Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-05
ospsw's DEAREST RIVAL.
The Far, that =. Mrs. ch.ansey ~, psp'w

The Fart fha, Mrs. Chsuncey NJ. pepsw
Flags In the story Teiisr's Life.
Thgt good story tellcrs are rarities Il
automatic, and that two good story telIcri
living In this world "a man aud wife can
10 found seems almost impossible Vet
hoprlnco ofthat trade--C hauncey Mitchell
Dcpew-has In his charming wife a most
dangerous rival In his own field. and tho
apparently impossible IL here fact. In
appearance Mrs. Depcw Is 81 medium
height and slight, Rirlish figure. TO which
her statellness Of carriage imparts great
dignity. She Il probably between thirty.
five and forty years old. looking much
nearer the former than the latter age. Her
face Is charming and beautiful, though
like many such faces, photograph misse.
much Of IL chief beauty-.lts gayety Of *.
preston aud brilllanoy Of coioring Her
hair, which 4. Of a dark brown. ia worn In
soft curls high on her forehead and head,
the eyebrows and lhshos shade her mos,
beautiful aud expressive feature. the eyes,
which are deep brown In color and Of
great variety In expression.
Immediately after her marriage in ISL
Mis-. Dcpow commenced 10 act a. her hus.
bands secretary, and has ever since been
avory easy matter 70 the unthlnking that
OF preventing a mans engagements from
conflicting. but practical experience teaches
differently, and when Mr.. Dcpew found
himself engaged NJ thru different places
during the same hours Of the anie even.
ingsl he wa moru than willing n have bis
wife take Possession and stralghten things
for him onoc more. She is constant aid
10 him In many other ways. and the fro
| qucney with which the private telephone
between his Office and her suite Of rooms
sounds Il evidence Of the important part
that she plays 10 his business a. well NJ
domestic Affairs
In addition 10 her duties as secretary,
which include tho receiving aud acknowl.
cdging ofall Mr.. Dcpcw's Invitations land
II must b. remembered that these amount
often 20 several hundred week.. a. we'll M
tho care of all his personal mail. Mru, Do.
pow personally SUPERVISE the education,
reading and rccrcatlons Of her son and Of
her two little orphan nlcoss, Il her owl
housokecper; and yet with MI this flnds OPP
portunity TO continue her studies ia Ger
man and French aud 10 praeties daily. Do
,ldos being most proficient pianist Mrs
Dcpew sings very woll. Her voice u con
tralio and sweet In quality.
Nm. Dcpow IL rarely met In society, AZ
she has b,un In almost constant mourning
Tor number Of years past, aud her manJ
occupations now completely occupy bet
time. She Il n woman who believes thai
womcns nrst duty llo In tho home life aud
home cars.
Publicly her charitable work f. mol
much. privately Il Is excessive. A. prrsi
dent Of the ladlos' Hahnemann Hosplta
association Of New York She has consid
erahle amount OF boara and commits,
work TO accomplish, and hcArr the rrpu,a
tion Of hciug the most successful subserip
ton raiser Ia the city. She feel. great In
tercst Ia tho welfare Of young girls au,
women who aru earning tAulr liyclihood1
aud that this interest l. well known amoni
such classes Il evident from the number o
girls who seek her for assistance and Ad
yicr, aud 10 them she Is very aoccsible.-
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