THE , dREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, JPORTLAND, . SUNDAY HORNING. SEPTEMBER V 1903
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asked of a visiting foreign dignitary sqme
time ago.
, He thought reflectively, then replied:
"'The beautiful women."
5 ' Af ?. foreign visitors after a first visit to
the United States may be expected to make
comment on the A merican women, their
grace, their dress, and particularly the freedom-
accorded them Their charm and beauty
are famed throughout the world.
But the visitor in this case was speaking
of conditions in Washington, and he referred
to the extraordinary beauty of the women of
the diplomatic corps. .
They are so uniformly fair, all are so
gracious, and their social relations are so ad
mirable' he commented. "The social life of
the women of the diplomatic corps is lacking
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r. impressed k you .'most in what often mars tt at other capitals, social
while you were in Washing" jealousies, envies and dissensions. America
tonf was the question is fortunate.".
And when he said America is fortunate
he meant a great deal. He had met the wives
of the ministers and ambassadors; he recog
nized them as gracious, intelligent women,,
with high ideals and a lofty sense of honor.
And he knew that in many foreign courts the
petty 'ambitions of indiscreet women often re
sult in a most distressing social debacle, often,
indeed, in grave diplomatic muddles.
Possibly seldom in any single capital have
assembled so many gracious, beautiful and
congenial women as make up the contingent
at Washington. Many of the ambassadresses,
however, you will discover are American
women, and among the most brilliant are Bar
oness von Stemburg, Madame Jusserand and
Baroness Moncheur-all daughters of the
Stars and Stripes.
WASHINGTON glitter' with diadem of brilliant-intellects.
But the most dazilln
salax j Mn ( official crown are the wives
and (daughters of the men who attend to the
affairs of state.' w v
" Washington tooast of splendid embassies, of a
brilliant social life. And that Is due to the mistresses
of the headquarters of the foreign representatives.
Although Washington does not boast of any court
life, the homes of the members of the diplomatic cir
cle are noted for their splendor and comfort. There is
not In the Washington city any gathering of brilliant
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literary men, artists, dramatists and wits, such as
mark the salons of London, Paris or Berlin. But the
social life, if it is possible, surpasses that of the for
eign cities In one respect the charming courtesy and
camaraderie among the women. There are no social
wars, no petty ' spites, no undercurrents of envy and
111 will.
They are all as charming as they are beautiful.
Once there was a famed beauty In Washington. Her
personal pulchritude was world-famed. Her photo
graphs appeared in-journals the world over. Her life
from the breakfast table to the after-theater supper
was written up glowingly. Her name was the Couat
BS'Caaslni. .
There is another young woman In Washington
whose beauty surpasses that of .the Russian opble
woman. Yet few persons outside of Washington have
heard of her. She is younger than the vivacious Mar-,
gueritte and, many declare, mora' beautiful; but, be
cause of her quiet social life, she la not so well famed.
Her beauty Is truly Southern. Her eyea are Jet blaok
and flash Are. Her hair la like the shades of night.
Her name is Senorita Carbo. She is the daughter of
Senor Don Luis Felipe Carbo, minister from Ecuador.
If Miss Casslnl drove horses, Senorita Carbo ean
no less proficiently play the piano. She is a linguist
of rare ability, a true outdoor glrL Like the women '
of the South, she shuns the glare of social limelight.
Her path is quiet like the social path of many Wash
ington beauties.
Yet many, other flower like her bloom and blush
unseen by the country at larger Washington Is a
s treasure house of fair women, garnered from the
rarest gardens of the world.
Among the matrons, one of the most beautiful and
popular women Is Madame Jusserand. wife of the
French ambassador. Her social Ufa is brilliant, but,
like many women with some serious pursuit In life,
the charming woman Is noted for her collection of
rans.
"' Ifp collection ! said to be among the finest In the
werid. it contains specimens from every corner of
the globe. There are splendid Jeweled fans from In
dia, ornate fans from China and strange, marvelous
creations from Japan. When she sees a rare fan she is
Mmm HEIRESSES Wlf? P9VND .
NOT all American girls marry mled foreifm-
Some heiret8 know a pood thing.
Ttey marry American busim m men.
The? marry in thi country, becom the mi
tretei of fcTpy homes, are blessed with charming
children, and keep out th divorce court.
The women place American intpprity abore
tha deloaira attraction of a foreign title, and ihr?
Xreer straightforward, booest, upright American
iin.ood to royal fcpa a od titled dilettanti.
Yqi cy net know it, trot soma of the richest
tr. i mc-tt ciarmicx Americas firlt aara sarried
in.
"F". "TTTHAF-r'T many ferlr mania gee have preven.
I I The.eearck far a reeeaet often lands la the
) aiveeea eeert. v
at many ef tbe Marrtagea al ear rich
young women with Americans have been elgnally
happy. Take the daughters of John Rockefeller, for
Ins la ace. all at whom married Asnarteaaa, Another
Ideally congenial union-waa that of Miss Eddy, the
heiress, and Benator Beverldge. of Indiana, Mies Kiel
Clews, the. daughter af Henry Clews, the backer, mar
ried aa A.mrieta, and their home ta an example ef
domrsHe faarmoay. Mrs. Reginald de Keven aad ker
talented huibaad andoaktediy and life (nuah toora de
LsbUal than aaany nneoagenlally saate wean ta
their titled husbands' chateaux cr castlea
jf These young women knew a good thing when they
saw it
They were net dazzled by a tinseled coronet.
Miss Alta Rockefeller is heiress to $(0,000,009.
What might she not have had from the European mar
riage market of impecunious noblest But she chose
E. parmelec Prentice as her husband. '
Parmelee Prentice Is a type of American manhood.
He is a capable lawyer, a church member and is
known not to drink, swear or chew tobacco. He Is
sturdy. Intellectual and reserved. He is' precise and
systematic a man, deubtlese, after the heart of John
T. The marriage has been most happy.
Misa Rockefeller met Prentice while visiting her
. sister. -Mrs. Harold P. McCormlck, of Chicago. Mrs.
McCormick, another daughter of John D.. is a su
premely beautiful woman. No one ever hears ef social
ructions in the well ordered home of the McCorraicks,
on Lake Shore drive.
Two years ago Mrs. Charles A. Strong. Mr. Rock
e feller's third daughter, died. Mra. Strong, who was
Bessie Rockefeller, was married In New Tork in 111.
Her husband was a professor of psychology at the
University of Chicago. He afterward became a mem
ber of the faculty of Columbia.
Herbert Panose, the husband of Henry Clewr
brilliant daughter, has been called a "clean politician
And this is no mean title.
Mr. jParson) was born in New Tork. and waa a
resident of the Twenty-fifth Assembly District until
an appointment placed him In the Twenty-seventh,
President Roosevelt's old district
Mra. Parsons created a stir soma time ago by her
book en the trial marrtage question.
Mra Reginald de Koven, the daughter of former
Senator Folwell. f Chicago, Is a woman of pronoanced
literary and artistic testes, she was also a great
helrees. One of thoee whoee name appears on the
lists of the mythical brokers In marriage that la.
foreign noblemen visiting Chi ear was always de
slroos of meeting the beautiful aad talented young
woman.
But In the celebrated muslctsn she found a more
congenial mate than any Europe aeemed to offer. And
eho married Mr. do Kevea. la Washington the Ie
K evens move la the most select eeeletr. Mra de Ko- I
en's taste, however, is mora Uteray than social, nag
nfee bas published several novela
Doubtless maay ferotaa sal tor word Jsltel nnpleae
wkn the ekarmlar daeChter ef WLillam A.
Clark married Dr. Lwis Put Serf erd Morris, a well
ko fhrelclen of New Tork city. Bat Mfae Clerk,
viewing the terrain counter of Europe, aecided ropit
made goode were better, aad. as in the eaaee ef the
other beiree, paused U fortune hunters' heart to
ola abyamaily. ' . " '
certain to buy It, regardless of the price. -
When Alice Roosevelt was married, among hei
presents was a rare fan painted by Watteau, with
gold sticks and mother-of-pearl tracings. It was the
- gift of the wife of the French ambassador.
A a hostess Madame Jusserand is incomparable.
American though she Is, she possesses the Indefin
able charm of the aristocratic French woman. She
Is slight in stature, with brilliant black eyes and
blftckhair. '
Madame Jusserand lived many, years In France,
and Imbibed the French spirit Before her marriage
to the affable French ambassador she was Miss Ellsa
Richards. Her father, O. T. Richards, from New Eng
land, was one of the founders of the banking firm of
Monroe A Company, of Paris. Her mother was a Miss
Kernocban, a member of the old New Tork family of
that name.
Another popular hostess Is the Baroness Moncheur.
wife of the Belgian minister, She. td. Is an Ameri
can. Out-of-door sports engage Mie attention of both
the baron and his wife, and they take an active part
In the social outdoor life of official Washington.
The baroness Is described as a typical American
girl. She is tall and graceful; her hafr and eyes are
brown. She Is a true daughter of the West, and trim
and dainty as she Is. wields the golf stick with the
rigor of. a true Amazon. The baroness was born In
Eureka Springs, Arkansas, of which state her father,
Powell Clayton, waa Governor. She was married to
the baron In Mexico, where the bride's father was
United States ambassador.
The Moncheurs entertain rbyalljr. Invitations to
their receptions are eagerly sought The Baron Mon
cheur haa always been popular; be baa served in vari
ous ranks of the diplomatic service in Madrid, Lisbon,
Vienna, Rome and Mexico.
FOND OF CATS
The baron Is especially fond of cats, and his home
Is the refuge of many stray and vagabond felines
which the kind-hearted minister plcke up. The bar
onete le fond of animals, and particularly of the
horse. She owns several of the finest animals in
Washington and Is a capital driver. A friend once
said shl Is more often seen In a riding dress than
any other.
No one la, perhaps, more at home in social Wash
ington than Mra Von Swlnderen, wife of the Dutch
nvoy to the United States. Mra Von Swlnderen Is
a tall woman, surpassingly beautiful, and exceed
ingly popular In Washington.
As Elisabeth Olover, daughter of Charles O.
Glover, preeldent of the Rlgge Bank of the capital
city, she was one of the" most popular members of
the younger set In Washington society. Ae the wife
of the Dutch minister she haa taken a leading part
In diplomatic circles.
Mrs. Von Swlnderen and the Baroness Moncheur
are often referred to as typical American beauties.
If they are. then Senora Theresa do Pardo, wife of '
the minister from Peru, truly represents the beauty
of the South in Its first warm fluah. Senore, Pardo
Is a social favorite. Her presence would grace any
assembly. Her beauty Is purely Spanish, her hair of
an indigo blackneea., and her eyee large and dark.
Of the same type of-beauty Is Senorita Calderon,
daughter of the. Bolivian minister. The senorita haa
been called a "red rose of the South" Her dark eyee,
dusky hair, and southern charm have won .many
hearts while In the capital. She la accomplished,
plays the piano proficiently and sings divinely.
Another fair daughter of the South always popu
lar la Washington is Senorita Mercedes God or,
daughter of genor Don Jose F.'Oodoy, first oocretary
of the Mexican embassyl M
Her beauty Is purelyCa.stnian.Bhe Is slender and
dark and haa wondrous eyee. The contour or her
face suiklnglr resembles that of Mra Nicholas
Longworth. This resemblance bas been greatly com
mented upon.' and, lest year, when the fair Mexican
senorita was traveling In Europe, the resemblance
caused her much emiarraesment- Everywhere .eho
waa taken for the married daughter of the President
One day as she entered her hotel la Parle a hue
driver, whoee alert eye observed t rm bianco of
the young wemaa to plctarea ef "Princess Alice," ha-
rM.'-ii! Mra LonawortK nee Roose
velt Officially reported to bo la Heaolula. thus does
eur American Presidents daughter aoek to hide from
lZ.7.tb Vrwa.bUrten.an. I. the death of
Baroa foeck von Ptemburg. eee of the most convivial
aad rental Olplomats Hi the Capital City. The Baroaeee
voa tern burg, who le aa American by birth, is noted gor
ber Vraee and besaty. Daring her life In Waehlaston
he became a social leader, and her retirement from
the eirlomatie eotitlngeat will dooMle eaueo many
heartaches omeng ber women Irtenda, tw womtm, II
to said, won each sincere aad ardent trleedihtpa, .