Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-08
MISS WILMINGTON
4 PEACH BOWER
A POPULAR BEAUTY

(OOttOucO bsN'h !
reclamation from the crowd that an
nouncemcnt had To- be made she was
no, a contender Ger any OF the prizes
During the Judging last night
which lasted To nearly midnight, great
aerial and sea fireworks were oh-
lcoscd.
Tidal Wave III Beauty On boardwaik'
Yesterday afternoon witnessed a
pagcant on wheels In which n vcri'able
tidal wave OF beauty and cclor rolled
down the boardwalk to tho acclaim of
tive solidly masscd lines of humanity
that stretched long the e~splanade Tor
me miles. Father Neptunc-liudson
Maxim-and his re,inue W SURPRISING
beauties were IN the vanguard OF the
moving panorama.
In the Garden Pier. where the beau
ties were guests before going to steel
Pier. announcement was made OF the
host of prizes To be awarded. There
are nearly nifty Tor the various events.
The Philadelphia and Reading Rail
way captured the golden trophy. the
supcrprlyc of the rolling chair parade.
\ replica OF a steel train was h float
entered by the Reading. A band. COM
posed of thirty mon. who work I'm the
company shops in Reading, took part.
A super Fashion Show.
Among the points which the beauty
Judges considered i'm the selection of
winners were grace. build. coloring'
expression. personality. smiles and
even ears. Some of the judges, 10 the
delight OF the spectators. carefully
raised the trcssos OF the c~onttnders
aud gagcd at their auditory append
axes, which may be an indication
that ears again are becoming popular.
II "Wednesday nights review was n
fashion show. last nights affair might
hc & psidcrod a super-fashion show.
silver 10th. gold cloth. %spangled,
braided. beJeweled effects, some In
quaint colonial style. many delicate
tints that flashed and shimmered. and
t-turrShadowCr OF fail styles skirts
that reached the ankles in draped ef-
f~,vts-thcse were among the master
pieces OF the ~dressmakers' art.
Miss America" and several other
rls were crushed silver cloth. M Of
the newest STYLES. So close was the
race Tor the beauty prizes that semi
finals had to be- held. the number
%dwlndliug 70 fourteen. and then
finally to the three. Miss Chester"
Miss Wilmington and Miss Bridge
ON were NOM the favorltes.
In the rolling chair parade an En-
tcntc G. rdia'c was established be
go. tk. .s.4 ..l 81. f,o..f..
Good -natured talk was exchanged.
cheers were unloosed. md the beauties
plucNod flowers from their bowers and
ever tossed fruit 20 the appreciative
throngs.
la,or,tes Chccrcd ~ They Passed.
The ca wds obtained "A C'oSc-up view
ot tho fair visitors. and roarcd ap-
prevail 90 particular favorites. Then
with lavish hand this city by tho sea
provided floats of unique and original
effects. Tho vast medley ~ features
drew ursiintcd applause from the
thousands one minute there was
plimpscd the queen q Sheba atop an
immense bronze elephant; another
moment, and a Jazz orchestra with q
girl WHOSE duiyerinS shoulders and
shimmyins body ALMOST caused some
spectators to lose their foethold. held
the boards.
And ~ course. there were bathing
nNmphs 10y the score in line. many OF
whom would have made Annette KEEL
4 hermann faint in envy. Children there
We're a~plenty-all healthy specimens
81 this and nearby resorts who FUR
ulshed some 81 the most charming and
Quaintcst touches % the pageant. Real
lions that erowled in a cage. provided
bv the Lions cub. added a realistic
touch.
The pageant was in ten divisions
with prizes 20 be given TO the best
three floats IN each division. Two
hundred and nifty floats were in line
c, instructed by their sponsors II
secret for weeks past.
Marching al the head of the process
sion was Mayor Bader with Thomas T
Endlcott, director general Of the fal
pageant, and Samuel y. Leeds. chair
man of the finance committed. OF
either sid and the heads Of the othe
committees following.
The chairs rolled along in alphabet
cal order. Miss Akron" on whos
chair was strung the legend. 20
Silvertown Fame. Rubber City" lead
Ing the group. Miss Alaska. seated II
n nuny. snowy. upholstered chair
eonhdcd 20 the thrones tina II wa
very warm and that she'd like TO b
back In "a snowy northland.
Pretty Miss Bridgeton." Gem q
Jersey. sat IN a bower q fruit an
flowers. Miss Greater Camden
brought adiniring attention. Mis-
Chester" proudly proclaimed in legen
that the city she came from was IN
oldest settlement IN Pennsylvani;
Miss Chicago" sat deinurely an
aroused much applause. The blond
Miss Los Angeles" stocd up most G
the time 90 receive the plaudits. Mis-
Macon distributed luscious peache
from her'native Georgia.
Miss Wilmington In Bower Of Beach,
The foat that won a prize was ths
81 Miss Pottsville. Leah Knapp
who advertised her mining town. 81
sat as II driving a coal car. In n
background was a coal shaft Q
which were black diamonds" II
whole va drawn by begrimed miner
Closely following were Miss Potti
Nille's" ladies In waiting. Miss WI
mington.' Miss Adele SENT. sat in
bower Of peaches and blossoms. on h,
chair WAS emblazoned "A Peach Fro.
the Peach state"
Miss Philadelphia" was given 2
ovation throughout the entire line
parade. With a beautiful bouquet