New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-14
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is to take place March e. in Easter week, will
wedding at the home of the brides parents in Phil
adelpha. where the ceremony Will be performed by
the Roman Catholic Church. uniting Roman Gath
ole and spe he S fa 6sng of the
| Contrary to general impression there VIII be no
n 3Sr @ % S S eom to FP
| and take up their residence at the Embassy. 1t
here RE hs5 se Of Se his
ment While they knew Of his acquaintance with
Ms se soce nsy y M
and quite taken aback By the announcement
bassador was not reassuring One OF them after
"He asked me to come upstairs, where we were
alone | couldn't imagine what the matter. he
looked - solemn thought something serious h nG
or what II was his mind that troubled him.
When he tod me ana saw mat til Il was 9ny tn nat
eved We are all very much pleased. know
Miss Elverson. and in fact am pretty sure that
house where they met for the first time. about a
a CUES, OF Mrs. Mason She Is charming woman
and an unusually fine musician PLAYING the piano
man. especially French. perfectly. We think aIr.
ratenotre lucky fellow He Is nauray Of a
dark side. Miss Eiverson is sensible. cheerful and
accomplished-not gay. but society woman in its
You how unexpected # was to us. Mr.. Depret Third
Secretary. was to sail for France next week n
leave of absence. OF course he won't go till
after the wedding"
Id nd SgS b as 5TGany 2 ssTca is 59TyG
years. He is OF medium height, dark eyes and dark
hair. just touched with gray and strong earnest
the diplomatic corps. and unlike the typical French
man. has quiet serious manner. MSS Eiyerson Is
eyes. While not strictly beautiful. her brow and
expression give her sweet, sympathetic and at
The marriage of the Ambassador of France viii
add one more 20 the number 81 American women
in the diplomatic corps. making four at the present
time, three Of them from Philadelphia The wife
Miss Allen. of Philadelphia Madame Guzman wife
adelphia Madame Mendonca wife Of the Minister
Of Brazil. is a native of Maine.
MR. WHITES COMING MARRIAGE
The French Embassy is in the admiral
Porter house." in HIST. In It's day this was one
of the fine houses In Washington. But the house
has had its day. and the modern palaces in the
West End have left it far behind in the comfort Of
convenience and the luxury Of splendor. Though
not cheerful sunny house, it has retained some
tnns OF o'd-time stateliness which gives it inter
what barely furnished rooms Of a rented house the
things I'm tapestries pictures and antique bric-a-
with tapestries from tho French exhibit at the
Columbian Exposition. presented by the French
Government. and many superb pieces Of porce-
from the Exposition. II IS not unlikely that the
French Government will soon purchase residence
for the Embassy. THAT would be just Patenotre's
luck" said of the French secretaries the other
day We told him, now that he Is going to be
married. the next streak Of luck would be a house
to live In. and the Government would buy it, Great
Britain, Germany, Mexico. Japan and Corea own
Government residences at Washington.
The engagement OF Senator White. the new JUS
tice of the Supreme Court, who donned his judicial
robes for the first time today and Mrs. Kent
widow OF Linden Kent. the well-known lawyer OF
Washington. Is OF special interest to Senate and
circles. Mr. White IL bachelor Of fOrty-nine
well preserved as 10 look several years younger
Mrs. Kent is handsome woman of thrty-eight
who was Miss Montgomery. Of Louisiana. and
sister of Mrs. Gibson wife of the late Senator Glib
son. OF that STATE. The courtshp of Senator White
and Mrs. Kent, while extremely quiet, could hardly
be unobserVed by their intimate friends. that the
engagement : much of surprise in Of
fetal circles. At least II lacked the 'bomblike'
quality attributed to VI. Patenotre's announcement
Of his engagement. Though the date OF the we'd
ding OF Mr.. White and Mrs. Kent is not yet
named. 1t is understood that it will be an Easter
wedding. The fact that IL is not of international
character makes it n trhe less interesting to the
public that the Patenotre- Elverson marriage.