The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-01
SEASON ENGAGEMENTS.
MATRIMONIAL MATCHES THAT
HAVE BEEN ARRANGED THIS
SUMMER.

SUMMER.
Notable Betrothals by Mountain and
seashore - The Coming Caldwell
Murat Nuptials- Rmmons Blaine and
Miss Observation-Disclosures son to
Marry - jennie ChambsrlaiR and
Captain Leland-A Band OF Happy
Brides to Be Led TO the Altar In
November.
(CoprriqhtedA
NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.-The little arrow
bearing god has besn exceedingly busy this
summer, and his shafts have been making
sad havoc in the susceptible bo-oms OF the
bellies and beaux at the seaside and in the
mountains. Not a few famous beauties
have fallen under his merciless archery,
and more than one millionairess has struck
her flag and surrendered at discretion to
the little fellow, who ranks bright eyes and
dimpled cheeks far above money-bagS 1t
Is a fortunate thing for American girls
that there is yet allowed TO lingsr q trace OF
the old-time romance and sentiment in the
making Of betrothals We havs not yes
become so civilized as to prefer the cold, for
NAL and utterly unimpassioncd marriage de
cOnUendnce, 50 common abroad, to tbs spon-
famous union of hearts and hands Indeed, is
may be said that while the arrow-bearer Is
practically barred out from good society in
the old world, and thus forced to connne
his craftsmanship TO the humber folks,
here he roams free and uutramueled, like
the buffalo on his native heath. But like
the buffalo, even here he is bsing gradually
circumscrihed and driven to closer quarters
Perhaps the day may come when American
parents and guardians, like those of Europe,
will regard him as a nuisance, and compel
our young men and maidens TO repress the
| Tutoring trlfles they call hearts, and marry
| for money and position alone.
Matchmaking mammas and chaperons
have had more than the usual amount of
work and worry during the season now
| closing. Between the last two weeks In
| June, when the wedding bells cease to ring
and the first week in November, is the time
| when the little god is busiest, and when
| almost all tho engagements in high life are
| made and announced. From nearly all the
| fashionable resorts comes the complaint of
| a lack of eligible young men. At New
| port, where, strange to say, there is usually
an ominous dearth OF really pretty girls,
this year there has been an abundance Of
| lONcl1 CIbdbuIbh, WIN hWluliy TlCl DdDSS
| and high-bred, ambitious mammas. But
| the men came not, and like band of
| Marianas, the girls cease not to mourn the
absence of the eligibles day and night. At
| Saratoga, the summer has been exceed
| ingly brilliant, but even tbs attractions OF
the bevies of beauties who daily visit the
| the springs and display the most charming
| toilets as they drive about the shady roads
or up the path to Mount McGregor, have
NnfIl l,-s,,
anything like an adequate number
of the other sex. Consequently,
| many of the parties have been rather
slow, and the dances have dragged for
| the lack OF sufficient partners At Bar
harbor, where one Of toe attractions has
been a son Of the poet Longfsllow, who
read to the ladies on the piazzas; at
| Cape May, Atlantic City, and even at gay
Narragansett Pier, the abundance Of femi-
nine loyeliness has been made all the more
marked by the absence of the
| lords of creation. AT Rich
| field Springs, one of the most select resorts
| in this state, many OF the dances have been
| 50 SHINY attended by gentlemen that they
| have been great disappointment. 1t has
been no unusual thing to see ladies Waiting
| with each other "a partners-at some Of the
hotel hops, at least.
s., while Long Branch, White Sulphur
L OOlaHttio Illus, duu
| places have all had their season Of gayetv
the great question Of the hour among maids
and matrons alike has been: "Whsre are
the menw 1t would appear that the aver
| age American young man, or q goodly
! proportion Of him, at least, is gradual y
| undergoing u change OF ideas with respect
| to midsummer recreation Not that he
loves feminine society the less, but that he
| likes personal freedom the more. There.
| hn oil b nc az Of Ia
| side and mountain caravansaries, and
| makes a bee line for the Adirondacks, the
Berkshire Hills, the Catskllls, or for some
other nook where he can On joy, unrestrained
by the strict dictum of fashion, the ease
and freedom in dress and action he desires
He loves, more and more tho free life of
The mountain, not in dress suit, on a
| crowded hotel piazza, but in a flannel shirt
and at some cabin where he can rough it,
ard release the nomad Instinct which crops
out in every man al a certain season Of the
year.
Yet, despite all these drawbacks 10 social
| gayety, tho season has been a most success.
full one in the matrimonial sense. Many
| brilliant matches have been made, and the
number of lovely young girls who have
| given their consent to wear orange blossoms
| OF bridehood at the altar, next November,
| is even larger than usual.
1
| engagements is that Of Miss Gwendolen
| Cald we'll, the elder Of the famous family OF
| millionaire sisters, to Prince Murat. The
| announcement of the betrothal was received
! in this city some time ago, by Eu-
| gene Kelly, the banker, AID Charles NJ.
| Fry, the guardians of the lady. VINO cabled
| it from Paris herself. The news was some
| thing of a surprise, and it was consider ed
| strange that she should have wired for
| approval OF the match. since she is OF
| age and at liberty to choose husband for
| herself; but it was probably done in defer
| ence to the French law, which requires
that the consent Of guardian shall be &C.
| cured where the ward is foreigner by
birth and residence. They arc seemingly a
| trifie more careful about such things in
| France than we are on TINS side Of the
| Atlantic. Miss Caldwell is million
airess in her own right For many years
| she and her sister Linda-who is now with
| her in Paris-were prominent figures in
| society in this city and Baltimore. They
| usually spent the summer at Newport. Her
| mother was a lannon's kentucky belle, and
| was a Miss Breckenridge before her mar
riage to Mr.. Caldwell, who was an English
| man and theatrical manager. The latter
| made large fortune in building gas houses
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