The Washington times., 1915-04-30
BEAUTYP|CTURESGO
TO JUDGES IN WEEK
They Are Men and Women Of
Highest Standing-Names
To Be Announced.

The end Of The Times beauty contest
pile Of photographs. now overfowing
the desk of the Beauty Editor will he
IN the hands Of five impartial judges,
while several hundred Washington girls
nouncement Of the winner Of the free
trip to California.
In, the closing days of the contest.
which has interested the beauty lovers
Of Washington for the past month. the
Beauty Editor Is In receipt OF several
unusual communica tions. One Wash
tngton young man sent poem dedi-
Gated to the girls of Cuba and regret
ted that the beauties Of that island were
Ineligible to enter the District of Co
lumbia contest. A letter came all the
way from New Orleans entering the
photograph Of young woman residing
In Washington.
"1 want to make this long distance.
the Louisiana admirer.
Sends Poem With Picture.
The sponsor for an attractive maiden
living near the Capitol building sent
letter when transmitting the photograph
and indited this verse to his favorite
girl:
NHer eyes are sparkling Jewels,
Aurora Ia her hair.
Her lips are bonny rosebuds.
Her face divinely fair"
IF you should see her." he continues
with pardonabe pride, you would ad-
NIT there Is nothing overdrawn in the
picture and II lacks much In giving the
charm Of her splendid personality"
A little twelve-year-old girl has sent
In the photograph of her big sister"
and says:
Il hope the Judges will think my sis
ter is good-looking. for she is Don't
you think SOP"
And a mother. timidly offering the
picture of her daughter, writes:
Il think she Is the most beautiful
girl in Washington. Perhaps the judges
will agree with me-"
Tells of "My Girls" Charms.
These are excerpts from a few of the
letters received by the Beauty Editor
since the contest has been under way.
The majority of the nominations. of
course. come merely with the blank
printed by The Times filled in with the
name OF the entrant and nominator but
occasionally an admirer attaches n
separate sheet OF paper containing some
expression Of his faith in the charms
OF my girl"
Photographs of all sizes are ready for
submission to the Judges. One of the
type. no larger than a scent piece.
several photographs have come to the
Beauty Editor in massive frames and
almost cover the top of his desk.
nf tI,a et1
the photographs. all will be submitted
week.
To Announce Judges Names.
The Times soon will make announce
ment of the names of these judges,
and In advance of that announcement
It may be said that they are men and
women Of highest standing in this city,
Ing fair award
The contest closes Monday noon, Nav
3. At that hour all photographs must
De In to receive consideration
the likenesses Of beautiful Washing
promptly. and it is possible the award
Will be announced within a week,
1t is perhaps needless at this late
date to repeat that the Washington
Eri declared to be the winner will re-
"e1ve free journey to the San Diego
and San Francisco eXpositions. the trip
lasting approximately a month from
the date when the beauty special" is
scheduled to leave Chicago-June s.
This train will have forty-odd girls
drawn from various sections of the
country and selected through newspa-
ners conducting contests similar to
that which The Times successfully in
augurated In the National Capital.
The entire party will be chaperoned
ny women OF prominence. and the trip
Will be one OF pleasure and education.