The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-05
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| Hf ANtWDOlL v LSOEEtspOudtuO VI tiIC ibps-
ton Sunday Herald has this TO say of the
Gammells of this city, apropos the mar
| riage OF Miss Helen Gammell TO Arthur
Herbert, of the British diplomatic ser
vice, on the 18th: "Miss Gammell ls
mother. the widow of the late Prof. Will
| liam Gammell OF Providence, was the
only daughter and heir of the late Rob
ert III. Ives, who. with his partner. Jonn
| Carter Brown, forming the celebrated
| house of Brown & Ives, "downed'' the
| Spragues and controlled the state for half
century in social, financial ana politi-
| cal matters. Mrs Gammell is acknow-
LEGGED to be the richest woman in
America, and she owns two of the finest
estates on the cliffs, beside her big house
in Providence. Mr.. Herbert has no
money to speak of; he is not handsome,
ana is much older than the charming
heiress he will wed in the church ana
faith OF his choice on Dec. IA. Tue Gam
mells have always given literally TO the
Episcopal church, n fact, they have sup
ported clergymen all over this and other
states, and have even built churches to
show their loyalty to the church OF their
fathers. Miss Gammell has unconscious
ly caused big sensation, but she is de-
termined to wed the man of her choice,
even II she has to espouse his religion.
She is prominent member OF the -Four
Hundred" She has always been a fa-
vorite within its gildrd circle. and no
later than this week she appeared as a
bridesmaid for her friend, Miss Whipple,
who married Benjamin Weaver Miss
WhipLle and Miss Gammell were CO.
workers in Emmanuel Episcopal Church,
in which the Gammeils have always
taken deep Interest. so much so that
they have given the Sunday school pic
MICS every year, aud they have materially
added to the receipts OF its treasury"
The engagement has been announced
here of Miss Mary b., daughter of the
late George A. Weaver OF Newport, TO
Henry U. Case of WestfielG, Mass.
Mrs. Fred w. Vanderbilt has given
$500 to the building committee of the
First Presbyterian church OF Newport.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 5. Lawton of New
port. will sail for Europe. next Wed nes-
they will make an extended tour of the
continent
Dainty invitations have been issued an-
nouncing the marriage reception OF Miss
Fina Eta, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Isaac L. Richards aud niece of Mr.. George
of the Nicholson File Com
pany, aud George Carpenter Arnold, Oh
Wedne lay, Dec. ii, from Z to o O'clock.
Inc marriage ceremony and reception
will be held in the new Richards resi-
dence on Beaufort street.
The Boston Herald remarks, "It is said |
one of the few solo dances OF the pageant |
of the year will be given by George L. |
Langdon of the Cadets, whose French |
dance in conjunction with Malcolm |
Greene was so marked a feature of 1892 ,"
Mr.. Langdon is a brother Of Prof Lang /
don OF Brown University, and brother |
OF W. {. Langdon, j., also an instructor |
nc that college aud the author of Cupid, |
'96," and "Merry Mount" (music by n. |
b. Sprague), written for tne Cadets of |
Boston and which will probably be their |
next production.
Among the subscribers TO the Jordan |
Bonner Matinee Musicales, are Col. Will |
liam Goddard. Il. Il. /. Goddard, ex-Gov.
ii. w Ladd, Marsden j. Perry, Walter
son. Miss w A. Gadding, f.. Baxter, Jr..
Miss Il. r. Matteson, Miss Francis Hop |
piu, Miss Abbie r. Lippett. Mrs. Charles
5teadman Mrs r. &. Noon, Miss Louisa
ID. Sharp, Miss Corliss, Robert III. |. |
Gammell, William Grosvenor, w. B. W.
hallett.
Tomorrow evening the second series OF
Tracadero dances will be lnaugurated.
The younger set including this seasons
iebutants have been eagerly look ing for /
ward TO these dances OF which there will /
De four unaer the management OF Living.
stone Ham.
Col. and Mrs. Isaac l.. Goff are In New
York on pleasure trip.
Henri Faucher will be rendered n re-.
,eption by hls friends on the evening of
Dec. $, complimentary To his return from
Europe.