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Bachelors at the Capital Shape International Marriages Tie
In Washington, a wave of diplomats and envoys from twenty nations mingle with American debutantes as rumors spread of marriages for titles. Notable figures include Baron Speck von Sternberg, Count Cassini, and Baron Gevers, while envoys from Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands loom as potential grooms. An American household with the allure of diplomacy and wealth drives the social hunt for European titles.
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Jose
Witomath Corpa
Washington
Virginia Lowery
Netherlands
W. A. F. Gevers
Catherine Wright
New Jersey
Cupid
Wilhelm II
Germany
Theodore von Hellenden
Count Arthur Cassini
Loth
Count Cassini
Russia
America
Messrs
Alexander Zelenoy
Pierre RogestVensky
M. Routkowsky
M. Gregoire de Wollant
Helen Tisdale
de Wollants
von Holleben
Heidelberg
Hiawatha
Baron von Ketteler
China
Corman
Baron Speck von Sternberg
Samoa
Eubadsy
Baron von Sternberg
von Sternberga
Wer Iihy Maron von Herman
Count von Haacke
Sweden
Norsway
Denmark
Constantine Brun
Nicaragua
Luis F. Corea
United States
Republic of Central America
Charles Elle
Great Britain
Gerard A. Lowther
Earl of Lonsdale
Lowther
Max Muller
Herman
Norman