San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01
Cursed by Their Fatal Gift of Beautyt

pointed out, and they were not
only allowed to remain in the con-
test, but won prizes.
The "pecuniary damage, humili-
alton, indignity and loss of pres
tige" was worth $150,000 to her,
she claimed. And so wrought up
was she at being denied the oppor-
tunity to contest against other
beauties that she offered to wager
several thousand dollars that her
measurements were nearer those
of Venus de Milo than either Doro-
thy Knapp's or Ann Hyatt's. And
to increase her Indignation, she
was arrested for parading on the
beach at Atlantic City in exactly
the costume-or lack of costume
in which she had appeared before
the judges in the beauty contest.
The Nemesis of the prize beau
ties does not hold itself above in
flicting minor misfortines on
its victims, as Miss Eleanor Nc
Cracker, "Miss Wheeling" we'll
knows.
In private life "Miss Wheeling"
is school teacher-a living refu-
tation of the comic valentine tradi-
ton that all school teachers must
be hideous. And when school
opened this Fall, Miss McCracken
was not present. She was, in fact,
at Atlantic City, busily parading
and representing Wheeling.
Whether less well-favored rivals
got busy, or whether mere blue
book regulations forced the matter
is not known, but at any rate Miss
McCracken was informed that her
position had been filled. That
looked like real tragedy to her for
a while, for Miss McCracken, I'M
like some other beauty contestants,
is real amateur at being beauti-
full, and makes no money out Of
it in any way.
But the school officials were not
quite under the spell of the
beauty's curse, and Miss Nc
Cracker is no longer out of job.
When a newspaper in Miami,
Florida, started a competition to
select a girl to represent the town
at Atlantic City the photographs
of several dozen young women
were sent in. From these the
twenty most likely candidates were
selected, and the young women
themselves passed in review before
the judges at hotel.
The winner was almost I'M
known in Miami. Unknown or
not, however, Miss Katherine New
Ion was undoubtedly beautiful, and
she became "Miss Miami"
But shortly afterward the Miami
Chamber of Commerce began to
receive complaints not against
Miss Newlon's beauty, but against
her. conduct. The Chamber, it is
said, considered revoking the
award.
And then, one night as the au-
dience was leaving fashionable
theatre, another young woman
stood before them, barring the way
to the street.
Gust a moment, people," she
called. 81 want you to see for
yourselves who should be Miss
MISUNDERSTANDING Newton or l."
She paused dramatically, her
closely wrapped figure tense under
the brilliant dome light of the
lobby.
Then, with a gorgeous gesture,
she flung back her cloak from her
and stepped forth in a scant one
piece bathing suit.
Effective dramatically, the per-
formance did not serve to alter the
result of the contest. In fact, it
is said to have made the Chamber
of Commerce decide that the in
against Miss Newton
were inspired by unsuccessful -
rivals.
But the incident, and the WIN
ming of the prize, brought most
notoriety to Miss New
Ion.
Even more tragic than the fate
of Julia Burns was that of Char
lotte Carter Father.
A fortunate start in life was
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