The Rival Belles: Or Life In Washington is a novel written by John Beauchamp Jones and first published in 1878. The story takes place in Washington D.C. during the 1850s and follows the lives of two young women, Blanche and Rose, who are both vying for the attention of the same man, Senator Carroll. Blanche is a beautiful and ambitious woman who is determined to marry Senator Carroll and become a powerful political wife. Rose, on the other hand, is...