People have commented that she is the most popular model in women's magazines and a goddess in the hearts of countless American men.
Twenty years later, she was notorious for being a blush and a scourge. She has a moving beauty, but she is helpless against a tragic fate. A generation of muses rises and falls, from stars to the moon to being spurned, from constant invitations to living on the streets.
Life is like a play, and a play is like life. The tragic ending has long been explained in the flashy and extravagant foreplay... She is the world-famous supermodel---- Evelyn Nesbitt.
She is the most beautiful work
Like most stories of her time, Evelyn Nesbitt came from a poor background, her father died when she was 11, and her mother took her and her brother to a semi-begging life.
She weaves through palatial department stores, trying to get a hint of mercy from passers-by so she can sell her crude gadgets. At that time, Evelyn did not have a clear understanding of herself, she already had the most precious thing in the world---- her appearance.
Sure enough, gold always shines, and a painter found this pearl in a damp and dark street. Evelyn was not dimmed by the surroundings, and nothing could stop her from glowing.
When the painter saw her, he invited her to be his model. Compared to working on the streets with her mother, the temptation to become a model is too great.
In the United States at the beginning of the twentieth century, cultural freedom was still shrouded in a veil. Girls becoming models are not a good way out. But compared to her current poor life, her mother still agreed to Evelyn to be a model.
God not only rewarded her with a beautiful appearance, but also an innate sense of lens. The difficult life experience since childhood made Evelyn show unusual maturity, the sadness revealed in her eyes, and the slightly pursed red lips made her more attractive and inspired people's infinite desire for protection.
In other words, the beauty in her body is the beauty with a sense of distance, the beauty that ordinary people cannot get but longs for.
The painter's paintings sold out overnight, and Evelyn Nesbitt became a household name overnight. In a short period of time, major magazines in the United States, huge posters on the streets, and spokespeople for various products have all become Evelyn.
Her slightly serious but delicate face, delicate curves, and long curly golden hair made countless people fall for her.
Gradually, she stopped being a graphic model and began to switch to the film and television industry. Without any acting experience, she will not be disliked by anyone, on the contrary, as long as there is her performance, even if it is just a cameo role, it will be full of guests.
In front of her, the content and form of the program are not worth mentioning, people just want to admire her, she is the most beautiful work.
There must be no shortage of suitors for such a beauty, and there are countless rich boys who hold flowers and gifts at the door of the theater every day, but there is no one who can make Evelyn's heart move, until the appearance of Stanford White.
Girl on the red swan swing
When Evelyn first met Stanford, her impression of him was only that "he is a little older", but soon Stanford won Evelyn's heart with his mature thinking, gentlemanly talk, and his wealth.
Stanford gave Evelyn a luxurious and flashy life, and meticulous care, so that Evelyn, who lacked love since childhood, quickly opened her heart.
The mature Stanford, who knew how to win the hearts of young girls, bought real estate for her mother and placed Evelyn's brother in the most famous military school of the time.
Although Stanford's purpose has been clear, Evelyn's mother still insists that Stanford is an innocent "fatherly love" for her daughter.
At her mother's urging, Evelyn half-pushed and half-stayed with Stanford. Perhaps she knew in her heart that she was a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, and the rumors that Stanford liked to play with young girls were well known.
But the gentleness of Stanford's mature man, the most important thing is that he can give her a luxurious life, so that Evelyn willingly walks into the trap he has set. The moths put out the fire because there was still a glimmer of hope in their hearts, "I want a lot of love, and if not, a lot of money is okay." ”
Life with Stanford was very different from what Evelyn imagined. She gradually understood that she was just one of Stanford's many playthings. Like those girls, he is young and beautiful, and he also has a heart that has been tormented by Stanford. Stanford gave them hope of escaping their lives of poverty, then turned them into canaries in cages.
Stanford has a "mirror house" with walls plastered with mirrors and a bright red velvet swing hanging in the middle of the room. Girls who are attracted by money for power are brought into this room and sit on the swing.
Stanford calls them "works of art." He would even invite his friends to visit the "artwork." There is no doubt that Evelyn is also one of the many "works of art".
Without coercion, without struggle, Evelyn willingly walked into the cage Stanford had built for her. But Evelyn is different, and her inability to face the worldly underground affair with Stanford finally ended Stanford's fate and ruthlessly ripped Evelyn off the high platform of the muse.
I can fall in love with a million girls
In 1906, "Miss Champagne" opened at Madison Square Garden in New York. The young and beautiful actress did not notice the greedy eyes of the audience like hungry wolves, and when it came to the most critical scene of the show, "I can fall in love with 1 million girls", three gunshots suddenly rang out.
When the situation stabilized, it was discovered that the deceased was none other than Stanford White, the designer ---of Madison Square Garden, and the murderer was a young rich man---- Harry White. K. Sow.
The author was killed in his most famous work, and the explosive news instantly ignited people's curiosity, and it was dubbed the "murder of the century".
The perseverance of gossip reporters and the curiosity of the public gradually brought the truth of this case to the surface. The connection between Stanford and Harry is the popular female star --- Evelyn.
Evelyn met Harry, a young rich man, after being abandoned by Stanford. Harry is handsome and talented, inheriting a huge fortune of 40 million. Evelyn thought at first that she might have met the real son, but when Evelyn confessed her and Stanford's unbearable past to Harry, she did not get the imaginary understanding and relief.
Instead, Harry took her to a villa in his suburbs and abused her and berated her in order to "wash" her of the filth.
Harry's abnormality is gradually revealed, and he will even stop to hold Evelyn and cry bitterly when he is tired of scolding to express his unbearable love for Evelyn.
This love became the fuse of the "murder of the century", the guns rang out, Stanford was killed, and Harry was arrested on the spot.
In a panic, Evelyn discovered that the protagonists of this murder were all her men. And she has also reasonably become the most crucial person---- used to expose Stanford's malignancy and to clear Harry's name.
It was the muse who was even more of a victim
Whether voluntarily or forced, Evelyn did. She exposed the evil acts of Stanford's broken girls over the years, and also fought for the lightest trial for Harry at the request of Harry's mother.
But who knows that the trials have revealed the scars in Evelyn's life again and again, even if this wound has already been pus and rotted, but who cares?
The upper class cares about their lives, status and wealth, the people care about the so-called truth, and no one cares whether Evelyn is sad.
When the trial is over and Evelyn thinks it's finally over, Harry abandons her and her children for damaging her family's reputation.
Evelyn finally realized at this moment how ridiculous her life was. From beginning to end, he failed to live according to his wishes, and behind the luxury was a life that had long been rotten.
The story from the muse to the victim is perhaps painted on canvas at the first sight of the painter in the department store.