Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-05-03
MISS RICHART CHOSEN AS MOST
BEACT1fCL Girl. EMPLOYED
On WESTERN LINES.

MISS Mae Richart. -employc of the
passenger department nj Amarillo, al
the Santa Fe Railroad. at the conclu
sion az n several months contest held
by the Santa Fe Employees Magazine
for the most beautiful girl on each OF
the three Santa Fc lines. the Western
the Coast. and the Gulf. was chosen
above number 81 contests as the mos
beautiful girl employed on the Western
lines
Groups 81 pictures OF the various con.
testants have been prin'ed every month
In the Santa Fe Magazine. and bav.
been source Of great interest 10 en-.
ployes and patrons
Miss Richart's picture. together with
the following splendid story. was prln,
ed IN the Santa Fe Magazine for May
while the pictures Of the most beauti
full girls on the Coast and Gulf lines
will he printed In the next two issues
OF the magazine:
The committee appointed by the mag
nzine went over the large number OF
photographs received. and II was Il
pleasure AS well as duty TO lock over
such an assembly OF beauty.
Truly the great Santa Fe system
should have some additional marks 10
Its credit. California. with Its countless
number Of movie beauties. has nothing
on us.
II was judgment Of photographs
only. and some ~ the young ladies wcr,
unfortunate in sending IN a poor photc
Of themselves, 80 that their dcauiy was
depicted In n manner To justify them
much consideration.
There were many types ~ girls. Some
times when we found one with a giori
Gus head of hair. carrying II with the
air OF queen. Il would he spoiled by
n forced smile that soma Photographic
thought necessary to hclp make a good
picture. Then again some depended on
n good pair Of shoulders. lightly drapcd
60 carry them through. One outstanding
feature was the large percentage OF
wonderful eyes One close runner.up
would have won on her eyes. except
that she had too severe mouth. WHEN
no doubt In reality her mouth was a
smiling cupids bow.
As 20 types. What has become of our
baby doll type ~ years ago? Among the
large number Of photos examined. ",
found only two Of this type. There Is no
doubt that the Industrial environment
surrounding girls In the offices of the
various active departments Of n modern
railroad has changed the type ar make.
up ~ the average girl who IL busily en-.
pioycd. In fact. YOU can see "a differ
cncc between the girl of today and of
some years ago before women were 81
universally employed In the different
vacations OF the great industries.
You can almost pick out the girl who
keeps the hall rolling and answers IN.
urgent messages during the absence
% the boss. and to whom no doubt the
same boss appeals for help In handling
q mass IL detail. Ey this we do NOT
mean that she is airy the less feminine
but she has n cham ctcr--shc In In q
class by herself. You can see conf
dcncc and ability In her face. The mod
est violet doesn't last long In a busy
SUPPLEMENTARY office. She gets firm
chin and look straight from the eyes
that says state your business. please;
this In my busy day"
There wcrc many good looking girls
Each of them had some charm. hut
some did not know how best Ia display
u. One had pair of dimplcs that
would cause fellow To forget his
trouble with one look. Another had thc
most dazzling OF teeth. One actually
sent photo th-t showed her ears.
There werc others with a graceful poisc
% the head: one with n peach 81 n
chin" as one outsider. who broke IN