The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 6, 1904, Page 9

A oy ~ o) and West e twe st beautiful simple and holy home, to which she 1 and tenderly e external per- figure that brings r before which the enturies st's beauty is of the ands attention ' ere, not because, es think, she is e w's beauty, but . beautiful in e 4 sh the depths of *-— A B AR T 7 | eggplementto () 7o B et 4 ks great soulful blue eyes. while, famous artist who came all.the ross the continent just to paint ture declare’ “all heaven is in Indeed, little Baby Moist's city of dress on all occasions is once an example and a rebuke of essing children. the great honor above all unheralded and ought by either Mistress Margaret her parents, to whom, indeed, the publicity that has grown out of the attractiveness of their little daughter is very distasteful and annoying from the ereat number of pecple who have been drawn by curiosity and admira- tion to their little East Oakland home and the innumerable letters that have been written asking about her, “Recently,” said the photographer her the mentioned ur who made these, *“ Southern Pacific ‘while traveling in a attracted by the appearance of little train between this Margaret C. Moist. She sat directly op- city and Oakland, my attention was posite to me and was accompanied by her mother. I noted the artistic out- lines of her form and features, but what chiefly impressed me was the unstudled grace of her attitudes and the vivid ex- pression of the emotions reflected in her face. Introducing myself to the moth- er, I arranged with her to bring the lit- tle girl to my studio to be photographed. I took her in six different poses at one sitting, and the pictures have since been universally admired by all who have seen them.” And it was this set of photographs, the best of which are reproduced here- with, that was sent to the Ladies’ Home Journal to be entered in its big baby competition by one of little Miss Moist's most ardent admirers. The parents re- ceived their first intimation that their baby had won a prize when Walter Russell arrived at their house to paint a full-sized plcture of Miss Margaret, according to the rules of the sompeti- tion. Moresovar he brought with him the as- tounding information that she had been selected as ome of twelve from over 18,000 little American children. Just think of that—18,000! It is a truly re- markable number to be pitted against in a country that is world-famous for its beautiful children. And yet, with = single exception of Marie Octavia cher of Seattle, whose picture w: also originally taken for and printed in The Sunday Call and which will be reproduced in multiple next Sunday, little Mistress Moist was the only child in the entire Pacific States that won a prize. And the prize itself is a mag- nificent painting by Mr. Russell, who is considered one of the best artists om children’s portraiture in the world. And that Baby Moist is a little artist in her own way may be gathered from Mr. Russell’s enthusiasm over her. He said: “In making my decision for the baby contest 1 had not the siightest doubt of the remarkable beauty of the child, because the poses were so clear and logica! and artistic. Had it not been for their excellence I would not have had the pleasure of speanding a happy week with the little girl, nor would the painting ever have been made.™ As a matter of fact, the artist found her even more beautiful In the va- riety of her moods and expression than it is possible to show in a photograph, and for that reason carrfed away with him a great number of sketches and ° minute studies, the best of which when finally finished a few months from now will be printed and the beautiful coples spread broadcast. Compare This With the Oply Other Pacifie Coast Prizg Baby Next Supday