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fcASHINOTON is rapidly coming to be known
1 rl about the world aa "The City of Beautiful
y.Jj I Women." Certainly the assemblage of hand
y Y I some girls and matrons to be seen at any of
tne notable social affairs or tne capital is
strikingly more remarkable for the number
and variety of Its beauties than similar gath
erings In any of the greater cities of America.
It may be that the shining stars of Washington's fem
' Inlnity are less obscured than those of larger, more crpwded,
and less exclusive cities. It may be that the diplomats of
Europe, by bringing the fairest of their countrywomen to
share their distinguished exile in America, have set forth a
challenge to the statesmen of this country to match their
wives and daughters against the loveliest of the old world.
But whatever the cause, the fact remains that within the
last decade there has been a notable Increase In the number
of beautiful women who help to Illuminate the otherwise
humdrum life of this nation's capital city. And If there was
a challenge Implied In the coming of so many beauteous
foreigners It has been so ably met and answered that the
American girl now equals In numbers and pulchritude the
group of beauties typical of the best blood of Europe. V
Of these Mrs. De Faramond. wife of Lieut. Commander
De Faramond, naval attache of the French embassy. Is one
of the most brilliant examples. She was Miss Ivy Langham.
and her sister is the baroness von Sternburg, wife of the
German ambassador. How well the young American beau
ties withstand comparison with their rivals from across the
seas Is sufficiently demonstrated by the penchant which the
handsomest, richest, and most blue blooded of rthe corps of
foreign diplomats at Washington display for the girls of the
United States. ' -
The young Countess. Margarlte Cassinl, the statuesque,
almost heroic figured daughter of the Russian ambassador,
'Is regarded as one of the most beautiful, as well as one of
the most Intellectual women In Washington. Her noble pro
portions, dlttnguished carriage, and exceptional appreciation
of becoming apparel would mark her as a striking personage
In amy court assemblage. - Miss Grace Peters, daughter of
Commander Peters of the United States navy, is an acknowl
edged beauty of a distinctly American type. A dark eyed
blonde of faultless figure, with features of classic mold and
an expression of winsome thoughtfulnem, she Is admired
with almost equal loyalty by both men and women.
Miss Anna Cockrell, daughter of Senator Cockrell of Mis
souri, Is a representative type of the fairest of Western girl
hood. She, too. Is of a serious turn of mind, but a viva
clous conversationalist, and one of the most popular girls in
Washington society. From the families of the senators and
congressmen comes the bravest array of native beauty, and
the young matrons are able to muster as many handsome
personalities as the maids can present. Mrs. Bowie, wife of
the distinguished representative from Pennsylvania, Is one
of the comellest of the young wives of the capital. Miss
Theresa Laughran, Miss Evelyn Walsh, and Miss Anita Poor
are three of the stateliest and most celebrated Washington
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