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The countess of Chesterfield, who aj Mss Erid
Wilson, And whose marriage five yen ago was the
event of the yer. is regarded as so nearly perfect in
feAiwt thjU, if An imtro'bement vere suggested, it
tuoald be impossible to Attempt A chAige.
Sybil, duchess of WestmoreUnd, is the dzaghte
cfthceArlofRosslyn. Ihis portrait of her, painted
by Etlis Roberts, shocus her to be blond in type.
She is what is called an old English beauty.
Consuelo, duchess of Marlborough, is thought by
many to be the pret.iest Voman in the kingdom.
Though not an Englishwoman she has Irved so long
abroad that she has the English manner. Her beauty
is, however, distinctively Amerxan.
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HE bauty comM In Kr.gUnd m i f.t-ro-r
than -v r. Vol are fl in ukkout n.1 ln
don. ih- cr nc of th- fray. i turnl into
a vtriiil.n- voting poll. with tommi
num.- ui.ti it... haMoting slip. The lmle
ot tig ii.ii t. Ii u hit ti wa Marted in Jun ha
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do IK the jir.tti.Kt woman In the united kingdom?
That is a question hirh must be decided ere lone win n
it in known the om;in v. I'.i h.foine famous and she will
dou in history as the mrt h.auty of King Kdward'a
i1a Not finif the (li i r.il, c-ntury ha there t-. n fui h
a tx.iuty w.ir Then it was d. ided by bloodshed.
Once v.i'on a tune Louis XI.. desiring to learn the
hamlom.t om..n in I'ncLnd. offered a prixe for a f r
tia't of the ti.in.1s oi . t of t:m suh)octs To led the con
t. st. "i. h. a in IktHtii-l. no. w ith tiutter bowl in nana.
w.n.tr.l through n or ti.'.rd. Ttie other was a court
favorite. Clothed in hth of g..ld anl g..ld lac which
was invented ly Louis XI. she appeared up.n th canva
resplendent. Khe won ttie pnxe. for touis XI. waa im
mensely pleased at the subtle flattery of the wearing of
the gold lace.
King Ldward VII. ha no such fad as the making of
any special brand of lace. His taste in dress is cosmo
politan Hut when it come to court beauties he is more
deciih d in t.is tastes. He likes the type of woman with
the. p. t uliarit u s ;
She must be feminine in type, not strong featured nor
masculine.
She must not be too large.
She must 1h- oval faced.
And she must l'ok like Queen Alt xandra.
All of Kirj: Ldwaids favorites, when he wa prince
of Wales and attended livtly house turtles, were of the
Que. n Alexandra type. The king who is immensely sen
timental, has always admired women of the Alexandra
style. One after one favorites came Ufure him and were
selected as card partners, cotillon h ad. r. hunting com
panions, and the like. Vet all Were something like Queen
Alexandra in complexion and style It was the highest
and the most subtle compliment ht could pay his wife.
Com p. lied to attend functions, from which stie was barred
by ill-health, he made it known that he preferred women
of her stamp and kind.
Beauty Questions tc Vote Upon.
The beauty contest In Kngland is divided into ques
tions which are as follows.
First Which society woman in Eripland has the pret
tiest figure?
Second Who dr.sses the best'
Third Who has the most classic features?
Fourth Who is most distinctively Luclish?
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Miss Gladys Wilson, one of the beautiful Wilson
gv-ls, is acknowledged to have the most classic feat
ures in All Europe.
Mrs. Frits cPonsonby is of the ova! faced type of
beauty. Her features are admired by artists who a-
in search of the Irish type.
The couniess of Warwick, though she is now in
her fully matured years, stands easily among the most
beautiful women in England. As Lady Brooke she
Vj5 the prettiest young matron in England.
The Viscountess Castlereagh is one of the young
est and most beautiful of English matrons. She has
perfect eyes and a lotehy mouth. She is interested in
movements fcr the improvement of her sex and active
m politics.
Fifth What woman, not English, is the most beautifi;!
memb. r of Knglixh s.x-i. ty?
Sixth Who tias th- most beautiful hair
Seventh What is your favorite type of tau! a-i1
are you pr i'.nic.-d by preconr. ived notions'
Eighth For wh"iii would you cast your vote if v ou
could cast only one vote?
Old Favorites Cet Many Votes. V.A
These questions have tieen arisvv.red in vanoi.s ways. t
som. savins' that they were r J J.J w it. tivor o! th.s ,,,,
one and some in favor .if ti.at one. On voter said he Vt
thought Mrs. I-tradiey Martin the most beautiful wonnn u.
in England on accf.unt of her chanties, adding tto M
adage. Handsome is as handsome d s
To the surprise of everybody sui h old fav.nt. s as j.
Mrs. Cornwallia West and Lad; Randol.n ih.;r'!.i!l re- ,;
ceived many vote. The latt.r is rww i!rs. t;.-orKe Wer. ...
the daugtiter-in-la w of Mrs. Corr.w allts West. I.rlv s ,
Villiam B- resford. om e Lily, duchess of Marlborough. .
also got many votes, shf'Wing that tio-re were those true (,
to the 1-auty of ten y.ars ago. ,
But the great majority have been cast for the young, r t,,
leaders. These are mostly young matrons, for in England
ttie unmarried woman is still a girl, -ardly worth consid
ering from a social standpoint until she is married; and
In the contfrt. the votes are about evenlv divided between
American and English niatrona. At one time the deris
ion stood like this.
Consuelo. dm hess of Marlborough, in the lead Then
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t'-e h. r was M s Wilson, and second to her
olv Lrool;. ri w- the countess of Warwi'k. w tio i-
iti in S'K i.tv, t'ut more hcaotifu! t an r. Tri
- string of is.pular favorites, with Qu- n Al
yally placed toar the head
American Beauties in Favor.
ClaietT e Mai kav w In n abroad was fn quentiv
tie most htauiilu! W'.ruati i.tid Lady Curinn t,as
in- d as a tM 'autv' oo f ft. ri tf Im count.-d out. At
sta wa in tla 1. ad. i ii. r taut.ful Ano r.can
!uu be. n in 'In va.titiK contest, and all the p"j.
'i.t f;- .rit.s f New York have received tt.ir
The LriL'lish id.-al is tall and slender Miss L 'la
partly Eru-'lish arid partly Aim rican. and M .-.
d s Ia''n ar bo' h of thai tyj-. Ttie head is s'l.aii
I n.)i 1 .is. d as. tor van, lie. the toad of ljtdy I'ui
- arid of tr sister, it;.- t aintess ff S.iff.ilk who is re
'?,..; for her tieipt.t. the length of her tin k. and for
r t..a'i'.!u ; ttie head wall set upon her slender shoul
r which, though slim, are wide and elegantly propor-.t..d.
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