Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-24
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL.
MATTE MITCHELL.
One Of the Most Beautiful Girls in
Washington.


Miss Matte Mitchell is a former
washington favorite, and her re-
turn. after an absence abroad Of
three years, is hailed with delight
by large circle of friends. Miss
Mitchell is the youngest daughter OF
Sepator John H. Mitchell, of Ore
gon, and she has the advantage OF
her fathers popularity in addition
to her own charming personality.
She is one of the most exquisite bits
of femininity in the country, and
one of the most beautiful girls that
Washington society has seen. She
has perfectly moulded figure,
slightly below the medium height
Her face is pretty with prettiness
that dazzles. Her eyes are purplish
and dark-lashed. Her hair IL rich
bronze, that masses itself confus-
ingly, and her skin is something
marvellous in its satin texture and
wild-rose tints. Her daintiness and
the perfection of her beauty makes
her more like an exquisite piece of
bisque than anything else.
Miss Mitchellis as cultivated as
she is beautiful, and is accomplished
in every way to the last degree.
She is a fine musician as we'll as q
remarkable linguist, speaking sew
eral languages with a native fiuence,
and is constantly adding a new for
eign tongue to her accomplishments.
This winter italian is taking up her
attention and she devotes several
hours a day to mastering that lam
guage by herself.
Miss Mitchell looks absurdly
young to have been belle for
season or two, three or four years
ago, but a numerous train can tes-
tify to her prowess at that time, and
are delighted that the speculation
concerning her permanent stay
abroad is at least temporarily settled
by her determination to stay in
Washington this winter.
In spite of her three years of resi-
dence abroad and many stories to
the contrary, Miss Mitchell is as
thoroughly American as ever, ex-
cept perhaps for some delightful
little mannerism-an indefinable
little shrug, a delicate turn Of the
hand, the merest suggestion of an
accent, and the confidential little
"don't you know" that punctuates
her sentences. Her delight at the
prospect of another season hero is
unaffected, and she loves WASH
ington as the only home she has
much recollection of.
Mrs. Mitchell being an invalid,
the housekeeping cares of the lovely
home at 1714 Connecticut avenue,
rest upon the shoulders Of the
daughter, whose housewifely airs
and graces are as lovely as herself.
The big rooms are assuming de-
lghtful coziness under her super
vision, and the thousand and one
things that go to make up the
modern drawing-room are the
clever result of her taste.
Senator Mitchell's handsome din
ners will be doubly attractive this
winter owing to the presence of his
daughter. Their entertainments
will undoubtedly be more quiet in
character than agressively gay.
owing to the indisposition of Mrs.
Mitchell.
Next to her new housekeeping
cares, Miss Mitchell is most devoted
to her little nephew, who is almost
omnipresent in his charming
auntie's boudoir, and whose con-
stant companion he is in all her
morning outings.
Altogether Washington society is
to be congratulated upon the return
of Miss Mitchell and the opening of
another hospitable home.-Wash-
ington Post.