La Junta tribune., 1914-09-19
A SINGULAR
CUSTOM
Ard How Il Was Illustrated
~ Russian Countess
y LOUISE 3. CUMMINGS

4 ball vas in progress in the winter
palaee 1t 81 Petersburg. There were
tsw peFsons In the resplendent throns
Who were not titled. and in Russia
even Z prince cannot hold his position
N the court circle without complying
with number of requirements.
Among the fsv At the ball without the
prefix to the name 0f count baron.
duke or even general. without gold
lace or 4 string Of decosatioas on ths
breast but In plain black evening
dresA was Adeibeft Wyman. an At
tAche to the American legation.
II Wyman was bereft OF artificial
piumage nature had endowed him With
an attractive personality. He was
finely built. being tall and proportioned
for an athlete. while his countenance
bespoke . manly spirit within. Hav-
ing Inherited 4 fortune and WORT not
being necessity with. him. be had
adopted profession in which money
making bad no part and which to him
seemed full Of interest-diplomacy.
Wyman had prepared himself for
his career By the study Of International
law and more especially Of several for
elgn languages. Russian among the
number. He was therefore enabled to
ohat In her native tongue with young
Russian girl. with whom be danced
several times ut this imperial ball. The
Countess Olga lvanovnn was one of
those women Of the north whose COM
plexions are fair. whose eyes are blue
and whose hair is naxen. Notwith-
standing the fnct that she was noble
and her companion was commoner.
she seemed to be pleased with him
Indeed. there was something unique In
that unadorned figure among hundreds
Of men most Of whom relied for ad
miration ON their velvet clothes. tinseI
and the medals strung ON their breasts.
0oms OF them were mlsshapen. some
had homely faces. and sll were dress
"a - II foe play. wymau alone wss
unadoFned.
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