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THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS I. 



CHAPTEE XXVIII. 



"Judicium Paridis." 



THERE was held in Nice, a few years ago, a " Con- 

 cours de Beaute." Ladies from different parts of 

 Europe submitted themselves to be stared at, and 

 prizes were awarded to those Professional Beauties 

 who obtained most votes. The thing was hardly in 

 good taste, not to say anything stronger about it. 



Let us institute a "Concours de Beaute"" in 

 which the competitors shall be, for the most part, 

 natives of the Eiviera : a competition where the 

 winners will show no arrogance, and the losers feel 



