The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-14
BARONESS R0SEN
/ IS SOCIAL LEADER
Russian Ambassadors Daughter Will
Make Debut At Fashionable
|. Newport This Year.

nouncement that the Baroness Rosen.
wife OF the ambassador from Russia.
would return to Washington this spring
the ultra-smart contingent. With the
baroness will come her s,unningly at
tractive daughter, the Baroness Eliza
seth. who, obedient to the rigid law
Aof court etiquette. journeyed year
ago to st. Petersburg to make her bow
before the car and czarine. The Rus
sian embassy this year will have sum.
mer quarters at Newport. and there
the ambassadors daughter will make
her American debut.
While everybody has a welcome for
one OF the most fascinating hostesses
OF official Washington. nobody expects
the Muscovite embassy to be the heart
and center OF the gayest life In the
city that II was under the domination
OF the young Countess Marguerite Cas-
sina.
The Baroness Rosen and the Coun-
tess Marguerite are as opposite as the
poles. not only In training but In TEN
permanent. With Baroness Rosen a.
the helm, the embassy will become
the resort for the most formal as well
as the most exclusive set In the city.
Baroness Very Exclusive.
Aside from her perfunctory duties
as chatelaine OF the embassy, the
baroness. during her brief stay IN
America. hewed pretty close To the
line In the matter Of her friendships.
awhile resident In Washington the
II. Gao nfa ~ nrfn m a
and unheralded dinners constantly
with hostesses whose primary claim
| To consideration was their utter indit-
| ference TO officialdom, from the White
. House downward. Just how 1t CHANGED
| that the baroness and her friends
come together Is one OF the occult so
cial mysteries. and much 20 the chag-
rim OF those who anticipated contin-
uation OF the traditions established Dy
the enchanting Countess Cassini, n
,rwc phase OF life enyeloped the home.
When the attractive Baroness Eliza
beths skirts were heightened, and her
glossy dark hair was put up, and an
signs pointed TO debut, Baroness
Rosen set of with her daughter for
Russia and left grimly closed eni-
bassy instead OF house EN- fete Tor
the coming out OF an only child.
Closely affiliated with the historic
elmer circle" which surrounds the
Russian throne, into whose formal fell
lowship no Americans save the Prin-
+ cese Cantacuzene and the Countess
Boesselsky have ever been admitted
the Baroness Elizabeth's return VIII
be The sigma! for some clever contri'-
ing on the part OF ambitious women
That the Russian embassy VIII be the
scene OF a brilliant social lie is fore-
gone conclusion. Baroness Rosen her.
self Is young, attractive and glfted
with the graces OF the woman born
| to privileged life. One OF the nrst
Of the foreign colony TO receive the
signal honor Of an invitation to stand
as hostess for the Bachelors" Baron
ess Rosen's presence gave distinction
to notable occasion.
Like her mother, the Baroness Eliza
beth Is DELIGHTFULLY."- charming and conf
panionable. She has the simplicity OF a
= child and the poise and bearing OF
woman. An all-around outdoor gir!,
the young baroness can ride and row
and swim, or drive motor car. Al
the beautiful summer home OF the
embassy at Manchester-by-the-S two
seasons ago, the Russian ambassador
daughter led In all the outdoor good
times INDUCED In by the near
debutantes Of that fashionable resort.
Furthermore, she has ability to sing
remarkably well. She is also q prof.
cient pianste and can speak several
tongues.
List Of Eligible Men.
Not to be left out Of reckoning in
a consideration of the embassy's equip
ment as a social center is the presence
OF some very eligible men. Prince
Nicholas Koudacheff, chamberlain to
his majesty; the emperor Of Russia;
Mr.. de Thai. gentleman In waiting 10
his majesty; Mr.. Kroupensky. former
> charge d'affaires of the embassy AMI
chamberlain to his majesty. lead In a
circle supplemented by the presence
of Mr. de Strive. Baron Stael de Hol-
stein and Col Baron de Boje. military
attache OF the embassy, who, with his
attractive sister, has forward place
in the life OF the smart colony at the
capital.
All signs point to particularly In
teresting time ahead for The debutante
set. Rumor has II that Miss Kiyo
Takahira, the only daughter OF the am
bassador from Japan and the Baroness
Takahira, will take her place In So
C1ety next Wintef. lh'tic WioS Niy
is a typical cherry blossom maid. III
striking contrast TO her attractive mo-
Their. whose gowns and hats and furs
and Jewels and boots aud fans and
wraps express the latest idea In the
topnotch of the swagger mode. Miss
!, Kiyo goes about in the fascinating
silken attire Of a young girl OF Japan.
Miss Kiyo's gowns are marvels VI
embroidery and symphonies In color
tones. Her glossy black hair Is drawn
simply and smoothly back from her
brow and dressed with the little pins
and brooches which only young girl
may wear. Never a hat appears on
her Immediately dressed head. even
when she takes the air sitting beside
her little mother In the smart surrey
which is feature OF the Japanese
ambassadors essentially smart NEIL