The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
lima NIEBEL WINS
BEAUTY TROPHY In
BATHSUIT CONTEST
Eollies Girl in Yellow
Knit Creation Captures
Eagle Eyes of Judges.
OWING CUPS GIVEN
iona Swinnerton Takes Sec
n ond Prize at Beach
H Competition.

Beauty We'd with beauty the
ffss OF the latest bathing suits
sarsus the lines OF the wearers-
tinns The annual competitive bath
AZ costume contest for Washing
~ stores. at the Tidal Basin bath
ofFcE. yesterday.
Miss Anna Niebel, former Zieg-
tsld FolIies beauty, who became
sRtionally known as a result of
aAr threatened suit for breach Of
pSonise against Representative
MShuel Herrick. Of Oklahoma. was
Iajudgsd Jhe most beautiful indi-
ddual contestant.
HDespite the fact that the man
whom she claims az n former suit
or sponsored an "anti-beauty" con-
test" bill in Congress last year.
Miss Niebel was by many votes the
most prominent model in the con-
Test. She is spending several weeks
IN this city with her mother, at
1870 Harvard street northwest
RI Wore Yellow Knit Suit.
Wearing q striking yellow knit
slSit, consisting of a jersey and
trunks. Miss Niebel, representing
the Sport Mart, was escorted from
the LARGE group of pretty bath
las girls" and handed a large silver
trophy cup.
The second individual honors were
conferred upon Miss Iona SWIM
1ertnn. 3125 Mount Pleasant street
northwest, representing Lansburgh
Brpthers. She. too. was presented
with large silver trophy cup.
Although closely rivalled by the ex-
hibits Of Parker Bridget, Sigmund's s.
The Sport Mart. Kann's. Jellefr's, the
1--WE comely girls wearing the cos
TUNES entered by Lansburgh and
Brother captured the trophy offered
BY the Tidal bathing beach manage
ment for the best dressed group.
Big Variety of Costumes.
The Lansburg entries wore dis
tinct variety of seashore dresses,
ranging from near-one-piece to fluffy
rttffy affairs bearing gaudy-colored
flowers The caps worn by the mod
els were also varied in design, some
NNN+AH Jh~N pam luObtT affairs, "nlle
others were masses of delicate silks.
The judges, in awarding the highest
h9nors to the Lansburgh girls were
profuse in their praise of the other
models displayed.
Approximately 5000 persons at
tended. many OF them wearing bath
ing suits and from their dripping ap-
peprdnce had quit the spacious bath
ing place Just a short time before the
judging Of the costumes actually be-
gan.
The revue was conducted under the
auspices of the Washington Advertis-
ing Club, L. f. Rubel. the president
n the organization. being on the
rrourd as the director. The two low
ir- cups awarded the winners of the
Individual hOnoTs were presented by
CGstlebera'S jewelry store.
q Crimson Suit Novel.
a novel exhibit was that entered
hF the Parker Bridget Company. a
crimson jersey and trunk creation.
worn by Miss Helen Burr, of the
CSastleton Apartments. who was ac-
c9mpanicd by Geraldine Lesser. four
yt"r-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Lesser. 1913 Quincy street
northwest. similarly clad. The little
rirI carried a banner Me sister and
Me "
Several Of the judges of the revue
Rad listed Miss Burr as their can
dIdate for the second individual hon
or. but Were later informed that each
fudge was emitted to cast one ballot
in The selection Of the individual prize
winners. This left Miss Burr with
only one vote below the runner-up.