BEAUTY DETHRONED.
PRIZES FOR " SOCIAL VIRTUES. " LONDON. December 6. Proposals for the reform of the MiCareme celebrations in Paris, starting in 19-23, include the election of a "Queen"' ill each of the 20 districts of Paris, for her personal and social virtues and not for her beauty as formerly. The girls elected will no longer be called "Queens'' but "Bees,'' who will elect the "Queen Bee and her two maids of honour. A dowry of 40,000 francs will be bestowed on the Queen Bee and 1,000 francs each on the maids of honour.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 296, 14 December 1922, Page 5
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