Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-07
KING NEPTUNE OPENS.
ATLANTIC PAGEANT.


N' WYNN INV NH.utt Wy
rascAnt yeaterbWy a~fSArncon. The
aNiutss st old KING Neptune turninx
In ht~ watery d-pths. n M state of
~rcet'e~nc@ caused his majesty to
ns~t In from regions unknown 70 p~r-
ticip~tc IN the Rr~at thres-day carni-
val
After emerging from the sea noar
thu inlet, Knx Neptune pointed his
noso ard snifF~d. Rccauss he doesn't
Tho hcliotrope perfume or any other
sprt OF artincial frns~ncs. Father
Nartune. who at any other but
pageant tin,s. In Hudson Maxim. whitc-
h~~raed. white-haired. threatened 10
~ hack Into ne sea again with h+~
tv~nt, nsreids. II thcrs should be any
sweet smelling perfume on tho air.
While ! am exceedingly etrong and
russed." he aaid. even though IN be
W n~nt war II l ~~sre placed next TO
~omcon. smeNtng To high heaven with
r~nim~. I'd collapse and rAli IN a heap.
IL Isn't a nerc matter OF Imagination
or fancy. bu, a real aversion"
l.ucisily. thcr" was no strange or
mysterious fr~ only the tang or
the sal, ecs and Neptune played his
part nNrincly. lie stood IN he long
rob" and ~c~ wcedcd crown with his
trident, ~suwroundcd ny hts court NJ
beauty, sclscs~d from Atlantic City
sir's, On an e~iahonatcly discounted
barge. drawn ny . launch. disguised ~
a dolphin. Whom tho barge reached
Tho wharf n the Atlantic city ynrht
Club. a shower OF srcntless flowers
vac hurled ut tho old sea king by the
sixty or moro intcrcitv beauties. and
nv thousands of spectators wno
swarmci about them.
Neptune ducked nptly and was In
tr,duccd 10 Miss Amcrica-Niarxarri
ocrman OF Warrington. u. G. win
ner ~ the voldcn Dolphin Inst year
He u'~s hsr last ycer. but he smiled TO
meet h~ Amin. Then Mayor Edward
l. hadcr rr~rcntcd him with q silver
key 20 the city.
IN. rNrhcr Neptune grasp
81 tho key a nutta' OF sIlken clad
nercidr b~r~n a thrilling dsnce on me
barge, and throughout the city. sirens
whistles and cannon ~.t up a din q
welcome the Did mar ~ the sea. And
the old man bowed 60 Miss America
roocvina her as Queen OF the Pssean,
for 1899.
After a long forty wfnkr for beauty.
sake the nvwt hing tho intercit,
charmcrr, dr-ssssi In al thc Kay col
orr of M spectrum. did ye-tepia,
wNe Ia motor ~ noon 90 the NorsH
Fleld rolf course. They expected {,
play guif-scme Of them-Nor thev Ar
Rived In kntokers. But rhey were cn,,
hcmNarded by seaious cAmrrwmen.
AZ about ! y. IN. or Rrisd thor
~ Cty H~r. whvve Mayor Rsder nr-
Snted each OF mem Win Avcr key,
b. ne CITY.
ne sho~ lawn y As~Dsd IN ~, ny.
ot for h pausaat y1nGN 0appsns
and ootcrful, form a 0nupy sDung N,
sorfr~ HrNrdw~iA; coeAGUs end hue~A
s~ Decorated. ~v~n CITY Hal sumnr~
and strad n a clpesr OF aa~rtri.
fshte on ~~uy angie.
tn" whole raw~An, esneres arpun,
the "R~~utv Quccns' ~vprsr~nrin
nftv-elrht clttes.
az Nil tho stirs created yesterA.r
Miws Readings wa. the moe spectsr
ular shc W Miss Alice Renninger. an
h came In "a mAsk. like The xrnciou
French Demois~ile- Of an axe ~ tw
az one cauwh, the fash of her mil
white 'octh And the IRE Of her Oar
eyes but that M all.
And nohody's going To see an
more. until tho rial Judges get busy
says eh" 4 nave masks Go match ever
drives I'm Goin 20 wear. md I promi.
to Keep the folks guessing and r
doubt she will.
A'isn'lc city IL proving a faryiar
w many Waiting beauties. some
them were not on speaking terms wit
u until today MAe Portland. oreso.
was cn~rsrtur~d over n rolling cha
u could die IN one md enjoy a." 81
arid. Niss New York. otherwise know
e. Miss Dorothy Hughce. ~ Brooklv-
had never seen this Broadway un,
N nisht before last. when her ri
plane party cav a play there and 60,
~s"au.ntlv tho boardwalk n; nlgl
startled her. She never supposed the
could be two Brosdwaya
Through ~ all speculation WAS RI,
Wsr"rs wcrc being placed all over n
CITY as 20 who will be decided Il
most beautiful girl at m. par~ar
Girls from tho wee; coas, and from u
! sunny Southland are mentioned
possible winner in quick succession
ono from Alssks il declared 70 be
heavy favorite.
The civic beauties will be und. Il
eyes ~ the Judges constantly duri,
he verous events. Miss German. I,
Miss America 90 the pageant. is
| important person. II IL against her IN
All the beauties are competing. T
trophy stands about two feet high a
Il a. broad At the base.
The golden mermaid lice on a bould
az granite mounted upon hronse. real
ticnlly furnished md carved 20 repr
cent wav~s on h base are bror
plates IA the form Of Sea rhells. on O
- these ~ engraved esch year {
name OF the winner. To retain poss.
zion az the trophy tho contestant mn
win n three times. Tho beauties v
h. under nnal scrutiny Friday mis-
On the steel pier. under the spotlis
and before the footlishts. The decisI
rcs's with experts. tho board includi
such ~weii-known persons 49, Heywor
Campbell. Colss Phillips. Joseph Gu
mings Chase. DIR. Arnold Gentle. Wi
povany. August william Hutaf, n,
man Rockwell. Howard Chand
christv, Robert r Kane. Miss Al
stewart. Lea shubert and Flo ~
fold.