The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-08
Beauties of Our Republican CoytMoen Paris Awars Apple

by my choosing for my wifo a afgh-
The novelist, Anna Vernon Dorsey.
became the wife OF Mr.. Williams only
last year.
No Age of Greatest Beauty,
AT what age Is woman most beauti-
ful2' was the next question put to this
arbitcr elegantinrum.
Each age has its own beauty. or
course. there is the great beauty Of
youth, but 1t appeals most to youth. 1t
might surprise you II said that the
most beautiful faces 1 sec are those of
the sweet, white haired grandInothers,
who have fought all of LIES. battles
and have come out victorious 1would
rather paint one of these than any
young belle. There Is just ASK UGH
beauty In the old face as in the IN.
Nor Is beauty any more ~ iG
| OF classic mold of feature than 7 IL
My travels have made me vea1-
| mopolitan in my tastes can In
ject any one type of eye, Of nosa J6f
mouth, for example. as most be,s .rul.
washington. far more tn any
other American city. displays Sarie-
gated types of beauty. The be: | ty OF
nearly nj, the world adorns your Presi-
dents levees."
| And who are the greatest beauties
I Of our republican court?" 1 asked this
| modern Paris.
These Eight Most Beautiful.
He awarded the fractions of his apple
| to these women, we'll known In the
social circles Of the capital:
Nine Havenith.
Countess Won Bernstorn
Mime. Romulo :. Naon.
Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry.
Miss Gladys Hinckley.
MISS Genevieve Clark.
Mrs. Paul S. Pearsall.
Mrs. Bird Segle Mcclure.
Although tho wife OF the Belgian
| minister to Washington, Nine Hav-
| enith Is an American girl, the daugh-
| ter of the late Charles Mathcr Ffoulke
a one time philadelphia, Quaker school
master who after making fortune
| In the wool business. began the study
| OF art and accumulated one OF the
largest. most interesting and valuable
| collections OF antique tapestries in the
world. 1t included the famous Bar
| berini collection. founded by Pope Ur-
ban VII. He maintained a beautiful
| home in Washington. and was prest-
| dent OF the National Society OF Fine
! Arts
"A tribute to American womanhood ia
| paid by Mr.. Williams also in the case OF
| the Countess Won Bernstorff. She was
| Miss Jeanne Luckcmeyer, of New York.
| and In 1887 married Count Johann Won
Bcrnstorff when he was young Of
fcer OF the Artillery Guards. Berlin.
| Two years later he entered the diplo-
| matte service and since then ,hey have
! enjoyed life at Constantinopie. Bel
| grade, Dresden. st. Petersburg. Munish.
London and Cairo. to which capitals no
was accredited. He has been the
kaiser'a ambassador in Washington
during the past Elk years.
The third lady on the list Nine. Ro-
, mulo s. Naon. Is the wife OF the min
lister from Argentina. and native OF
Latin America. She was Isabel r. II.
de Naon. OF Bucnos Aires, and since
| their marriage. fifteen years ago her
husband has served his country in
Congress. In the Cabinet and in the
diplomatic corps.
IIns Great Wealth and Bcnuty.
| In Washington society Mrs Peter
Goelct Gerry was a great belle In the
days when she was MISE Mathildo
Townsend. Her mother. Mrs. Richard
Townsend. some years ago built on
| Massachusetts Avenue one OF the show
houses of the capital which Is sur
rounded by a magnificent garden. Miss
Townsend's recent marriage to Rep
resentative Gerry Of Providence, X. T.,
placed her in the official set Her
husband !s tho great-gre grandson
OF Elhridge Gerry. vice president Of the
United States and great grandson Of