Physical culture . ough-out this country and England competedfor this prize. Miss Emma Newkirkrepresented the state of California. Shehad grown up on a ranch. She had beenaccustomed to the wild, free life that isusually adhered to by people of thischaracter. She was fond of swimming,rowing, running and all sorts of outdoorsports. She not only carried off thehonors for being the most perfectly310 developed woman of the many hundredsof competitors that were anxious to se-cure ilie honor, but she won several ofthe prizes in the running races. Youmight almost say that she could run likea deer. Per
Physical culture . ough-out this country and England competedfor this prize. Miss Emma Newkirkrepresented the state of California. Shehad grown up on a ranch. She had beenaccustomed to the wild, free life that isusually adhered to by people of thischaracter. She was fond of swimming,rowing, running and all sorts of outdoorsports. She not only carried off thehonors for being the most perfectly310 developed woman of the many hundredsof competitors that were anxious to se-cure ilie honor, but she won several ofthe prizes in the running races. Youmight almost say that she could run likea deer. Perhaps not so fast, but therewas that wild grace in every movementthat would to a certain extent remindone of a deer or an antelope. You couldnot find anything like her anywherearound New York. She was a superbwoman, beautifully developed, with allthe strength and health that accom-panies a physique of this character. YTou can well realize the temptationsthat were thrown in her way and the A RIVAL OF MISS NEWKIRK 311. Miss Vallance engaged in one of her favoriteexercises opportunities of every character thatwere presented to her after winning thedistinction of being the most perfectlydeveloped woman in the world. Artistsof all kinds were of course desirous ofhaving her pose for them. Theatricalmanagers offered her inducements, butthese things did not attract her. Afterremaining in New York a short time, shereturned to her native town and marriedhei old sweetheart. She was evidently atrue woman, her instincts guided herrightly and her influence has unques-tionably been of the best at alltimes. One is especially reminded of MissNewkirk, whose name, by the way, hasbeen changed for some time, because of aletter and photograph received from an-other Western girl who has apparentlymany similar characteristics, at leastfrom a physical standpoint. We arepublishing some photographs of thisyoung woman, and her own letter whichaccompanied these pictures will furnishmore accurate information
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