Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-02
FAMOUS MAINLAND BEAUTIES ENJOY HAWAII
Blonde and Brunette Prize Winners Are Touring World
'iDrew" Honolulu BY Chance
as Place to Stop for
a Month

4 Eighty Days." according to Miss Clio
ria Fonda and Miss Roberta Wilson,
two prize Winners in the international
Beauty Contest" which was recently
held on the mainland In addition to
being different, 1t is much more inter-
esting, according to the young ladies'
| who have been numbered with Amer
cas- fairest flowers
Although neither one OF the young
ladies had ever heard OF "kahuna" be-
fore arriving in Honolulu, IL is certain
that there was one lingering about in
/ Los Angeles. Having a desire to see
| the world, the young ladies decided
that trip 70 tie various countries
would be an education They "oaeyed
that impulse" at once, and five min
utes after they had talaed about the
! tour they decided 20 make one city
their hcine for d. least one mSnth.
They argued about Picking. Auckland
and other eenters until finally Miss
Wilson suggested ,hat This be left to
chance. Twenty slips of paper were
placed together in hat, and then they
began to draw for the place that they
could call their home for the longest
period in the tour.
According to the arrangement the
young ladies were to select the sixth
number. Brisbane, Australia, was the
first number drawn, and then in order
came Shanghai. Auckland, Sydney, Yo-
kohama and-Honolulu Miss Fonda
drew the number from the hat, and
Che metropolis Of the Paradise Of the
Pacific was selected. The young lady
has thanked her "kahuna" ever since
she has been in Honolulu.
The Blonde Beauty
Miss Gloria Fonda, the blonde beau
~. who is accompanied by her aunt,
Mrs. NJ. B. Graves of Minneapolis, is
believer in the East is West" slogan.
She lived in Seattle, where she was
student at the University of Wash.
ington. and while there captured the
prize for being the fairest flower in
the university.
In 1915 moving picture magnates
bid for her services and she joined
one Of the leading companies in New
York. where her beauty was display
ed in all its glory Her rise was
rapid, and soon she had q company of
her own, and was voted one of the
leading stars Of the company.
In Hawaii her blonde beauty is set
off by the, rays of the suns which
gave her hair the color of FURNISHED
gold.
A True Artist
Gloria Fonda is befitting name for
flower Best Of all she is not vain
about it. and she does not care about
discussing facial beauty, but il one
would like descriptions of the vari-
colored skies Of Hawaii, the hibiscus
or the purple hills, Miss Fonda will
Immediately go into raptures She
loves Honolulu.
II don't want to leave Honolulu
neverlp she said In a voice with the
faintest lisp. You have everything
here that goes to make up para
disc. After one has travelled through
the valleys, out TO the sea, through
avenues of palm trees, and watched
the glorious sunsets. it is hard to be-
iieye that they would ever. wish to
leave the Isles of Alurement."
Miss Fonda is artistic in every
sense. She loves the music, the flow
ers and the trees. "Forty-second and
broadway is like three-ringed cir.
GUS" said Miss Fonda. There every
one is trying to rush pellmell through
life of bright lights strange noises
and fight for existence. Here you
have everything that Is beautiful. I
imagine that the world wants to see a
three-ringed circus once each year,
but no one would think of making
their home there"
Southern Beauty Is Miss Wilson
Miss Roberta Wilson of Birming-
ham. Alabama. is the brunette Of the
beauty duo. and when one hears the
Southern drawl at times, II reminds
one of the life that is only found south
OF the Mason and Dixon line. Her
father is in the steel business in the
"Pitsburg Of the South and it was
here that Miss Wilson received her
education.
Miss Wilson was shown a newspa
per clipping where she was given
credit for being the, leading beauty
OF Dixieland. "You-all flatter me,
she said. Il don't guess that they had
the. opportunity of knowing my sister.
You see I'm not modest at all, and
want to retain all the honors in our
family"
Miss Wilson is the type of young
lady that you like at once. and her
Southern charm is as noticeable as
her beauty Miss Wilson would much
rather get out ON the courts with
tennis racquet or go riding than look
in the mirror When at finishing
school she took part in all branches
OF athletics, and when anyone men.
tons football, polo. tennis or golf the
Southern girl Immediately becomes
interested. -
| Sees Local Tennis Star
Miss Wilson attended the tennis
matches at the Hawaii Polo G Racing
Club courts on Monday afternoon. and
Throughout. the match between Miss
Wears and Miss Stubs she was q
real enthusiast. She Immediately fell
in love with Male Wears service. end
made the prediction that tennis de