The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-25
GORDON CUMMIN ---EAMlS.
The Great Social Event in Wash
ington Society.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.

with men OF foreign sank and title, has revelied tor
weeks past over the approaching nuptias OF happy
PAIR whose marriage ceremony takes place at the
Charch OF the Epiphany here on "Wednesday next, AZ
N. The elite OF the national capital VIII be pres
The family history of the publics idols OF brief
hour al its zenith interesting and for this
reason OF the and surroundings OF past
and present may be acceptable
THE BRiDg's
The late Hon. Charles Eames was native OF New
Brantree lass. and educated at Harvard University
He formed there lifelong friendship with Charles
Sumner, Hon. Bosnian Kerr and other national men,
He became prominent rs lecturer on 6etes ettres
and eminent author OF works on international
law, which are looked upon standard authorities.
During James X. Folks speakership OF the House OF
Representatives he accompanied George Bancroft tho
historian TO Washington and associated himself with
.Father Richie the leading journalist OF that day,
with his co-aborer the elder Frank BLAIR in editing
the Washington Unon filing the place and playing his
part with distinction The son OF "Father' Ritchic
IL will be remembered, the second husband OF tho
actress Mrs. Anna Cora Mowatt, nee Ogden, who re-
Tired the stage her marriage with Ar Rtchie
10 the regret OF her admirers.
SO soon as Historian Bancroft became the Secretary
Of the Navy Mr.. Eames pronered q position in
government Affairs al Washington, which he held TIL
promoted to a stll higher post At Venezuela south
America, as United States Minister Pending this de-
parture his daughter, the fair brdeelcct, Frances
Campbell Eames was born in the historic and uniyer-
sally known house OF the now Signal Service Bureau,
on G street. Washington, which owned by tho
family OF the grandmother
Mrs Eames the mother OF the young hancee Is the
daughter OF the late Judge James Campbell Surrogate
OF New York in which city her parents dwet during
her childhood Sho has two sisters, Mrs. Samuel L.
Gouverneur and Nine. la Baronne eau, wife Of the
secretary OF a former Prussap legation. Mr. GOuycr-
Of the noted family OF that name of New Yoks
old knckcrbocker descent and Kindred Of the Ogdens
for whom the city OF OgGensburg was named Tho
family crest oak tree beside lon's den, from
which the name-orginally Oakden-is corrupted or
modified, into Ogden. Mr. Samuel Ogden the auditor
of New York customs Tor many years, is the nephew
The silver plate o Mr. Samuel Ogden, the founaer Of
Dgdensburg considered To have been among the
richest and beautiful OF any OF the old stock of
The New York families and the largest in quantity.
SOCIAL gEMiSIscgScEs
Mr. and Mrs. Eames returned from South America IN
1865 1866. While erecting their present handsome
mansion on the corner OF IL and Fourteenth streets
they occupied modes, brick cottage on Fourteenth
street. between and q streets, adjoining the
Scotch florists greenhouse whose gardener
the central figure Of little White House gossip
In Mrs Lncoln's time-a harmless episode com
pairing with Queen yictoria's and her attendant
British etiquette and aroused the commonalty 10
I'm expression OF opinion In this modest house
like many another occupied by queens OF society and
diplomats OF European lame, in the decade before the
IL then customary ignore the exterior shell
for the real gst oil enjoyment; the kernel from which
proceeded the feast az and flow Of soul, Mrs
Games entertained every sunday night Her recep-
tons became the nucleus Of star chamber critics. the
artst claus the terateur aud great OF ''aiars
Conspicuous among these was the ADMIRABLE Crichton
OF The senate, Charles sumner who unbent and
atcd his Jewclled spirit with brilliant Tom Corwn and
his waeGisE law partner, Judge william johnson, OF
Cincinnati; tho 'crratic Count de Gurowski," tho
Hon julius Bing, son OF an English banker descended
IRON the admiral Of that name, and DR. Horatio Stone,
Washing,on's incompatible genius OF the chise aud
poet OF Freedom" which he published In 1851 the
quaint "waltp Whitman and NJ II. Willis poet, editor
and novelist, who iapguished and sparkicd IN his
element OF fashion '.et-mdttre Of the
sasone whose contests of intellect the repas Of
= select colerie ever RECALLED by bon mots poetic re-
citals and political conversations How tho reyou-
onist Bng toned down his anti. democratic soul from
It's fiery edge and flung geu despys OF learning and
sarcasm broadcast with the hot republicansm Of
GurowskL who became genial under the sway OF his
hostess IL is matter of history that alter
the courtesy and patience Of the first families
OF Northern cues by ungateiu diatribes OF
sure toward our institutions and Americanisms (of
swallowing knives instead of "nd-bts" on the
points OF our forks OF as objectionable ma
ture to all refined society, IN this man
son he not only deigned to be gracious
but agreeable, using his resources OF brain
The qualification oil ALL In his last illness, OF ypnod
lever he tenderly nursed Dy tails LADY, within this
very dwelling and followed to his grave at OAK Hill
Cemetery by one sincere monrner at east. Mrs.
Eamcs erected monument 10 his memory. The
European fame Is married to member Oh the royal
family ot SPAN.
The sunday night receptions Of a
specially IN 1866 and 1867 as he late Mrs. Judge Roose
vslt's. of New YORK; Mrs DR. Rusn's, oil Philadelphia,
or the celebrated Lady Bessngton's Of Gait House
aud Count dorsay memory
THE FAIR BRIDR
The bride elect, who IS about twenty-one wears of
age, has been eIucated In Paris where, the de-
oil father IN 1857 her mother has resided IN
order give her the advantages Of highest foreign
culture Their summers ut Paris anu winters az Cha
teau tEx, IN switzerland, nave maturcd natural pow
IN the happest manner, and II IS sale 70 say they
developed by healthy well as exotic processes,
aud there n not more charmngly accomplished giri
be found OF American birth III any circle than Mss
Frances Campbell Eames She IL a superb instrument
tabs. IN music, lne ingust and thorough scholar IN
all that women 81 brains devote themselves to for
panson oil thor highest iaculles without being sus-
pecled OF masculiniiy
rng BRIDEGROOM
Mr.. Gordon Cummin Is me second son OF tho late
Sir Alexander Cummin, Iaronei, OF Gordonston, Scot
land, and nephew of the African Lion Hunter Cumfnn
he is IN his twenty hitn ycar His brother, sir William
His sister is married To William Woughby son VI
Lord Middleton. an Englisn peer. she IS poctess.
HIS mother Lady CummB, is residing on the family
estates ~ uoIeohtoh Tue groom eeci was porn ~
Aitzer, and ciucated at Zion The family IL the "ed
Comyn" stock, descended Iron that loyal nobemnn, SIR
yohn tummin who was sGspecedo treachery BY ROBBERY
bruce, IN the conspiracy with other Sco'tisl mobiles
against Edward First OF England ana assassnatcd
~ he WAS passing through the eioisters Of the Grey
Friars, after the dissolution of the assembly which
they had promised allegiance TO the KING SIR Thomas
kirkpairIc. ouc oi Brace's friends asking him
alter III the traitor was SIAM"
II believe 50, " replied Bruce
''And ~ that matter 20 DO left to coEjecurc?s i
criec Kirk patric. IL wall secure hlm.u
Upon which hc drew bis dugg ger, ran To Cummin and
stabbed him the heart TINS deed al Bruce and his
associates, justly condemned by our present age was
regarded by that said Hume effort Of manly vigor
and Just policy lhe family ol kirkpWtric took Tor
the crest OF their arms, which thcy sta wear, napd
bloody dagger, aud chose for their these
woras, II van secure hum, the expression employed
by their ancestor when he performed that violent
action.
THEY MET nv CHANCE
kull af sar a nly "a AMI low nf Mr.
Gordon CuuImin came 10 tho United states in 1872,
where he first met with Miss Eames, at a party IN
Washington, aud surrendered nj 10 charms.
She haa but Just appeared in society, lovely
budding gir Of seventeen, With ricn blue eyes
auisita set vi teeth, wavy brown hair,
Tess cuils, and line eyebrows Her voice Is musical,
manners bewlichngly sweet, and conversation intel