New Britain herald., 1930-10-22
Miss Europe .

New York, Oct. 22.-"Miss Eu- rope" has come to America for visit And American women certain ly can learn about beauty from her: In fact, the things that lovely Alice Diplaracos. who was crowned Miss Europe" will tell American women are quite different from the usual secrets that beauty winners tell.
 She believes, in the first place, that there can be no real beauty apart from culture. Hers is clas- seal education. she speaks four languages, knows and appreciates Greek art and civilization, and is in America to lecture to women's col leges on the new Renaissance of Greek culture that is imminent.
 In the second place. though winning the title of Miss Europe Miss Diplaracos has made it clear that neither she nor her family would ever permit her to sign any movie contract. make any stage appearance or do any endorsing Of l'lln VI lHat, lol d SoliSloS! dllO11s
 Last but not least, though hail. ing from Athens were old Greeks did more to celebrate the beauty Of nude figures than any other sin gle nation ever has, Miss Eu- rope" will not even have her pie trre taken in bathing suit, so thoroughly does she believe in modasty as feminine virtue.
 This beauty enigma has all the grace and classic features of the Greek statues of old She is 19, a prodigy in her studies and has been graduated from the Sor- bonne and IS now studying advance ed literature there.
 Educated in France
 Born in Athens, of a wealthy family, she has had most of her education in France. She happen ed to be visiting her home town or the night that a fete was held ia the Athens opera house for all Greek contestants for the national beauty prize. Seated in box with her family and some girl friends. Miss Alice was sought out by sculptor friend of the family to step down from her box and enter the competition. He had been commissioned, he explained, to do a statue of the prize winner which would become the Goddess of Lib- erty in Greece, a figure that would some day be identified with that country as our own Goddess oi Liberty is with us He could not bear to use for his model any one who did not represent Grecian ideals as well as beauty.
 So Miss A1ice's parents agreed, she entered and won the competi- tion, and posed for the statue which will be unveiled this winter iE Athens.
 What Price Independence"
 Always chaperoned wherever she goes, coming from country where there is no freedom for wom- en in our sense of economic in- dependence, Miss Diplaracos mar vels at American women, But in her heart of hearts she must won- der if it is worth while for, in her excellent English, she asks the questions:
 Are independent women as hap py as those who are protected and spared the battle ot life?
 DO they not lose some of their soft charm and beauty in the strain of taking mems places in the world?
 Do they have leisure to improve their minds and enjoy art and music? Watching the repose of this lovely girl, the calm gaze of her big eyes, her keen interest in Crecian history, art, literature and drama and hearing her intelli- gent and fascinating conversation makes one wonder if perhaps she is not right. Certainly what the American college girls to whom she lectures will learn about beau- ty from her is likely to make them wonder if. after all, beauty may not be more than skin deep!