Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-12-26

ter in the capital city perfecting them
selves in the English language.
They are both very clever and at
tractive girls and were great favorites
with the diplomats.
Miss Gutierrez is also a belle in the
Mexican capital, and President Diaz
is her guardian. She is a tall, queenly
brunette. Miss DuQue is also a repre-
sentative of the Spanish type of beau
ty of a delicate build. with wayy
black hair and large, soft brown ewes
Miss Gutierrez is very ardent sports
woman, but evinces a great partiality
for driving, while Miss Duque prefers
tennis and wheeling.
Washington society bewails the loss
of two of the most attractive young
matrons of the diplomatic corps, Mad
anne de valiant, the wife of the first
secretary of the Russian embassy, and
Countess Quadt, wife of the first sec
rotary of the German embassy, who
last season fulfilled the duties of hos
tess at the German embassy, the am
bassador being bachelor. Both of
these ladies are on European tour.
From the cabinet circle society will
greatly miss the Misses Hay. daugh-
ters of the secretary of state. who are
in deep mourning for their brother,
and who will, consequently, take no
part in the gaieties of the season. Miss
Helen Hay, whose marriage to Payne
Whitney occurs soon, possesses decid-
ed literary talent and spends her time
upon this work.
Miss Knox, daughter of the attorney
general, is one of the most attractive
young women in the cabinet circle.
She is a particularly pretty blonde,
about feet inches in height and of
rather slender build. She is spoken
Of as being a very clever girl and
promises to be a great belle this win
ter. She is still quite young, though
her debut was made in Pittsburg last
winter
Miss Wilson, daughter of the secre-
tary of agriculture, is another of the
cabinet girls who has won a wide rep
utation for her any fine qualities She
is q general favorite with both old and
young, having divided her time equal
ly She very gracefully presided over
her fathers home.
Miss Root, daughter of the secre-
tarE Of war. is another very handsome
and attractive girl, who will receive
her full share of attention this season.
She is very fond of horseback riding
and can be seen almost every evening
riding around the suburban streets or
in the country surrounding the city
Miss Long, daughter of the score
taTy of the navy, is in deep mourning
for her sister and will take no part in
the social events.
The department of the interior fur
nishes three charming additions to the
cabinet circle in the persons of the
Misses Hitchcock, who will entertain
a great deal this winter
From the resident set at the capitaI
there will be quite a large number of
debutantes this winter Prominent
among them will be Miss Helen Mac
kaySmith, Miss Anna Ewing Cockrell,
daughter of Senator COckreIl who has
been studying in Paris for the past
two years, and Miss Grace Bell Miss
Marie Fauntleroy Bates, Miss Julia
Goldsborough, Miss Stanton and Miss
Bertha Hill.
The social season this year must of
necessity be short. The functions at
the white house are suspended until
January / and few if any entertain
ments will be given by those in official
life until after that time. In spite of
all this, however, the season bids fair
to be very CAV.