hadn't the contest granger dinned
into the ears of the contestants from
the start until the line was crossed
at the finish the one word Hustle
And hadn't the contest manager time
and again with words of encourage
ment persuaded more than one of win
ners to stay In the game when she had
given up hope and was ready to give
up the race.
Even as you read this those twelve
girls-~and II you are woman you
can feel and syIupathize-ere won
dering just what TO wear: are wonder
ing IL that dress looked at last week
has yet been sold: are discussing with
mother or sister. What AN ! going
10 wear" over and over again the
winner today are saying: why. We
sail frona New York In tea days and
I just Amt get ready. | just can't"
And father and brother are more
than half right when they unappre-
cistiveiy exclaim: Just like a woman.
IL IL were in December you were leav-
ing you would never think you could
get ready"
VIII Name Chapcrone.
Miss Myrtle L. Brown, of Woodland
Heights. stands out brilliant star in
the constellation of winners. Not
only will she name the chaps~1ne for
the European party, but she will also
name someone to 60 on the Atlantic
city trip. The naming OF the chap
erone comes TO the one securing the
highest number of votes. The extra
trip to Atlantic City was given as a
special prize to the one turning In
che greatest number OF votes in a
stated period, Another special prize
was won by Miss Laura Crowther.
Reedville. This Is the privilege of
naming someone to take one or the
European trips
These three winners names are not
known to The Virginian. They will
be published when announced by Misses
Brown and Crowther
Forty Days Abroad.
Forty days on the broad Atlantic
and In the historic and beautiful cities
Of England and Europe! Twas
worth a few weeks work, WASN'T it,
The eight young women who will take
this trip as guests of The Virginian
can we'll AFFORD to have missed after
Moons in the hammock and late maps
in the morning. don't you think?
Those going to Europe will sail
from New York August 10th on the
French linen Niagara. The exact date
OF leaving for the Atlantic City Wis
itors has not been set. but 1t Is likely
they will leave here on the boat for
Ola Point with the Old world visitors
there taking the boat for New York,
where the party will divide.
The party OF seven going to Allan
tic City will be away for ten days,
nearly fortnight at the most popu-
lar coast resort in the United States
What time they Will have. Now
these girls will enjoy themselves, re-
turning sunbrowned. healthy, happy,
after vacation they cannot but en-
Joy.
on For Europe.
But returning to our girls who are
soon to be off for Europe: what
"trip for a girl, How many things
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