The Grand Forks Miner
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alternative: [The Miner]
is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-11-30
issued: 1897-11-13
aggregated CHO: https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/gfminer/items/1.0081845/source.json
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note: /? ' *^** THE QRAND FORKS MIN Otliir.g .n.idc to (ray ._.ii.ori in town. iars. Address D. 0, i, u. c. Palls,> SECOND YEAR. XO. 70 GKAND FORKS, B. ('., SATTltDA Y, NOVEMBER 13, 1S<»7. PllICE FIVE < KN'l'S. OVER THE HILLS AND FAR AWAY. GOTHAM'S PRETTIEST WOMAN. THERE has always been a popular idea Unit New York did not value beauty la its women ns highly us style. Gotham's feminine types nre perfect in their way, clear Ctlt, high bred, well-groomed, and above all, perfectly clad. But they are uot, as a rule, pretty, lu the sense that a Southern or Western iniiii would use tbe term. It Is In the South that beauty reigns supreme and a girl on the other side of the Mason and Dixon Hue, be 6lie ever so rich, clever or stylish, is not m *7 [i * ■•> MAI!IK ciiunciiiLi,. a belle unless she lias also the divine gift. But lntely Gotham, untrue to tradition, has beeu Imitating the Southern elites and worshiping nt the shrine of beauty. Miss Marie Churchill is the honored object of this adoration. She is conceded to be th* most beautiful woman In New York. She Is prominent in tbe more exclusive social circles, Is a woman of superior accomplishments and a prime favorite among the 400. When the picture printed here was tnken Miss Churchill posed lu the costume she wore at the famous Bradley-Martin ball. Afflicted wllh Anierienilltis. Tbe physical troubles of college women ln the United States have been ascribed to what Is named Ainerlcanltls, rather than the college education. Amerlcnnltis Is defined as the desire to "get on," regardless of everything else. It ls Ameiicnuitls that prompts the farmer's daughter to get a college education nnd make opportunities for herself belter thun those her mother unci father bad before her. Therefore she goes to a small college lu a small town with a preparatory department attached, where she often begins her education ns a "junior prep." She furnishes a single room, In which she, and often n roommate, study, sleep, eat, make their clothes, and…
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Grand Forks (B.C.)
spatial: Grand Forks
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0081845
language: English
lat: 49.0311110
long: -118.4391670
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Grand Forks, B.C. : F.H. McCarter and Son.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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