The Washington times., 1922-08-12
TYPICAL GIRL
TRUMP PHANT IN
CHICAGO VISIT
Princes Pat FaIls-in Love
With Dainty Miss Washington,
On Hand for Pageant.
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There was Ernest Campbell. Miss
Atlanta" who was the last word In
modern young women. Bobbed hair
permanent waved; extremely smart
black dresses, which are admittedly
the thing, although most women out.
side New York-refuse to accept the
worry of trailing skirts again: hats,
black always, worn q la Fifth avenue
at a smart angle: travelling bags Lnd
hat boxes galore; travelling clever,
entertaining, care-free manner OF
speech trained I'm the best finishing
schools and her own smart clubs and
drawing rooms.
Made Appealing Figure.
And now Miss Ina Reed-long.
beautiful, shiny black hair piled high
about a strikingly intelligent. eager
face. refreshingly pretty little three
piece dress of two shades of blue
Harding and navy for Miss Wash.
ington'D OF popular cut; a large black
hat and a veil, donned, sensibly, be-
cause travelling is hard on ones com
plexion, and she thought, as long as
her constituents were boasting about
her, she ought to do her best to look
nice; a corsage bouquet in honor of
the wonderful occasion and the most
lovable naturalness I've ever seen
in man, woman, or child!
"Oh, I'm excited" she breathed
ecstatically when she stepped off
the Manhattan Limited, flowers,
mother and all!
Here / am, Ina Reed-right here in
orn lnd
Mother, pinch met
And Mrs. Wade Reed, who might
easily be mistaken for the queen
herself, patted her arm, and think
] saw little mistiness in her eyes.
And when / had gotten better ac-
,quainted. / knew why
We're Here. Motherw
We're here, mother! We won it,
the little brown-eyed beauty said as
she peered out Of the taxicab win
dow at the crowds hurrying along
Michigan avenue, in the hour before
sundown when the huge buildings
are majestic in their half shadows.
Mother was so afraid / wouldn't
win, you see! There were lots of
girls in the contest whose fathers
had lots of money and social position
and influential friends. And I'm a
Government clerk in the internal
revenue office. And goodness knows
never thought I was beautiful or
anything. And when the contest
opened I was awfully interested I'm
the girls who entered. ! never
thought OF little me winning the
honor. .----..
"A week after the contest opened
when some Of the contestants had Il
hundred thousand votes. someone In
my office sent in my name. And
my friends worked so hard for me
they talked about me and got votes
for me and mother and / would sit up
at night and look at each other and
mother would say! Ina, I'm afraid
you got in too late! And / don't lik"
to see you hurt by not making a
good showing. The darling. She
wouldn't make a single plan for com
ing to Chicago until the final vote
was counted.
"Rlother, darling, we're here
Felt Tug at Heart.
And I felt a little tugging at my
own heart as l watched This fine
spirited little girl hugging her
mother and making her proud as
Punch.
And i tnougnt as We TOue 10 NV
Blackstone, what excellent 1udg'
ment the Washington Judges
showed when they picked this little
working girl from the long lists OF
politicians daughters who make up
the social life of the Capital.
Because surely this little Govern
ment clerk, who supports her
mother and herself, is typical OF
tho apiYif If the cify where all
Americas principles and Policies
are conceived. remember that
said that ] hoped Miss Campbell
would be crowned Miss America"
and I'd like to take IL hack.
Miss Campbell II charming and
beautiful and gracious, but l don't
think II would mean as much to
her with her many interests and
her great opportunities as It would
to brown-eyed little Ina Reed--Gov-
ernment clerk-first rating!