The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-10
To Become the Wife of Charles w.
Wetrnore of New York.
Ero,, the PbilndeInhin Prsss


Wetroore of New York.
From the Philadelphia Press
New YORK, Sept. 23.-An evening paper
says that Miss Elizabeth Bisland. who ar
arriveion the steamship City of New York,
to-day, is engaged to be married to Lawyer
Charles w. Wetmore Of this city.
Miss Bisland has been abroad since May,
1890, and during that time has been en-
Toying round of sightseeing and enter
tainment by English friends.
While coming through the Suez canal on
her trip about the world, Miss Bisland met
Sir Frederick and Lady Broome, who after
ward became warm friends. aad whose
guest she was during the last London social
season. She has written, besides the maga>
zine letters which have been sent regularly
to New, in collaboration with the novelist,
Rhoda Broughton, play called "A Bach
elor Indeed"
A few weeks before Miss Bisland left
EngIaud for home she became engaged, but
to an American who went over from this
city to obtain ner consent to this engage
ment. He is q man well known among
business men in New York. Charles W.
Wetmore, junior member of the law firm
of Barlow q Wetmore, No. 80 Wall str Get.
Mr.. Wetmore is SO years old. He was
born in OHIO and came TO New York to live
in 1880. He is a partner of Gen. Francis {.
Barlow. and is counsel for several large
commercial concerns. Mr.. Wetmore is an
enthusiastic yachtsman, and is a member of
the Seawanhaka Yacht Club, in whose
house, at No. Z East Thirty-second street,
he has lived. He is not fond Of society, but
is admired by all with whom he comes in
contact, socially or in business.
Mr.. Wetmore and Miss Bislsnd first met
boi rriva-1 NJ q country club IN Long
Island before she left for her European trip,
and deep admiration for each other sprang
M between them. The engagement was not
made, however, till few weeks ago.
No arrangements have yet been made for
the vedding, though it will occur during
the first week in October. Both Mr.. Wet
more aud Miss Bisland are averse to any
publicity and osrentatlou, and 1t Is thought
that thu wedding party and guests will
number less than dozen.
The bride and groom will 60 upon no
wedding trip, but will take up their home
Immediately at No East Sixteenth street
Mis- Bisland was born at Camp Bisland,
Fairfax plautation, ON the Teehe, near New
Orleans. Her family, one Of the Oldest in
the south, lost its entire property while she
was child, and several years ago Miss Bis
land started out to gain her own livelihood
and ASSIST neI AatuAs - "'NH6 - 80
press. She did considerable work for the
New Orleans Times-D Democrat, and later
became literary editor Of that paper; Later
she came TO this city. and while literary
editor OF the Cosmopolitan Magazine un-
dertook her famous journey across the 800
degrees OF longitude.
II is probable that Miss Bisland viii not
wholly forsake the literary field, for she
AYERS that its pursuits are an intense pleas
ure 60 her as well as business occupation.
She Is woman OF fine intellect ana great
refinement. A younger sister Is one OF the
editors Of the Illustrated American, and
with her another sister - hFing- Inc
mother and Tie youngest daughter are 10
the south. but VIII soon come north 70 at
tend tbs wedding.