The Washington times., 1915-06-05
Beauty Editor Tells
of His TibulatiOnS
All Alone in Great City, ith Some Score of Prettest
Girls, All of Whom Need Four Porters Each
for Their Baggage.
Bv THE BEAUTY CONTEST EDITOR.

the night before so that they might
give an opinion as to whether they were
as bad as represented. Photograph
seekers. however. were referred to the
Universal Film Company, which took
charge of the beauty winners after
arrival in the metropolis.
Just about this time girls began to
show uD from New England and nearby
states and soon there were twenty en-
thusiastic maidens emitting obs and
"ahs' In the big parlors of the Man
haitian. Also, about this time, Miss Pur-
cell and Miss McAbee were apprised
that they hadn't given explicit instruc-
tions about their hand baggage and
four pieces carted away, presumably for
the railroad station. whereas 1t was the
f1rm resolve OF the girls to carry these
pieces along with them In their special
car.
We Become a Hero.
At this juncture the Beauty Editor
| a mere married man and unaccustomed
to the sight of twenty beauties capering
around seeking baggage, chaperons,
and acuuaintances-began the busiest
period of his prosaic life. With his
| assistance a dazed hotel porter finally
located the missing baggage in a van
| on Forty-second street
A certain amount OF red tape" was
demanded by the expressman and the
| girls themselves eventually sought Out
| the wagon. peered among scores OF
| pieces OF baggage, and rescued theil
| own.
No sooner had The Times News beauty
| expert returned to the hotel than the
gage had gone astray. Would the gen
| tleman who had been successful In find
Ing the suit cases Of Miss Purcell ant
Miss McAbee kindly look around ant
| locate missing handbag from Port
| land. Me-? He would, and he did,
| Miss Maine-the Washington Baltimor'
| beauty editor never did learn her nam'
I-hustied out to that departing express
of the rear wheel. and ciambered int
the van. She found the baggage, whicl
was where II should not have been. Th
expressman just grunted.
| Several times the winning beauties be
came separated in advance of the auto
mobile parade, and at last stern rep
resentative of the Universal folks in
formed the girls that positively the
must stay together until they. got abosr
the o'clock train for Chicago. Tn
Washington and Maryland beauties
however, thoughtfully remained With
the hotel until the automobiles came.
Minor Troubles.
:. There were miner disturbances. sue
: as lodging strange photographer,
warding off inquisitive interviewers. gel
! ting acquainted with chaperones, and RI
| ahead.
Posing for ''the movies" for the FRI
time was also a unique and embarrasi 81
? ing experience for some OF the girls. ot
they screened WE'LL" as the motion pi'
ture people say.
AT last we are settled" said tn
, Washington and Maryland girls in cor
l cert as they settled back into the
berths at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Tell the folks back home it's fine q
far as we have gone"
The Beauty Editor and the chaperor
who came along from Washington wei
= a bit relieved. too, but at that, the Ell
, perience was worth while. though try
, ing, and when they saw the beamin
faces Of the departing girls-starting o
the most wonderful journey OF the
I llives-they were willing to go throug
= 1t again.
{ The beauties leave by special trai
r ! from Chicago Sunday night and Il
= | trip probably will be without incol
Y venience following the initial furry
= New York. where every one becan
more or less excited.