New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-02-18

Anne Morrow, left, Florence Thumb
BY HORTENSE SAUNDERS
NEA Service Writer
New York, Feb. 1S-A year ago
today. we had three outstandingly
eligible young bachelors for the
young women Of the country to
compete for Colonel Lindbergh,
John Coolidge and Gene Tunney.
Today Tunney is married, and
Lindbergh and Coolidge are about
to follow suit, clearing the deck for
new heroes and settling matters so
far a. the waiting women are con-
cerned.
brains Versus Beauty
Considering the three women Sc
lected by these three eligibles, these
questions arise.
Hasn't the talented, studious. Gull
tivated girl won out over her more
flashy and more pleasure loving Sis
ters?
And hasn't brains scored over
beauty in each case?
While we have been deploring The
flapper and the modern girl and the
wildness Of the younger generation
that We see at night clubs and FASH
ionable resorts. haven't We been
quite blind to the newer type of
young woman who is really setting
the pace and walking away with the
prixes-while we were viewing with
alarm"
"As Shy As Linlbergh'
Anne Morrow, the fiancee of Col
onel Lindbergh, Is described by one
Of her former teachers at Chaplin
school. in New York. as almost as
shy a. Lindbergh. and just as mo-
dest and self-effacing.
Her appearance. according to this
teacher, Is not prepossessing. She
Is by no means beautiful-an oval
face, large eyes. a mouth with a
crooked little one-cornered smile.
Her features. taken separately, are
not pretty. though highly sensitive.
Her greatest charm is her love-
ly speaking voice. with its low. vi
brant quality. In school, she often
took the lead in amateur theatre
calls and gave quite convincing per-
formances. once even bringing TIE
audience to tears. But she seemed
quite unconscious OF her power, and
would probably have been self -con-
sciouS had she guessed 1t.
She was president OF her class
at Chaplin at time when flapper-
ism was at its height--and she was
never a flapper. In fact. her influ-
ence against this phase Of manners
and morals was tremendous beca use
the girls were 10 fond Of her and
respected her so highly.
At Smith College. where her
mother had graduated before her,
Anne Morrow distinguished herself
not in athletics or as the prom ia
vorite, but because Of her literary
talent. She won the senior prize for
poetry and was editor OF the Smith
College monthly. She also won a
prose prize for an essay on the
women Of DR.. Samuel Johnson's
time. The Ivy Day song for 1925
was her contribution.
! doubt that Lindbergh himself
knows q great deal about poetry.
Certainly he Is not particularly ar
ticulate except on the subject of avi-
alton. But apparently he appreciates
accomplishments In a woman above
mere beauty, for Of all the men in
the world. with the exception of the
Prince OF Wales, there was none
more eligible than he. And the
Prince, on account of his position.
has considerably less latitude OF
choice than LindberEh.
Stalwart. handsome Tunney was
attracted by girl who could write
poetry, and who knew more about
Shakespeare and the sonnets than
he did. There friends all said he and
Polly Lauder discussed literature
long before they talked OF love
They rarely danced or went to par.
ties together.
John Chose Home Girl
John Coolidge selected a college
graduate for his bride-a girl with
all-around accomplishments and a
home background. rather than just
good dancer and a society girl.
While Mrs. Tunney and Florence
Trumbull are athletic, Anne Morrow
has paid little attention to sports
though now she is naturally much
interested in aviation.
Each of these girls has become
engaged to her first love. Tunney
was tho first man who interested
Polly Lauder, with all her millions
Florence Trumbull admits that Johr
Coolidge is the only boy she has
ever considered seriously. And the
teacher who described Anne Nor
row to me said
All Are Wealthy
Il would be willing to wager that
Lindbergh is Anne's first beau.
never knew her to be at all interest
ed in men-she was very shy about
them, and lived in a world of hel
own that only a very pathetic
man could enter"
Each Of these three girls is rich
each has been brought up in a
wealthy home with unassailable So
cial position. But each has develop
! cd mentally-and naturally. II
would appear. then. that our heroes
like brains and accomplishments
The jazz baby must admit her de.
feat