The Kanzas news., 1859-02-12
Some Of the Female Celebrities Of
--z WaahiR=&nu rr4-i-s - -5


The New York correspondent Of the
Springfield Mass.} Republicans gives the
following pen -and-ink portrait of > few Of
the lady celebrities of Washington, full
length photographs of whom may be found
At Brady's on Bnoadway: @ - -
First stands Mrs.. Douglas; her physique
| is spleudid-not soft and plant, but proud
and queenly. after the Roman model. Dark
hair, blue eyes, classic features, brilliant
lcompiexion, with commanding rather than
winning expression. The picturs does not
do her justice. Her dress of black silk, is
not becoming, and is made in fashion
which robs somewhat the grace of her per-
feet form. Next stands Mrs. Conrad all
grace, clad in black velvet with pearls. A
willy, subtle. a beautiful Greek. with faE
searching eyes, peach-tinted cheek. and wa
w, golden brown hair. Mrs. Conrad. is
Young and rich widow, "who (auother has
said J has too good sense to marry" She
is called the greatest courtier in Washing
ton. and exerts no small influence over State
affairs. Beside her, stands Madame Le-
Vert of Mobile, long habitue of Washing
ton, who for her social genioas is pre-emi-
nent above all American women. Madame
LIE Vert, without being beautiful, either in
since she was ten years old. She has trav-
eled widely, has visited nearly all foreign
courts, she can carry on conversation In six
different languages at one time, and be equal
ly charming in all. Yet not in her talents,
nor in her accomplishments, lies her fasci-
nation, but in the genial sweetness, natural
ness, and perfect simplicity Of her manners,
which seems to give her possession of all
hearts. Her clear, blue eye overfows with
the exuberance of kindness, while around
the serene mouth all gentle affections seem
to have found dwelling. She wears dress
of brown silk with goI geous bordefed houn-
ces, and crimson rose in her hair. The
sweetest compliment ever heard for Mad
anne LIE Vert was uttered to me by one of
her personal friends ''She is like flower
out in nature" Next her is Harriet Lane.
of the white House, Mr.. Buchanan's
niece A blonde, cold and statuesque, pure,
and passionless as n1arble-one's very ad-
miration gives them chill. She stands In
a verandah-the Capitol in sight. A spray
of flowers in her fair hair falls low upon her
bare and beautiful neck. She looks mod
ell of repose, the very Miss Lane, whom the
papers assure US receives with great dig
nifty" And then, Lady Gore Ousely, the
ankee EDSllSn NOIDaHI WHO Uau SceH Ut
recently to dip her fingers in Nicaraguan
affairs, who, according to the New York
Times, rules not only her dear tSir Will
liam," but our lady-like old President.
Welt che is coarse and homely enough; and
according to the notion of your ''own cor
respondent" is dressed in horrid taste.
She wears string of jets around her head.
of the size of walnuts; another around her
neck2of equal rotundity. She does not seem
to care for an ample skirt. and has utterly
discarded the cline of beauty in its ''fall."
for it is "skimed" shorter behind than be-
fore, and the founces eurve up on the sides.
But she has a falcon eye, and her whole
bearing indicates, in even moro than an or
dinary degree, the wOman's Pe'sch0e and
power to rule. t....7