The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-06


of her American blood OF medium
height Nine. Jusserand is of the bru-
nette type. with a face full Of charac-
ter and intelligence. Like "A great
many other fashionable women ol
France, Nine. Jusserand has taken q
normal school education and received
at the City Hall in Paris her certlf-
cate and degree. OF this she is also
proud. She Is "A public spirited woman
as far as her duties in social diplomacy
will permit and is constantly giving
! her name ana leadership To- local char
tiles with her husband, she has been
| in America since February, 1903.
The Countess Won Bcrnstorff, wifo
of the German ambassador who was
Miss Jeane Lukemeyer Of New York
! before her marriage, is gracef Al
ana accomplished ambassadress. She
has made "A thorough study Of social
and economic questions i'm America by
a course of reading and listening t.
lectures that have kept her I'm touch
with the progress of events in this
country.
Works in Library.
Like the women of the country of
her adoption, the countess is emf
nently practical and capable. She has
catalogued her husbands large and
valuable library since coming to
Washington and keeps an eye on the
publishers lists and the book reviews
to guide her in the purchase of add-
lions. She is frequently seen in the
Congressional Library, where she
spends much time in looking over the
latest publications. Like her husband.
the ambassador, the countess is in
great sympathy with the English
speaking races, first, because she was
American born, and second, because
Of his long service in London as a
diplomat.
Nine. Ibrahim Zia, wife of the sec
rotary of the Turkish embassy, is un-
deniably and frankly American, with
the charm of extreme youth and the
poise and dignity of the perfectly bred
woman of whatever age or country
She is the first woman of the Turkish
embassy to assume the duties of hos
tess, which she has done most charm
inglv the last year.
She speaks fluently French, Ger
man, Italian and Spanish, and is
learning the language of her hus-
bands country. She is unusually well
Informed on the questions of the day
and is AN inveterate newspaper
reader.
Countess dc Chambrun. wife of the
military attache of the French embas-
sy, is still another American i'm the
diplomatic corps. She was Miss Long
worth before her marriage, sister Of
Nicholas Longworth. who married Miss
Alice Roosevelt. The Countess de
Chambrun is "a woman who shuns
prominence and prefers to keep To her
own little home circle. She is one Of
the most devoted of wives and moth
crs. During the school session she is
frequently To be seen accompanying
her little daughter home, the two chat
tering about the trines that go To make
up the life of a small Franco Ameri-
can girl
Fond OF Dogs.
Sonora de Riano, wife of the Span
ish minister. before her marriage Inv
1902 was Miss Alice Ward of New
York, whose grandmother made her
winter home in Washington for many
years. She is just the type of woman
whom a Spanish gentleman would nat
urally admire. She is a decided hru-
nette with black eyes and 1.-THE, small
figure.
Since their marriage Senior and Sc
nora Riano have lived at European
capitals, visiting this country every
year during the lifetime of Mrs. Ward.
They have no children, hut almost ev
cry day in the vicinity of the Spanish
legation sonora Riano may he seen cX-
ercising her choice trio of Spanish
dogs.
Relgiums minister to the United
States. Mr.. Hdvenith, has an Ameri-
can wife, who was Miss Helen Foulke
Of Washington before her marriage
and one of the most admired young
women in society
The Eustis family of Louisiana, to !