Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-19
Some OF the Female Cele brities Of Wash.
ingtOns

The New York cor respondent of the
Springfield (Maas.) Republican gives the
following pen-and-ink portrait of a few of
the celebrities of Washington, full length
photographs of whom may be found at Bra
dy's on Broadway:
First stands Mrs. Douglas her ply Isl.
que is splendid-not soft and plant, but
proud and queenly. after the Roman model.
Dark hair, blue eyes, classic feature, bril-
liant complexion, with a commanding rath-
er than winning expression. The picture
does not due her justice. Her dress of black
silk is not becoming. and is made in FASH
ion which robes somewhat the grace of her
perfect form. Next stands Mrs. Conrad, all
grace, clad in black velvet with pearls. A
willy, a subtle, beautiful Greek, with far
searching eyes, peach-tinted cheek, and
wavy, golden brown hair. Mrs. Conrad, is
a young and rich widow. who (another
has said) has too good sense to marry
She is called the greatest courtier in Wash
ington, and exerts no small influence over
State affairs. Beside her, stands Madame
LIE Vert of Mobile, long habitue of Wash
ington, who for her social genius is pre-em-
inent above all American women. Madame
LIE Vert, without being beautiful, either in
since she was ten years old. She has
travelled widely, has visited nearly all for
eign courts, can carry on conversation in
six different languages at one time. and be
equally charming in all. Yet not in her
talents, nor in her accomplishments, lies her
fascination, but in the genial sweetness,
naturalness. and perfect simplicity Of her
manners, which seem to give her possess
ion Of oil hearts. Her clear blue-eye over
flows with tho exuberaDce Of kindness,
while around the serene mouth ell gentle
affections seem to have found DWELLING
She wears dress of brown silk with COR
geous bordered founces. and a crimson rose
in her hair. The sweetest compliment ev-
er heard for Madame lie Vert was utter
ed to me by one Of her personal friends
"She is like flower out in nature" Next
her is Harriet Lane. of the white House, T"
Mr.. Buchanan's niece. A blonde, cold and
statuesque, pure, and passionless as marble
-ones very admiration gives them chill.
She stands in verandah-the Capitol in
sight. A spray of flowers in her fair hair
falls low upon her bare and beautiful neck.
She looks model Of repose. the very Miss
Lane, whom the paper assure US receives
with great dignity" And then, Lady Gore
Ou:e,y, the Yankee English woman, who
had seen at recently to dip her fingers in
Nicaragusn affairs. who. according to the
New York Times, rules her dear ''Sir Will
liam," Well! she is coarse and homely
enough; and according to the notion Of
your Gown correspondent" il dressed in
horrid taste. She wears . string of Jets
around her head. Of the size of walnnts !;
another around her neck Of equal rotundity.
She does not seem to care for an ample skirt
and has utterly discarded the Zine Of beau
tys In its "fall," for it il "skimped" shorter
behind than before, and the founces csvvs
UP on the Sides. But che has . falcon eye,
and her whole bearing indicates, In even
more than an ordinary degree. the woman'a
penekast and power to rule.