The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-09
Woman and Her World
EMPRESS OF GERMANY.


horse; for hunting, a chestnut horse.
which is very quiet and a good jumper;
and on ordinary occasions her majesty
drives out alone, as she is almost always
accompanied by the emperor
WITH GREAT sPLENDOR.
The queen regent of Holland has ex-
pressed the desire that the coronation Of
Queen Wilhelmina may have strictly the
character of a national festiyity, as a So
lemnity relating solely to the dynasty and
the Dutch nation. The event will be cele-
brated with great splendor, not only at
Amsterdam and The Hague, but also
through the entire country. Her majesty
has requested her representatives in for
eign countries to inform the courts to
which they are accredited, that, following
the rule observed at the coronation of vii
liam I. and William II. she does not wish
to receive royal guests or special ENJOYS
on the occasion, but prefers that the di-
plomatic body may represent the royal
houses and foreign governments.
HE DROVE ROYALTY.
Mr.. Charles Smith, who was for many
years coachman to the queen, has just
died at Slough, in his SSth year. He had
during the course of his career driven as
many as nine crowned heads including the
late Emperor of Germany, the Shah of
Persia, the King of Portugal, the King of
Beglians and the Sultan of Turkey. He
was one Of the suite who crossed over to
Denmark when the Princes of Wales went
to England to be married, and he drove
the Empress Frederick to her wedding.
FOUR MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN.
To pick the four most beautiful women
in the world is a difficult task. Compel
ent judges, however, declare that they
are Mrs. Sands De La Mar, Miss Vera
Boarman, Princess of Pless and Empress
Alix of Russia Two OF these are Ameri-
cans. Mrs. Sands De La Mar is the wife
of Joseph r. De La. Mar of Idaho, owner
of scores Of rich mines. She is 20 years of
age and a brunette. Before she married
Miss Nellie Sands was one of the ack-
nOwledged bellies of New York and New
port. Now she is living in Paris and is adj
mitted to be the most beautiful woman
in the gay capital. Miss Vera Boarman,
the only unmarried woman of the four,
leans merchant. She is of the creole
type. Her eyes are lustrously dark, the
skin creamy white, and her hair brown
with a dash of gold. She is petite and
pretty in figure. Two years ago she was
queen of the Mardi Gras, and this year
her beauty astonished New York when
she attended a cotillon given by Mrs
John Jacob Astor. Princess Henry Of
Pless is an Irish girl, being a daughter
of Colonel CORVALLIS West, who is a de-
scendant of Lord CORVALLIS, who sur
rendered at Yorktown to General WASH
ington. In 1891, at the age of IS, Miss
West, the acknowledged belle of London,
surrendered to Prince Henry of Pless.
then an attache of the German embassy.
The pricess still resides in London, where
her beauty yet commands the undivided
admiration of society. OF all royal wo-
men Empress Alix of Russia is admit
teddy the most beautiful. She is a Ger
man and a princess of Hesse-Darms-
tadt, and the emperor won her from many
suitors, who were forced to retire when
he approached. She is about q years Of
age, and a blonde of the most handsome
German type.
MRS. CALIXTO GARCIA.
No woman in the Cuban colony in New
York is better known and loved than Mrs
Calixto Garcia, wife of the dauntless Gu
ban leader. Tall and of commanding pres
ence, her fine, expressive face shows ira
ces of the severe experience that has fall
len TO her lot as the wife of a man who
has from his youth been a soldier, a
fighter and a leader of men. Like most
Cuban women, Mrs. Garrett is eminently
domestic, fond Of her home and family,
and even her keen interest in Cuban af-
fairs has not led her into any active pub
lie participation. She lives quietly in a
cheerful uptown street, and devotes her.
self to her children, and waits with the
courage of a SPARTAN for the day when
Cuba shall be free and the husband and
father restored to his home and family.
But Mrs Garcia herself knows full well
the horrors of war She was with Cen
eral Garcia during the ten years war.
She, with some women relatives of the
generals family, the children and trus-
ted old family servants, attempted theh
plan of keeping quarters within reaching
distance of the general, and yet beyond
the reach of the enemy. Their house was
burned over their heads almost a score of
times. Time after time they had to flee
at a moments notice. Sometimes they
were hungry, sometimes hey went with
out food for days at time save a few
mouthfuIs, feeding theh children on such
delicacies as roots to keep them from
starving.
\ price was set on General Garcia's
head. and Spanish spies tracked him when
he went to visit his wife \ reward was
offered for him dead or alive. and re-
ward was also offered for Mrs Garcia
owing 20 the assistance she and hher
family were giving TO the cause. While
matters stood thus a son was born to Mrs
Garcia. and when the infant was days
old they We're surprised at night by the
Spanish and fled fer their lives. Mrs Car
ella carrying the baby boy in her arms.
Handicapped thus capture was inevitable.
They were taken to Havana. and were
prisoners Of war for months. Finally they
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