The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-13
AGREAT MARRIAGE MART
WASHINGTON a FRUITFUL FIELD
FOR CUPID'S FRANKS.
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the Bewitchine Southern Beauty,
the Fair-Eaired New England Girl,
the Unsurpassed New Yorker, the
Buckeye, the Eoosier and the Prairie
Belle.
From the NetD York Recorder.
WASHINGTON, April S.-Ths man who
enters the capital with heart whole and
fancy uumortgaged and steams away in
the same unimpaired condition must be
deaf aud dumb and blind, and even then,
SO versatile are the girls of Washington, no
doubt they would devise some way to i'm
press on his senses the fact that among
them are numbered some Of the prettiest
girls to be found in many miles travel
north, south, east or west Continually it
is asserted that Washington is cosmopoli-
tan. 1t certainly is in the way Of girls.
All the prettiest women and girls in the
country shine here at one time or another
All the states and large cities send their
prettiest wittiest and brightest girls to
Washington. Many a beautiful girl has
won a position for her family here by her
diplomacy aud shrew1 wit that, left to
themselves and their unadulterated wealth
they never could have attained There
is also every sort of girl to be found here.
The man who tires of one style has another
at his other elbow. There can be no COM
plant that they are all alike. Washington
is like a great marriage mart, where lovely
girls are brought to be disposed of and
launched into wedlock, and unfortunately
for the mammas, there have been all too
few purchasers. But the Washington girl
Knows that her value is high. She is, nine
times out of ten, lovely, and the tenth is so
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they are under spell and look at her in
horror till she opens her mouth, when such
strings OF wit and gems Of conversation
pass her lips that the enchantment becomes
real. Knowing hef own value, the girl OF
the capital is not SO anxious to let 20 her
title of Miss" She has very little more
freedom as a married woman here than ehe
has in her bellehood.
The south contributes lavishly to the
group Of lovely girls. Ever since their first
appearance here the Herbert girls have been
reokoned among those whose pretty faces
could readily constitute a fortune. They
are blondes of the clearest type, with hair
thick with gold and eyes clearly blue. The
elder married q few months ago, and now
Miss Leila Herbert keeps up the reputation
of the Herbert girls for looks. Leila Her
bert Is one of those girls whom every ono
wants to know. Her features are fiuely
cut. Her hair tufts all over proud little
head set on slender throat She never
dresses with luxury but in pretty way
that attracts the eye from its effect. Most
people think before they know her that all
she has is pretty appearance, but in real
tty, when she finds man or woman
with mind and intelligence be-
fore her, she does not hesitate to
carrect that opinion. There are few girls
in the capital who have as many authors
at their tongues end as Miss Herbert.
When in the mood she sprinkles her talk
with witty or profound quotations from
authors Of all ages. and men of brain de-
scribe her as one Of the most intelligent and
cultured of the beauties. The combination
is 80 unusual that Miss Herbert is always in
demand at dinners where young girls are
rarely expected to appear. And yet with
all the beauty and attentions she is Just as
modest as a school girl, while she has the
savoir-faire Of the most successful hostess.
Her father is Congressman Herbert, chair
man OF the naval affairs committee. Miss
| Herberts mother died about a year ago, and
| since that time she has been the constant
companion of her father. 1t makes no diff
| ference where he goes she is with him and
gives up gay pleasures to remain with him
| during the long session. During the social
| season there is no girl more in request to as
sist at receptions and teas. She dances de-
| lightfully, entertains a group of people as
easily as one person and always knows what
to do with every one. At home Miss Her
bert rides a great deal, like all southern
girls and here in Washington delights
especially in long walks
Her favorite colors are black, blue and
white, and she is hardly ever seen except
gowned in some. combination of these
| shades.
FAIR VIRGINIENNE.
Another southern girl who is pretty and
| piquant is Miss Carrie Daniel, daughter of
| the senator from Virginia. She is a VERT
able daughter Of the south, born and
brought up on plantation, and educated
in Washington. Miss Daniel only made her
appearance in society this season, but her
| dimples, short curly black hair and fash
| ing black eyes have made her many adj
| mirers. She is quite unspoiled by it all, and
much prefers the delights of life at her old
home in the Virginia country to Washing
ton with its gay scenes She is her fathers
favorite and her mothers right hand. She
can talk French or order dinner, shine at
lunch party among a lot of brilliant
girls, and in an hour be the favorite com
panion of several lively small brothers
She has very vlvacious manner In keep
ing with her riante appearance, and instead
of looking her 10 years, appears SO very
youthful that funny little mistakes On that
account occur frequently. Her one great
passion next to her father is her horse, and
Wnen IN Une country sue SPENDS ABOUT all
the time from early dawn till night in the
saddle. She is afraid of nothing in the shape
of horse and the country for miles around
the Daniel plantation is as familiar to her as
the way from her Washington home to the
capitol. Many Of the negros who formerly
belonged on the plantation live about the
place, and they one and all adore her with
the old spirit. In return, she scolds them
and helps them when they get in trouble
She is the product of a fashionable Wash
ington boarding school, and with all her
social advantages and her pretty face, re-
tains good sound sense that makes con-
trast to the accepted idea of society girls.
A BRAND NEW TYPE.
Miss Brice, the daughter of Senator Brice,
is probably the girl who has made the most
marked sens alton of the winter. She is the
forerunner of a new type. Her wealth has.
of course, made her figure for unlimited
Miss Brice seems almost unconscious of her
own attractions. 1t is generally conceded
that she is fine looking, and those who only
| see her casually imagine that she is beauti-
full. Her greatest attractions are her eyes
and magnificent suit of soft brown hair
that rolls back from a low, broad fore
head, being caught in a peculiar
knot at the nape of the neck &.
| Half the girls in town have tried to initiate
that coil, but without being able to pro-
duce the desired effect. Her eyes are deep
and soft and their power to fascinate is
shown in the number of young men who
| atand ahout waiting for a chanca m apaak