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Miss Moxon Seen in Profile. CRUEL disappointment hae etalon many Eng: lish women, and especially one of them, Miss eon made to hold a great international beauty |. A number of high anthorities. including severat nguished artists, had declared that Miss Moxon was nest beautiful woman they had ever seen. and that was eure to Win tbe great international prise iw. of course, the outbreak of the great conflict such 8 competition out of the question ft woulé jonsigered high treason for any artist te consider tharma of 8 woman from hostile country ie dinappolmtment for Miss Moxon ts tremendous, women would be very delightful to be selected [Jury of experts as the most beautiful womas ip the id. In Miss Moon's case the proposed contest in- even more than this delightful honor. tf she had the prize it would have meant great advance Dave flocked engeriy to look at her whe bad been the most famous beauty in the world’ Dukes Hlonaires, moreover, would have sought her hand. fame and wealth would have been welcome to Moxoa. She is earnently striving to wip euecess j ; @ loss of the prize that was piready dung her eyes Was very orsel blow to 8 young tion. Her many friends are doing ole ber, but K ie generally admitind f circumstances there je very lithe prospeot of jy represeatative iniwrnationa) beauty show ta the Miss Moxon's Blond Beauty Is Shown to Advantage Be- hind a Large Black Hat. ing the contest had already been pub Ushed Str Philip RurneJones, the boted artist, had advocated the claims of Miss Gladys Cooper, an Engiikh actress, as the most beautiful of women “She is incomparably more beautiful than any of the American, French, Russian, German and Italian beauties whose charms have been represented in this controversy.” he said. “T will Rot Mention namet | should hate tw dave to say that a certain adorabie Frenchwoman or exquisite American is fess beautiful than ap Engtish- Woman, bit truth compels me to Say that our representative is simply ee Pure. golden-haited Anglo-Saxon loveli. nets that can be conceived. No one fen be more beantiful than that” When this appeared friends and ad wilrers of Miss Moxon at once spoke Up on her behalf. Among them was e distinguished Royal Academician, who did not wish bis name mentioned on eccount of personal relations. “Beautifal aa Miss Cooper ts,” said this arti, “4 ‘Brust assert the superior quality of Miss Moxon’s charms Physically the two jadies are perhaps Sawally beautiful, bot there is a spiritual quality, « Gelicate vitality in my candidate's face that is lack tng im the other case.” : Miss Moxon ts of the pure blonde type. She hat ich golden hair, a peacheo-and-cream eyes, ehatied by long lashes. Her eves % How the War Upset the International Beauty Contest whichEverybody thought the Charmi eee tes of 6 London Would Win. are her most beutiful feature, ac cording to many 7 her admirers During he digussion there was aaite @ lively exchenge of compliments between the variow countries concern ing the merits of teir respective haan tles. Ap Engle: tie declared thet German women @uld not be consid ered tn a beauty gontest, ag their ne tional habite of fe@fing deprived them of figures “We cannot der an entrant with legs Uke @ said this critic On the other hagd. « German artist asserted that Bo Seglish women were beauties : ‘The English wquen,” said the Ger. man, “are dullt ht up and down They have fat chests, fa: tect. flas everything. They th frequent contest with the police” — it i evident tha tether of these critics was speak ing with calm, co@ jodgmem and im partiality
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Slow Days Passing, Accumulating, How Distant They Are, The Things Of The Past! 13
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