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MAGAZINE SECTION.
THOMASVILLE. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1906.
PAGES? 1 TO 4.
HOST BEAUTIFUL WOHAN.
JlfiS. WAITER FARWEIL OF
CHICAGO AND WASHINGTON
IS HOLDING THE HONOR.
to Daughter of the Wife of Stephen A.
Douglass, Herself a Famous Belle.—
Husband’s Tether Began Life
Poor Boy. ~
'Who is the most beautiful woman in
America? This -was the question re
cently propounded in connection with
the preparation of a Beauty Book
which was designed to sell at some
thing like twenty-fire dollars per copy,
ft was Intended to present In the ex
pensive volume portraits of the hand
somest women in each of the princi
pal American cities but one member
of the fair sex'was to be selected as
pfeemtnently the most beautiful crea
tors in Miss Columbia’s domain.
Naturally there was great rivalry for
the honor and the persons who sat In
Judgment upon the photographs of
beautiful women which were submit
ted In the contest had a rather difficult
time to reach a decision. Finally, the
choice fell upon Mrs. Walter Farwell
of Washington, D. C.. and Chicago who
was a bride of but a few months when
the mooted question was decided In
her favor. In arriving at a decision
the Judges studied the features of
each subjoct critically Just as a per-
Miss Mildred Williams was a great
belle from the very dag that she made
her first formal bow to the social
world. To he sure she had no dower
hut her own marvelous beauty but she
made what the gossips pronounced a
“great catch" when she married Wal
ter Farwell of Chicago, one of the most
prominent young millionaires of the
Windy City.
Started with JIO Capital.
Young Farwell Is the son of ex-Sen-
ator Farwell who started In life as a
poor boy at Painted Post, New York,
later removing to Illinois and eventu-
ally going to Chicago on a load of
wheat with but 310 In his pocket.
He secured employment in the coun
ty clerk’s office; later became teller of
a bank and finally established with his
brother the great dry goods business
which to this day causes the name of
Farwell to bo well known In mercan
tile circles. In 1887 the Farwell broth
ers built the Texas State Capitol re-
celvlng In payment therefor more than
3,000,00(1 acres of land. Much of this
land they sold but considerable hold
ings of It went to form a gigantic
ranch which was stocked with 130,000
cattle and helped materially to swell
the Farwell fortune.
.Both of Ex-Senator Farwell’s daugh
ters married men well known to the
public so that the beautiful Mrs. Wal
ter Farwell has two very prominent
sisters-in-law. One Is Mrs. Reginald De
Koven, wife of the well known eon-
FAIRBANKS IS ACTH&
WORKING TO SECURE PLEDGES
FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL NOM
INATION IN 1808.
Is Sure of Indiana Dclegatlon-la
Also Counting on Illinois, and
Thinks Chances Good In Ohio—At
Work In South.
Vice-President Fairbanks la ( feet,
3 Inches in height, the tallest man In
the Senate. "He Is also looming up
pretty tall as a presidential candidate
for 1908.
Unless other candidates bestir them
selves, Mr. Fairbanks will at no distant
dag have * sufficient number of dele
ft RS. WALTER FARWELL:
AWAOOCD FIRST PRIZE AS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN AMERICA,
ion might fadue the good qualities of
a picture and the aweyd was made to
Mrs. Farwell as the possessor of the
greatest degree of perfection In every
attribute of womanly beauty.
For the benefit of any person who
might be disposed to find fault with
the decision of the committee It may
ks said in simple truth that none of
Mrs. Farwell’s likenesses do her justice
She Is a tall, surpassingly graceful wo
man of the type so often referred to
as the “Gibson girl,’’ with slender but
perfect figure; a marvelously clear
complexion; hair that Is tinged with
gold; and a very animated manner.
She has been famous ever since she
first entered society for being one Of
the oest, or rather one of the most ar
tistically gowned women In the public
eye.
Mother Was a Famous Beauty.
Mrs. Farwell comes by her beauty
as a rightful heritage from her mother
who was the moat famous beauty of
her day. Before her marriage Mrs.
Farwell was Miss Mildred Williams.
Perhaps this name does not suggest
aught unnsusl to the older generation
of our readers but the hidden signi
ficance.will be disclosed when It le ex
plained that Mrs Williams, the mother
of this stately beauty of the present
day was In earlier years Mrs. {Stephen
A. Douglass, wife of one of the fore
most men of his dsy and herself fam-.
out as the greatest beauty of the per-
Some time after the death of Ste
phen A. Douglass his widow married
Gen. Williams of the United States
Army. For a time the couple lived
In WreMngtoa but Gen. Williams who
was a man of some note became so
Incensed at hearing h lm*elf_referr*d
to only as tbs husband of the former
Mrs. Stephen A. Douglass that he se
cured a transfer to a Western army
post and remained In the wilds of
western America for many years, not
returning Ito the capital dty until
his wife’s beauty was lea* conspicuous
than formerly and ha was himself less
sensitive cm tha eooee of personal van-
It-
poser of Robin Hood and other operas,
and tha other Is Mrs. Hobart Chatfield
Tayler, who has (mined fame and for
tune as a writer of novels. Mrs. Har
well's homo Is in ths beautiful family
mansion In Chicago but she spends
much of her time at ths capital of the
nation where she formerly resided and
wbsrs her eliter-In-lsw, Mrs. De Koran,
has a handsome home.
Orltfa of Easier.
Easter Is so called from the Saxon
goddess, Easter, or as others think,
from the* Saxon, Oster,—to rise. In
the Best the day la known aa the
“Bright Day", and in Bohemia as ths
“Great Night**
The Russian Easier.
Beater Day Is set apart for visiting
In Russia. The men go to eadh other's
houses In ths morning and Introduce
themselves by saying; “Jesus Christ Is
risen." The answer Is, “Yes, He la
risen.” The people then embrace, give
each othei^sggs, and drink a gnat
deal. They present a colored red egg
to the priest of the parish on Easter
morning. The common people carry
one of these nd eggs in their hands
upon Easter Day, and three or four
di^s after. They use It In token of
the Resurrection, whereof they rejoice.
Oriental Egg Gamblers.
Hyde In blq description of Oriental
sports, tells of One with eggs among
the Christians of Mesopotamia on
Easter Day, and forty days afterward;
“The sport consists In striking their
eggs one against another, and the egg
that first breaks to won by the owner
of the one that struck It Immediate
ly another egg to pitted against tbs
winning egg. and so on till the last egg
wins all the others, which their re
spective owners shall before have
won.” .
The great majority of Italian Immi
grants come from the southern prov-
luces, mainly Bkily and Calabria. They
are farm bred.
VICE-PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS.
sates pledged to make him the moat
formidable candidate for the nomina-
Mr. Fairbanks has had the Presi
dential bee In his bonnet for many
years. Ho was a great favorite of
President McKinley, and many persons
believe that Mr, McKinley desired to
see Mr. Fslrbanks succeed him la
the Presidential chair.
There have recently been long con
ferences between Indiana pollutions,
Mr. Fairbanks, and hto friends, uid
there Is good reason to believe that*
great deal has been accomplished In
the way of perfecting the organization
formed for the purpose of securing the
Republican nomination for Indiana’s
son two years hcoce.
Beveridge Is In Line.
Everything to said to be lovely for
Mr. Fairbanks In Indiana. He has
cleaned up the opposing faction In the
Republican party there, headed by the
youthful Senator Beveridge, who to un
derstood to have responded so readily
to the treatment applied that he now
gives three cheers every time ths name
of Fairbanks to mentioned In hto pres
ence. Senator Beveridge to no longer
In a position to hamper the progress
of the Fairbanks' boom in Indiana. In
the factional fight over the State chair
manship, Mr. Beveridge suffered an Ig
nominious rout, and even It he does
not train with Mr. Fairbanks in the
future, he will not actively oppose
him.
Following Senator Hanna's Methods.
In hto campaign to secure delegates
for William McKinley In 1893, Marcus
A. Hanna began hto operations In the
South. Ho bed securely nailed down
that section before the representatives
of other candidates had begun to work.
Mr. Hanna enlisted in the came a
number of young men, who went out
looking for delegates and got them.
Mr. Fairbanks knows something about
the methods of Mr. Hanna, and hto rep
resentatives are now treating with
leading party men in the South. While
the Republican party In the South to
short on votes da election day, It to
long on delegates In the national con
vention. -This fact to keenly appreci
ated by Mr. Fairbanks.
Chances In Illinois.
The Ylse-Presldeot to certain of In
diana's delegates, and he la counting
upon Illinois. Hto fortunes in that
State are in the hands of Charles O.
Dawes, former Comptroller of the Cur
rency, one of Mr. Hanna’s “young men”
In the proconvention campaign made
in tbs interest of the candidacy of Mr.
McKinley. Fslrbanks bad strong and
Influential frieuds In Illinois and hto
chances of securing ths delegation from
that State are probably better than
those of any other man who has been
mentioned for the Presidential nom
ination, with the exception of Speaker
Cannon. Mr. Dawes to understood to
be the western manager of the Fair
banks boom. At least, such a report
was circulated recently, and it has
never been denied.
The Vice-President and hto friends
profess to believe the next standard
bearer of the Republican .party will be
a western man. Ohio has two favorite
sons In the persons of Secretary Taft
and Senator Foraker. Both are very
strong In Ohio and both are widely
and favorably known throughout the
country. The Fairbanks men Believe
that the rivalry of Taft and Foraker
will prevent either of them securing
tbs united support of Ohio’s delegation
to tho next convention. Therefore,
Fairbanks to figuring on the Buckeye
state. Some of the Booster's friends
are very enthusiastic, and to bear them
ana would think that the formalities of
He Owns a Carpet Made of Precious
Gems and Diamonds and Rubles
by the BusheL
During tl)e stay of the Prince and
Princess of Wales In India they will
doubtless meet and be entertained by
a personage who has every reason to
be regarded as the richest of men In
the Orient, If not In the whole world.
This Is the Galkwar (or Rajah) of
Baroda, a potentate who well Illus
trates Milton’s famous line concerning
the “Barbaric pearl and gpld” which
the “gorgeous East” showers on Its
kings. No doubt, In point of annual
Income, there are richer men—Mr. John
D. Rockefeller, for Instance—hut, from
the standpoint of porsonal possessions
the Galkwar probably has no rival In
the world.
When he came to the throne some
twenty-five years ago tho present ruler
of Baroda found stored In the vaults
of his palace wealth so colossal that
a description of It outdoes the “Ara
bian Nights" Itself. Certainly Aladdin
never thought of a carpet of Jowels,
such as tho Galkwar possesses. To
say that there to nothing like It In
the world Is only feebly to describe Its
glories, which can be better Indicated
by the statement that it to about four
yards square and composed of ropes
of rubles, diamonds, pearls, woven Into
a regular carpet well-defined pattern
and border. Thousands of dollars'
worth of Jewels, every one of the finest
quality, went to make np this wondrous
carpet, the product of three years
work by skilled artists and Jewel set-
a nominating convention and an eloo-
tlon might Just as well be dispensed
with.
Or course If Mr. Uoobevelt should
run for reelectlosy as It to being
prominently argued that be will,
notwithstanding Ills publicly express
ed attitude ngainst another term, it
Is admitted that he would be the prac
tically unaulmous choice for nocnlna-.
tlon and the work of the Fairbanks
party would have boon In vain.
INDIA’S RICHEST POTENTATE.
Now, if ths Galkwar of Baroda were
only moderately wealthy, this mon
arch of carpets would doubtless occu
py the place of honour In hto palace.
Blit as he possesses Jewels enough to
sat up a dozen ordinary monarchs the
Jewelled tapestry tecuples an odd cor
ner, and Is shown to visitors as mere
ly but one of the treasures of the
palace.
Less of a curiosity, but far more
valuable. Is the Galkwar’! diamond
necklace, a trinket the valne of which
several times make a man a million
aire. This necklace to the most mag
nificent in existence. And even the
honor of possessing the second finest
Is denied to the rest of the world, for
that also is amongst the Gaikwar’s
family Jewels; being worn by hto wife,
who to, besides, dowered with brooch
es, bracelets, rings and other Orna
ments, the veins of which to com
puted in millions of dollars.
Another notable ornament worn by
the Galkwar to a collarette mads of
five hundred dtomoads of the purest
water, which Includes In Its (Uttering
rows the famous “Star of ths South”
the fourth largest diamond In ths
world.
Such a dazzling collection—such a
‘welter” of jewels—was, needless to
•ay, not mads In a single lifetime. For
centuries ths Galkwar’s ancestors have
been accumulating their treasures, un
til to-day ths Jewels alone could be
measured in bushels As tor tbs rest,
there are pictures In bronzes and stat
uary to the value of several millions
of money.
A royal procession In Baroda to
worth going many miles to see. Horses
and elephants, all splendidly capar
isoned and blazing with gems, lead ths
way; but the cynosure of all eyes to
ths Galksr, not merely because of hto
personality, hut also by reason of the
stupendous wealth represented by the
Jewels with which he adorns himself.
He to, perhsps, the one man In the
world who could wear that mammoth
amongst gems, the greet Premier Dia
mond, without incongruity.
Sleeping Car Acquaintances.
Representative Smith of Maryland to
the subject of a good story these days.
When he hears It he merely smiles and
looks wise. Mr. Smith, the little narra.
tlve says, was standing a few days
ago In front of the White House talk
ing to two Secret Service men, whan
a boy cams dashing out of the Exeoo-
tlvo Mansion.
“Who’s that?” queried (be Congress-
"That’s Archibald Roosevelt,” he was
Informed.
A moment later another youngster
appeared through the same door and
Mr. Smith repeated hto question.
“That’s Kermlt,” said one of the
guards.’
Just then a third boy came swirling
along on roller skates.
“I guess that’s another ono of the
Roosevelts,” suggested the man from
Maryland.
"Yes,” was' tho answer, “That’s
Quentin.”
"By gum," commented Mr. Smith,
“they’ve all got names like sleeping
cars. I feel just as If I were standing
on the station platform at home watch
ing ths limited express shoot by.”
Whx Use Force t
With heavy foodstuffs I certainly am.
My system loth to encumber;
That’s why I am fond of magazine Jam
Full of good things—current
number.
Nearly all plants with jrarpto blos
soms contain poison.-,
A DARKY CHRISTENING.
WEIRD SCENE AMONG THE
SOUTHERN COLORED BAP-
TISTS-FEET WASHING.
Third Letter of Account af Trip Into
the Sunny Southland.—Interest'
Ing Visits to Jacksonville,Savannah
and Richmond.
The first Sunday we spent In Eustls
we drove to Lake Grade, Just In the
rear of the hotel groundB, to wltm
the Baptist colored Immersion. It was
a perfect June morning, with settings
of pure, gold. It diO not seem possible
that it was windy March at home. The
orange groves reached down to the very
edge of the lake, which lay placed, like
a mirror. Several of the guests rowed
across from the hotel to witness the
ceremony. Presently the preacher* fol>
lowed by hto candidates and flock, came
through the woods singing one of their
wild refrains. A few words from the
Good Book, a prayer, all kneeling, and
then an exhortation delivered with
much vigor. The baptism was quietly
performed, with the exception of the
case of one of^the sister candidates
who felt so happy, that two men were
obliged to carry her out of the water.
In ths evening we all drove to Egypt,
the colored settlement, and I never In
my life attended such a service. It was
the first Sunday In March, which to
a high day In ths church—“The Prire
stive Baptist” Ths church building
to a little wooden structure with bare
benches along each side and a rough
table In front of a box- of a pulpit
When we entered, a prayer meeting
was being held. As many of fhe native
congregation cinnot read, the hymns
are lined, two lines at a time—and
such strange musle I never heard.
They don’t seem to sing the words; It
Is Just a loud monotonous refrain, and
wss perfectly deafening In that small
building. The prayers were mostly
ejaculations to ths Lord, accompanied
with clapping of hands and loud ex
pressions from all the brothers and
sisters. ,Tho sermon wss ths most
rambling discourse Imaginable, begin
ning with Genesis and ending in Rev?,
to tioss; accompanied with vigorous pan-
tomlno of fees, arms and legs. Than
ths darkles screamed and yelled at the
top of their voices and during all of
vrjdch one of the sisters got "happy”
•nd surged over Into another seat,
screaming and Jumping up and down.
Several buxom sisters held her until
■he became quiet Then ths collec
tion wss taken np, each one going np
to ths table and laying hto money on
was attired in a whit* and gray-cot
ton mother hubbard gown tied around;
the waist with a white apron;,around!
her neck she wore a black .fur-collar)
and on her head a very broad'brimmedi
black hat turned up on one-elds In)
a Jaunty manner. This colored lady,I
weighing 283 pounds, as I was told.l
proceeded to set the communion table.
From hto chair In the pulpit the min
ister called out “Let us know, sister.
CONFEDERATE MONUMENT AT SAVANNAH.
when you are ready, and we’ll begin
business.” "All right" responds*
Aunt Savannah cheerfully, "las ready.’’
Then right In the midst of ths ser
vice another woman became happy.
Jumping over In tbs seat back of her
directly among the womea and babies,
and I don’t know why the babies ware
not killed. Bueh a scattering 1 never
saw before. Pandemtalnm reigned, kst
all the time the plate of bread was bo-
lng passed.
Washing Their Feet.
Then came ths “foot washing.” Twa
ten-cent basins wars placed oa ths
table; -the men and womea took off
their shoes and stockings; the preachsr
washed the first alder’s feet, wiping
them with tha towsl which wss girdled
•ronnd hto waist; tbsn passed the basis
and towel to ths elder, whir washed
ths next one’s feet, and so on until
ell wars dons. 'Aunt Savannah then
began a like ceremony on the sister’s
side of ths church; ahd all ths time,
the dreadful sitaging, shouting, dap
ping of hands, stamping of washed sad
unwashed feet continued In a deafen
ing racket Finally tha table was tab-/
It; while all ths time this dreadful
singing continued without a break or
Interruption.
A Modern Amazon. -
Then “Aunt Savannah,” the Captain
of ths frail sex, became busy. She
en sway, and we saw the "Holy Dance.”
Ths men and woman formed a ring,
whirling round and round, swaying
their bodies, clapping bends, singing;
shouting, wringing end wringing thslr
tCoctlnnsd oo nsst rose.;
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. Daughter, Mrs v Nicholas Longworth (nee Alice Roosevelt).
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