Evening star., 1895-06-17
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Rumors of International Weddings Come
Closer Now.
Many Leaving Town These Days for
Summer Travcls-PersonaI
Mention.

Several International. engagements are
being freely talked about in society, and if
they only hold in strength and force until
the first frosts of the late fall, the we'd
dings will be events of considerable pass
ing interest. The disposition to enter into
marriages with foreigners seems to be de-
cidedly on the increase. The most singular
part of it, so far as Washington girls are
concerned is that the acquisition of a title
in the bargain has little to do with it. OF
the five engagements now known to exist,
and likely to culrlInate in ma atrimony, only
one of the fortunate men has a handle to
his name or a coronet to offer. The other
four, who, keeping up with the march of
nations, will be satisfied only with Ameri-
can wives, are attaches of various legations
and notably those from Spanish-speaking
countries. The course of true love in each
of these cases has met with the proverbial
obstacles, ard the quantity of good advice
which is being showered on these couples.
and incidentally 1t may be remarked, abso-
lutely wasted, is simply prodigious.
The general public has in neither instance
leen let into the secret OF these engage
ments for many ard various reasons, but
the chief one would appear to be that the
high principals themselves are willing to
agree that the stand they have taken is
open to argument. The why's and where
fcres of the story of these couriships, some
OF which have been so rapid as to be taken
no thought of wha and some others
SO slow and deliberate that any one might
suppose every possible poRt has been well
discussed, would make most interesting
reading, especially at this time, when real
thrilling events are few and far between
The situation at present is such that So
ciety is beginning to separate for the sum-
mer with less idea than usual of whether
several of the diplomats will have achieved
matrimony before they meet again at a )
o'clock tea or whether the dear girls will
be still open to proposals, foreign or home
tht-t,,
fiutters from which they have been suffer-
ing for the last three months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Covarrubias and family
went yesterday to New London. Conn,
where the early summer will be spent.
The French ambassador and Mrs. Pate
rotre sailed for France on Saturday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Barney and daugh-
ters will summer at Bar Harbor. Mr.. Bar
Eey ard the youngest daughter came back
from Europe last week.
Mrs. Aurelia Hadiey Mohl of the Hous-
ton TexD Post is the guest for few days
of Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Elliott Tracy, Ills
Corcoran street Mrs. Mohi is on her way
home from Philadelphia, where she has
been attending the convention of the In
ternational League of Press Clubs as dele
gate from the Texas Woman's Press Asso-
citation.
Miss Maggie l. Depue who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Walter G. Gleason.
has returned to her home.
Mrs NJ. E. Beale has rented a cottage
at Newport.
Mrs ]. N. Ecr aparte is at Newport.
Lord Cough of the Ell glish legation is
at Newport.
Pierre Botkine of the Russian legation is
at Lenox. the guest Of Anson Phelps
Stokes. Mr. Botkine will remain at Lenox
through the summer.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris and her son.
Algernon Sartoris, arrived Thursday at
Hot Springs, Va, and are occupying one
of the cottages.
Mrs. Calvin S. Brice and the Misses
Brice are at Hot Springs. Va.
Admiral ard Mrs. Upshur will leave
Chevy Chase Inn in day or two for Bar
Harbor.
A very pleasant wedding took place at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Behr-
ems last week. Miss Bertha Behrens and
Mr.. Thos. Judge were married, and one
hundred guests were entertained at BAN
quet, after which the bridal party left for
New York. A number of very handsome
silver presents were received.
Mrs. ]. A. Hampton of Glenbourne
Round Hill, Loudoun county. Va. is visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. John sheehan. l+o9
Rhode Island avenue northwest. where she
will be pleased to see her friends on Tues
day and Wednesday.
At the marriage tomorrow of Miss Ethel
Purcell and Mr.. Walter S. Hutchins at the
Church of ST. Michael and All Angels at
noon the maid of honor wiH be Miss Caro-
line Porter granddaughter of Admiral Por-
ter and the best man Mr.. Lee Hutchins,
brother of the bridegroom. The ushers will
be Mr.. Robert Fletcher Rogers and Mr.
Frederic r. Coffin of New York. Mr.. Robert
Keeling of Baltimore and Mr.. Bourke Scott
Of Washington. Miss Purcell is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. James j. Purcell of Washington
and granddaughter of the late Gen. Joseph
A. Haskin, L. S. A. The bride will be given
away by Capt. Crosby, p. Miller L. S. A,
and the ceremony will be performed by the
Rev. Clarence Bispham.
At the marrige of Miss Trenholm and
Capt John G. Capers at the Church of the
Ascension tomorrow at noon the ushers
will be Mr.. Frank Trenholm of New York,
Mr.. Thomas F. Brantley of South Caro-
lima, Mr.. Samuel A. Putnam of Alabama,
Henry NJ. Sale, DIR. Belt and Mr.. Harry
Clapp. Miss Josephine Trenholm will be
maid of honor. and the bride will be es-
corted by her brother. Mr.. W. Dessansure
Trenholm of Brooklyn. Mr.. Walter B.
Capers of South Carolina will be best man.
No reception will follow the ceremony, ow-
Ing to the recent death in the brides fam
lily. The couple will go north for wedding
trip.