The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-27

DHTTGYS HHnCJ
is the Count de Sibourg, of an illustrious French
family. His mother is American, and the
Count passed several years of his childhood in
this country. Miss Bailey made her debut in
Paris last winter, where she was one of the
beauties OF the American colony. The mar
riage date has not been set. The wedding will
probably take place in Paris.
Miss Minnie T.. Hibbs, OF this city, and Mr.
Charles Mcclellan, Of Indiana, son OF Represen-
tative Mcclellan, of Indiana, were united in mar
rage on Wednesday evening by Rev. DIR.
Power, of the Garfield Memorial Church. The
ceremony took place at the residence of Mr..
w. b. Hibbs, brother of the bride, on Massa-
chusetts avenue. The floral decorations by
Small were exceedingly artistic and elaborate.
Only the immediate friends of the high con-
tracting parties witnessed the impressive cere-
mony. A handsome supper was served by
lieDner. The newly-married couple are now
making tour Of the various summer resorts,
including visit to Fortress Monroe.
The marriage of the Austrian Archducbess.
Marie Valerie, and the Archduke Francis Sal
Vator, OF Hapsburg Lorraine, will be celebrated
tomorrow in the chapel at lschl. The wedding
Will be very quiet affair, as the health of the
Empress of Austria, mother of the BRIDE is so
precarious. Ever since the death of Crown
Prince Rudolf the Austrian court has been al
most in state of mourning, and no festivities
Will grace the marriage Of the Archduchess.
The Emperor Francis Joseph has refused to al
low his daughter to accept the grants which
the municipal councils all over the empire pro-
posed to present to her. The money will be
given to charitable objects
Newport is all agog over the glory of a visit
from Prince George of Wales, who is to be cre-
ated Duke of Sussex and Inverness on his re-
turn to England next spring. There is great
excitement among the Four Hundred over the
advent of this scion of British ROYALTY, and Mr.
Ward McAllister is organizing picnic of the
very swellest kind in the Princes honor Mr..
McAlllster's plan of subscription reduces the
famous Four Hundred to two hundred and
ility The picnic is to take place at Bayside,
the McAllister farm, on Narragansett Bay.
Madame Romero left the city Tuesday night
for New York, whence she sailed on the Traave
Wednesday for Europe. She will go first to
Carlsbad for the benefit Of the waters and baths
There she will probably remain month, and
will then visit Paris. Miss Janet Richards ac-
companed Madame Romero. Mrs. Menocal
gave up the trip at the last moment as Mr..
Menocal returned from Panama, and will spend
the summer North. Mrs. Menocal and family
are now on the sea-coast near New York, where
they will remain all summer
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Damrosch recently spent
several days in Paris as the guests of Minister
and Mrs. Reid. At dinner given at the en-
bassy in their honor Mrs. Damrosch met some
old-time Washington friends, among them Senior
Mariscal, who was Sehor Romero's predecessor
here as Mexican Minister. Senior Mariscal mar
rled Washington girl nee Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. Damrosch are now in Scotland enjoy
ing the pleasures of the present as well as those
OF memory in second coaching trip with Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie.
On Monday evening Mrs Henry Griswold of
Mount V1ew," Anacostia, gave her husband a
happy surprise party in honor of his birthday
The cool evening was charming, and Mount
View never was more SO. A fine supper of sal
ads and ices was served at 10 o'clock. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Messer Mr.. Clarence
and Mrs. Messer, Miss Janette Messer, Mr.. and
M G. Mr Mr
Hawley, Miss Skinner, Mr.. and Mrs. Geurdrum,
Mr.. Burr, and Mrs. e. L. Sherwood.
Commissioners and Mrs. Robert, accompanied
by their accomplished daughters, Misses Helen
and Corinne, will prove agreeable acquisitions
to Washington society. The young ladies are
quiet, but very attractive, and are greatly ad-
mired. The Commissioner is descended from
one Of the Oldest and weathiest families In
South Carolina. His father manumitted his
slaves and removed to Ohio, from which State
the commissioners was matriculated at West
Point
The engagement of Miss Ann Elizer Morefeet
and Mr.. Edwardo Maurice Tabor is announced.
The wedding will occur at st. Paul's Church on
August b, at high noon There will be no cards
owing to a recent death in the family of the
pride. Miss Morefeet is the granddaughter of
the late Professor Mason, and the sister of the
kev. DR.. Fletcher. Mr.. Edwardo Tabor will
be remembered as the author of the libretto of
the opera "Oolah.''
Miss Belle Armstrong, of n street. was at
Greenbrler, White Sulphur, last week Miss
Armstrong is a granddaughter of Knox Wal
ker, OF Tennessee, who was Secretary of War
during Folks administration. Her mother, as
Miss Maria Walker, was great belle in the
South in the early days of the war. Miss Arm.
strong's father. Gen. Frank Armstrong, was
stepson of Gen. Persifer f. Smith.
Mr.. Il. l. Varnell and wife, of Vermont av-
enue, have been since the 1st instant at Sweet
Springs, Monroe County, w. Va, and are now
at the Warm Sulphur Springs, Bath County,
Va, where they expect to remain during the
month of August, Mr.. Varnell was quite i'll
when he left Washington, but since visiting the
various springs in Virginia he has much i'm
proved.
Mrs X. X. Elliot, who returned from Ger
mantoWn, Philadelphia, to look after her
building interests at Hyattsyile, Nd, where
she has erected three new houses this spring,
will leave next week fer Shenandoah Alum
Springs, Va, to spend some time with the fam
lily OF Mr. Alfred Elliot, OF the War Department.
DR.. z. T. Sewers and Mr.. NJ. NJ. Parker sailed
on Wednesday by the Teutonic. They will
spend the greater part of their time abroad in
Great Britain, and while in Ireland will enioy
several days shooting on the estate of Mai. Ne
Cannon, who visited at Mr.. Parker's in this
city during the eonclave last autumn.
Among the Washington people sojourning at
"Vernon," Round Hill, Va, are Mr.. and Mrs
Moore, Mrs Mayfeld, Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdaniel,
Mrs. w. A, Morsell and family, Mrs Sebring, of
Dakota; Miss Sue Bischoff, Miss Sallie Dalton.
the Misses McWelly, Mr.. Maddern, Mr.. f.
Oliver, and Mr.. PYles
j. B. Archer, DIR. E. p. Evans, Dr. P. ]
Murphy, j. Seward, Mrs M. @. Moore and
family, G, II. Kennedy and family, and F. j.
kieckhoefer of Washington, are among those