Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-18
Pretty English Peerless Wants
To Find the Perfect Child
BY MILTON BRONNER
NEA Service Writer

GONDON, April lo-Ine Count
ess OF Carlisle. q Of the loveliest
peeresses IN Great Britain and
herself mother Of two handsome
children, wants to find the most
beautiful child in England. And
when she finds him or her. she
wants to compare the child with
the most famous child statues
Sculptured b. the Greek masters.
For the Countess has a theory
she wishes TO prove. It has always
been held that in their conception
OF human helngS-men, women and
children-the ancient Greek masters
gave to mankind the noblest and
finest specimens OF the genus homo
ever portrayed by man. The Count
ess believes otherwise. She thinks
the actual flesh and blood children
Of today can not only compete with
the Greek artists conceptions. but
surpass them. And she is going to
try TO prove IL.
Mother OF Two
The Countess is interested IN
children, not only because she has
two OF her own, a boy Of seven
and a girl OF eleven, but also be-
cause, unlike so many wealthy So
ciety women, she devotes a great
deal OF her time 20 lettering con-
ditions for ether peoples children.
Among other things, she Is a mem
Der OF the management committee
OF the British Hospital for Mothers
and Babies al Woolwich, just OUT
side London.
eve nave advanced tremen-
dously IN u ideas Of the care OF
mothers and children" said she,
"anthropologists believe that we
are approaching the ancient types
OF perfection. Certainly through
the advance OF medical science
and the application OF correct prin-
ciples to the problems Of mother
hood and child welfare the modern
world is, I believe, producing chill
dren, who. At least, equal the ply
steal perfection which was the
ideal OF the Greeks. There are not
many Greek statues OF children In
existence but three Of the most
famous are II the British Museum.
One is a r.-cnze called Boy Play
ing" A second is a marble statue,
Sleeping Eros" attributed TO
Terraces. The third Is also a marble
statue called Sleeping Eros" IL
dates from about 800 3. G. and was
discovered at Tarsus, but the sculp-
tors name is unknown.
Most Beautiful Children
MY idea Is TO make a selection
OF the most beautiful children In
England and then have some IA
nous painters and Scupltors. by q
process OF elimination. choose the
n they deem the finest Of all. ]
would then have them compare
this living child with these ancient
conceptions Of what a lovely child
should be. 1 think it will be found
that old England can hold her
own with ancient Greece
The Countess Of Carlisle Is one
Of the mos. conspicuously happy
wives and mothers IN British soci-
ETY.. Her husband was Viscount
Morpeth. a naval cadet Of IL. when
the death Jf his father made him
Earl OF Carlisle, with vast estates
and two Of the finest chateauX In
Great Britain-Naworth House in
Cumberland and Castle Howard in
Yorkshire. Despite his wealth and
title, the young nobleman stuck to
the navy. At the age Of 10 he fell
violently in love with the 17-year-
old Bridget Ruthven, daughter OF
Lord Ruthven, himself a famous
soldier. The young couple were
married and the Earl returned to
his job in the navy He took part
IN the Battle of Jutland and dis
tinguished himself. 1t was only
after the World War was over that
he retired from the navy.
But, no more than his young
wife, was he willing TO lead a life
Of leiSured iuleness. He soon ioin-
ed a stock-broking Affirm In the