CITY
MAGAZINE SECTION.
OREGON CITY. OREGON I'lilDAY- APRIL 13, 1906.
PAGES 1 TO 4.
OREGON
COURIEM
MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.
MRS. WAITER FAR WELL OF
CHICAGO Am WASHINGTON
IS HOLDING THE HONOR.
la Daughter of the Wife of Stephen A.
Douglass, Herself a Famous Belle.
Husband's Father Began Life a
Poor Boy.
WhO lS the moet beautiful arnman 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-five dollars per copy.
It 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 mpmhep
of the fair sex was to be selected as
preeminently the most beautiful crea-
iure m Miss Columbia's domain.
Naturally there was great rivalry for
the honor and the persons who sat in
judgment upon the photographs of
ueautnui women which were submit
ted in the contest had a rather difficult
time to reach a decision. Finally, the
choice fell upon Mrs. Walter Farwel!
of Washington, r. 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
Miss Mildred Williams was a great
belle from the very day that she made
her first formal bow to the social
world. To be sure she had no dower
but 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 510 Capital.
Young Farwell is the son of ex-Senator
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 $10 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 be well knswn in mercan
tile circles'. In 1887 the Farwell broth
ers built the Texas State Capitol re
ceiving in payment therefor more than
3,000,000 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 150,000
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-iaw. une is Mrs. Reginald De
FAIRBANKS IS ACTIYE.
WORKING TO SECURE PLEDGES
FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL AW.
INITIO N IN 1908.
Is Sure of Indiana Delegation-Is
Also Counting on Illinois, and
Thinks Chances Good In Ohio At
work In South.
Vice-President Fairbanks is 6 feet,
3 inches in height, the tallest man in
the Senate. He is also looming up
pretty tall as a presidential candidate
lor i08.
Unless other candidates bestir them.
selves, Mr. Fairbanks will at no distant
day have a sufficient number of dele-
each subject critically just as a per-'Koven, wife of the well' known com'
w
MRS. WALTER FARWELL.
AWARDED FIRST PRUt A3 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN AMERICA.
eon might judge the good qualities of
a picture and! the award 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
be 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 cleaY
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 oJ
the best, 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 most famous beauty of
her day. Before her marriage Mrs.
Farwell was Miss Mildred Williams.
Perhaps this name does not suggest
aught unusual to the older generation
of our readers but the hidden signi
ficance will be disclosed when it is 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 day and herself fatnv
ous as the greatest beauty of the per
iod. 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 Washington but Gen. Williams who
was a man of some note became so
Incensed at hearing himself referred
to only as the 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 it the capital city until
his wife's beauty was less conspicuous
than formerly and he was himself les3
sensitive on the score of personal vanity.
poser of Robin Hood ahd other oneraa
and the other is Mrs. Hobart Chatfleld
Tayler, who has gained fame and for
tune as a writer of novels. Mrs. Far-
well's home is in the beautiful familj
mansion in Chicago but she spends
much of her time at the capital of the
nation where she formerly resided and
where her sister-in-law, Mrs. De Koven,
nas a nanosome nome.
a nominating convention and an elec
tion might just as well be dispensed
witn.
Of course if Mr. Roosevelt should
run for reelection, as it is being
prominently argued that he will.
notwithstanding his publicly express-.
eu attitude against another term, it
is admitted that he would be the prac
tically unanimous choice for nomina
tion and the work of the Fairbanks
party would have bn in vaia.
INDIA'S RICHEST POTENTATE.
A DARKY CHRISTENING,
Orltfa of Easter.
Easter is so called from the Saxon
goddess, Easter, or as others think,
from the Saxon, Oster, to rise. In
the East the day is known as the
"Bright Day", and in Bohemia as the
"Great Night"
The Russian Easter.
Easter Day Is set apart for visiting
in Kussia. The men go to eaoh other's
houses in the morning and introduce
themselves by saying, "Jesus Christ is
risen." The answer is, "Yes, He is
risen." The people then embrace, give
each other eggs, and drink a great
deal. They present a colored red egg
to the priest of the parish on Easter
morning. The common people carry
one of these red eggs in their hands
upon Easter Day, and three or four
days after. They use it in token of
the Resurrection, whereof they rejoice.
Oriental Egg Gamblers.
Hyde in his 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 is won by the owner
of the one that struck it. Immediate
ly another egg Is pitted against the
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
inces, mainly Sicily and Calabria. They
are farm bred.
VICE-PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS.
gates pledged to make him the most
formidable candidate for the nomination.
Mr. Fairbanks has had the Presi
dential bee in his bonnet for many
years. He was a Kreat favorite of
President McKinley. and manv nersons
believe that Mr. McKlnlev desired to
see Mr. Fairbanks succeed him in
the Presidential chair. .
There have recently been
ferences between Indiana noliticiana.
Mr. Fairbanks, and his friends, and
there Is good reason to believe that a
great deal has been accomplished in
the way of perfecting the organization
formed for the purpose of securine the
Republican nomination for Indiana's
son two years hence.
Beverldge Is in Line.
Everything is said to be lovelv for
Mr. Fairbanks in Indiana. He has
cleaned up the opposing faction in the
ttepuuncan party there, headed by the
youthtul Senator Beveridge, who is un
derstood to have responded so readily
to the treatment annlied that he now
gives three cheers every time the name
of Fairbanks is mentioned in his pres-
ence. Senator BeveridKe is no lonirer
In a position to hamper the nroeress
or tne Fairbanks' buom in Indiana, In
the factional fight over the State chair
manship, Mr. Beveridge suffered an ig
nominious rout, and even if he does
not train with Mr. Fairbanks in the
future, he will not actively onDose
mm. .
Following Senator Hanna's Methods.
In his campaign to secure delegates
for William McKinley in 1896, Marcus
Hanna began his operations in the
South. He had securely nailed down
that section before the representatives
01 otner candidates had begun to work
Mr. Hanna enlisted in the cause 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 his rep
resentatives are now treating with
leading party men in the South. While
the Republican party in the South is
short on votes on election day, it is
long on delegates in the national con
vention. This fact is keenly appreel
ated by Mr. Fairbanks.
Chances In Illinois.
The Vise-Prssldent is certain of In
diana's delegates, and he is counting
upon Illinois, hjs fortunes in that
fatate are in the hands of Charles G,
Dawes, former Comptroller of the Cur
rency, one of Mr. Hanna's "voune men"
in the pre-convention campaign made
in tne interest of the candidacy of Mr.
McKinley. Fairbanks had strong and
influential friends in Illinois and his
chances of securing the 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
uannon. Mr. jjawes is 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 his 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 wldelv
and favorably known throughout the
country, 'jne Fairbanks men believe
that the rivalry of Taft and Foraker
will prevent either of them securing
the united support of Ohio's delegation
to the next convention. Therefore
Fairbanks is figuring on the Buckeye
state. Some of the Hoosier's friends
are very enthusiastic, and to hear them
one would think that the formalities of
He Owns a Carpet Made of Precious
oems and Diamonds and Rubles
by the Bushel.
During the stay of the Prince mil
Princess of Wales in India they will
doubtless meet and be entertained bv
ijcisuuage WK) nas every reas011 tQ
be regarded as the richest of men in
the Orient, if not in the whole world.
This is the Gaikwar (or Rajah) of
Baroda, a potentate who well nins.
trates Milton's famous line concerning
."u jjaiuani; yean ana gpiu Which
the "gorgeous East" showers on its
Kings. JNO doubt, in DO nt of annual
income, there are richer men Mr. John
D. Rockefeller, for instance hut from
the standpoint of personal possessions
me uaiKwar probably has no rival in
the world.
When he came to the thi one somp.
twenty-five years ago the present ruler
or isaroda 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 jewels,
such as the Gaikwar possesses. To
say that there is nothing like it in
the world is only feebly to describe its
glories, which can be better indicated
by the statement that it is about four
yards square and composed of ropes
of rubies, 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 up this wondrous
carpet, . the product of three years
work by skilled artists and jewel set
ters.
Now, if the Gaikwar of RarnHa
only moderately wealthy, this mon
arch of carpets would doubtless occu
py the place of honour In his palace.
But as he possesses jewels enoueh to
set up a dozen ordinary monarchs the
jewelled tapestry occupies 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 Gaikwar's diamond
necklace, a trinket the value of which
several times make a man a million
aire. This necklace is the most mag
nificent In existence. And even the
honor of possessing the second linest
is denied to the rest of the world, for
mat also is amongst the Gaikwar's
family jewels, being worn by his wife,
who is, besides, dowered with brooch
es, bracelets, rings and other orna
ments, the value of which is com
puted In millions of dollars.
Another notable ornament worn by
the Gaikwar is a collarette made of
five hundred diamonds of the purest
water, which includes in its glittering
rows tne famous "Star of the South,'
the fourth largest diamond in the
world.
Such a dazzling collection such
welter" of jewels was, needless to
say, not made in a single life-time. For
centuries the Gaikwar's ancestors have
been accumulating their treasures, un
til to-day the jewels alone could be
measured in bushels. As for the rest,
there are pictures in bronzes and stat
uary to the value of several millions
01 money.
A royal procession in Baroda is
worth going many miles to see. Horses
and elephants, all splendidly capar
isoned and blazing with cems. lead the
way; but the cynosure of all eyes is
the Gaiker, not merely because of his
personality, but also by reason of the
stupendous wealth renresented bv the
Jewels with which he adorns himself.
He is, perhaps, the one man in the
world who could wear that mammoth
amongst gems, the great Premier Dia-
ujuuu, vriLiioui. incongruity.
WEIRD SCENE AMONG THE
SOUTHERN COLORED DAP.
TISTSFEET WASHING.
Third Letter of Account f Trip into
the Sunny Southland. Interest
ing Visits to Jacksonville, Savannah
and Richmond.
The first Sunday we spent In Eustis
we drove to Lake Gracie, Just in the
rear of the hotel grounds, to witness
the Baptist colored -immersion. It was
a perfect June morning, with settings
of pure gold. It dlft not seem possible
that it was windy March at home. The
orange groves jeachsd 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 his 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 the evening we all drove to Egynt.
the colored settlement, and I never in
my life attended such a service. It was
was attired in a white 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 broadibrimmed
black hat turned up on one.side" in'
a jaunty manner. This colored lady,'
weighing 285 pounds, as I was told,
proceeded to set the communion table.
From his chair In the pulpit, the min
ister' called out, "Let us know, sister,
1 1 1V ' 'I!
HS.JJ . M . ! I'. llJ
9 I n
the first Sunday in March, which is
nj " vuu i-uun u j. 11c I i 1 1 1"
ative Baptist." The church building
Is 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 meetine
was Deing held. As many of the native
congregation cannot read, the hymns
are lined, two lines at a time and
such strange music I never heard.
They don't seem to sing the words; it
is just a loud monotonous refrain.- and
was perfectly, deafening in that small
building. The prayers were mostly
ejaculations to the Lord, accompanied
with clapping of hands and loud ex
pressions frewt all the brothers and
sisters. The sermon was the most
rambling discourse imaginable, begin
ning with Genesis and ending in Reve.
latlons, accompanied with vigorous pan
tomlne of face, arms and legs. Then
the darkies screamed and yelled at the1
top of their voices and during all of
which one of the sistera got "happy"
and surged over into another seat,
screaming and jumping up and down.
Several buxom sisters held' her until
she became quiet. Then the collec
tion was taken up, each one going up
to the table and laying his money on
when you are ready, and we'll begla
business." "All right," responded
Aunt Savannah cheerfully, "Ise ready."
Then right in the midst of the ser
vice another woman became happy,
jumping over in the seat back of her
directly among the women and babies,
and I don't know why the babies were
not killed. Such a scattering I never
mw before. Pandemonium reigned, but .
all the time the plate of bread was be
ing passed.
Washing Their Feet.
Then came the "foot washing." Two
ten-cent basins were placed on the
table; the men and women took off
their shoes and stockings; the preacher
washed the first .elder's feet, wiping
them with the towel which was girdled
around his waist; then passed the basin
and towel to the' elder, who washed
the next one's feet, and so on until
all were done. Aunt Savannah then
began a like ceremony on the Bister's
side of the church; and all the tisad
the dreadful singing, shouting, clam
ping of hands, stamping of washed and
unwashed feet continued in a deafen
ing racket. Finally the table was tak-
Sleepiag Car Acquaintances.
Representative Smith of Maryland is
tne suDject or a good story these days.
wnen ne hears it he merely smiles and
looks wise. Mr. Smith, the little narra.
tive says, was standing a few days
ago in front of the White House talk
ing to two Secret Service men. when
a boy came dashing out of the Execu
tive Mansion.
'Who's that?" queried the Congress
man.
"That's Archibald Roosevelt," he was
lnrormed.
A moment later another youngster
appeared through the same door and
Mr. Smith repeated his question.
mats Kermlt," said one of the
guards.
Just then a third boy came swirllne
along on roller skates.
I guess that's another one of the
Roosevelts," suggested the man from
Maryland.
"Yes," was the answer. "That's
Quentin."
"By gum," commented Mr. Smith.
"they've all got names like sleeping
cars. I feel just as If I were standlne
on the station platform at home watch
ing the limited express shoot by."
Why Use Force ?
With heavy foodstuffs I certainly am,
My system loth to encumber;
That's why I am fond of magazine Jam
run or goon tnings current
number.
Nearly all plants with purple blos
soms contain poison.
A LABYRINTH Of tWKIOING MOS IN IUSTIS fAHtt
BONAVENTURE CEMETERY. SAVANNAH. GEORGIA,
it; while all the time this dreadful
singing continued without a break or
Interruption.
A Modern Amazon.
Then "Aunt Savannah," the Captain
of the frail sex, became busy. She
en away, and we saw the "Holy Dance."
The men and women formed a ring,
whirling,, round and round, swaying
their bodies, clapping hands, singing,
shouting, swinging and wringing their
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