Wliat is really beautiful needs no adorning. 
We do not grind down the pearl upon a pol¬ 
ishing stone.—Sakata. 
To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, 
To throw a perfume on the violet, 
To smooth the ice, or add another hue 
Unto the rainbow, or with the taper-light 
To seek the beauteous eye of heaven-to garnish. 
Is wasteful and ridiculous excess. 
—Shakespeare. 
MISS NEW ZEALAND 
GERTRUDE SWENSON 
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