The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-10-05
CAN'T FIND BEAUTY
in AMERICAN GIRLS
ENGLISH ARTIST SAYS BRITONS
MORE LOVELY. UNCLE SANS
WOMEN HAVE BEST ANKLES.

LONDON.-If a man seeks beauty
in the fair sex of America he must
walk with downcast eye, but in Eng
land he must gaze rigidly ahead.
That is the opinion expressed to
the United Press by C. R. w. Nevin-
son the famous artist. In view of
the sweeping assertion made here
that American women couldn't hold
a candle to English women for looks,
the United Press sought the opinion
of a man whose calling and expert
ence on both sides of the Atlantic
make him something of an authority
in this rivalry.
Despite the fact that Nevinson is
on the verge of another visit to New
York, he voted in favor of English
women without a moments hesita-
tion-that is, so far as the face goes
English women in general are
more beautiful than American wo-
men. They have better variety of ex-
preston, and they do not fade so
quickly" he said. Gas matter of
fact, l think the American husband
is greatly to blame for this lack of
expression in their women folk. There
is a curious sort of peevishness about
the American woman which mars
any claim to beauty she may have.
She is spoiled and her looks suffer
in consequence A look Of disdain
can be very beautiful when it just
flashes across a face, but when it
stays there as a permanent, lmmov-
able expression and continual petu-
lance droops the lips all beauty is
lost"
Nevinson agreed that the Ameri-
can woman's neither limbs were more
shapely than her English rivals,
though he deplored the present
American fashion of the long pointed
shoe, which he described as lacking
proportion.
"The average American woman
has beautiful, slim foot, which
should be encased in shoe which
exactly fits. Why does she add two
inches of leather to the toe and thus
disguise her one good feature? To
my opinion the exaggerated length Of
the American footwear is decidedly
inartistic."
When questioned in the matter of
ankles, Nevinson at first disclaimed
ever having noticed such things, but
eventually admitted that the Amer
lean variety were so shapely as to
challenge attention. Then, forgetting
his original reticence, he waxed elo-
quent.
american women" he said, "cer-
tainly have the best ankles in the
world. Nv very worst experience in
this connection was in Czecho-Slo-
vakia. Ankles? My goodness! The
girls there hadn't any. Their legs
started where their feet left off:
They were dreadful-dreadfulW and
he groaned. English ankles come
only second to American, for the
English are improving tremendously
in the matter of footwear.
In response to an inquiry as to
the status of the French woman in
this discussion, Nevinson dropped
bomb shell.
"French women" he said, are
the slovenliest in creation! o yes, |
know when the French woman is all
dressed up she is exquisite-but
most of the time she isn't dressed
up. Her clothes are carefully looked
after. The moment she gets home
she rolls herself into a disreputable
old negligee and ambles around the
house in felt slippers. Mind you, IN
all this, you must remember that l
am not speaking of the moneyed,
leisured class, but of the little mid
die class girl who tries to make