Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-12-11

Work, the millionaire broker, and
married about twenty-one or twenty
two years ago James Burke Roche, a
young Irishman, whose only assets
were the facts that his eldest brother
was Lord Fermoy, and that he was
considered the handsomest man of
the London season. He had no money
and Frank Work strongly opposed his
I daughters marriage, but without
avail. Directly they were married the
young couple went to London, where
for the next six years Mrs. Burke
Roche was one of the ladies' in Lon
don's most exclusive sets. During
this time cynthia and two twin broth.
ers had been born. At the end of six
years Mrs. Burke Roche left her hus-
band, returned to the United States
and secured a divorce, leaving her
twins with the father and taking
Cynthia with her. During the years
from that day until now Mrs. Burke
Roche has been a most prominent
| figure in New York society. Her
fathers enormous wealth, her circle
of friends, which has always remem-
bered every one who is at all import
ant in society and not one of whom
had she ever lost or estranged owing
to her great tact, have all combined
to make her one of the most power
full women socially in America, anu
this power she has coveted and guard
ed and loved simply for the benefit ii
i would some time be to her daughter
Now the time has arrived and this
winter Miss Cynthia Burke Roche
will make her formal bow to society,
a little glimpse of which she had last,
summer at Newport, and in which
glimpse society showed plainly it's
willingness to accept her at her
mothers valuation,
Like her mother, who still retains
all of the beauty which has made her
famous over two continents, Miss
Burke Roche is tall and slender. but
1.-THE and active. In her face is com
bined the rich beauty of her father
and the patrician elegance of her
mother. Although rather taller than
the average girl, she carries herself
well, and the strength which has
made her one of the best athletes in
the ranks of the 400 shows itself in
every line of her figure and in every
movement she makes.
She was IS years old on the 10Th of
last April, but three years ago she
won the title of Newport's champion
swimmer by swimming one day from
Bailey's beach to Hazards bay, dis
lance of over three-quarters of mile,
and arriving there as fresh apparently
as though she had swan only 100
yards.
At lawn tennis and at golf she is
equally expert and, although she has
never competed in any tournaments.
she has shown such skill in practice
and friendly matches that she would
surely be a most formidable opponent
in any tournament. There is no more
finished or better horseman in the
country than her grandfather, Frank
! Work, and Miss Burke Roche inner
its all his skill and fondness for
horses. She can drive anything from
a pony to q four-in-hand with all the
skill of a professional whip, and her
courage has been proved many time.
A couple of summers ago she had g
particularly severe test Of It, She
and another girl were driving at New
port when a storm overlook them and
the lightning and thunder made their
horse nearly frantic. He bolted and
ran and 1t seemed as If a terrible ar
cident were certain to result, but by
the most consummate GOODNESS and
pluck Miss Burke Roche pulled him
down and averted the disaster.