Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-29
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Miss Lowsry is Now the Duchess
d'Arooa
Formal Opening of Marble House
Marked by a Louis XIV Ball.
Personal Notes.

| l<OWery anu luke q ARGOS, spanish minis
ter to Mexico. was solemnized yesterday at
| New London, Conn, first at Mr.. Archibald
Lowery's cottage. where Rev. Thomas P.
Joynt.pastor of st. Marys Catholic Church.
| officiated, and again at the Episcopal
Chapel near by. At the second ceremony
Dr. Alfred Poole Gruit, rector of St. James.
| off1ciated, and the service of the Episcopal
| Church, to which the bride belongs was
| used. So an interna tional romance of near
| ly twenty years standing has received its
| most fitting elimination. The acquaintance
of the couple began when the duke. then
Count Brunetti, was secretary of the Span
| ish legation. Miss Lowery was an ac-
krowledged belle and a charming young
woman. who did not pine for attention,
| because she had plenty Of it, but who
| smiled much encouragement on her
| titled admirer that 1t was soon understood
| he was the favored mortal. With her par
ents Count Brunetti made no advance
| whatever toward securing their consent,
| and even Ills visits to their house, IL not
| entirely forbidden. were certainly not en-
couraged. The young foreigners despair
| when he was obliged to leave the country
| on a new mission without having attained
| his hearts desire was a romantic subject
| of conversation at tina. period. which has
| been many times revived during the past
year. While the fair duchess of today
never wavered in her devotion to her abb
| sent lover she never changed her mind
also in her ultimate hope Of overcoming
| the objections of her parents nor of their
| right to give or refuse consent to her mar
rage.
The last chapter in the romance COM
| menced last spring, when Count Brunette,
| the lover. and Duke D'Arcos, Spanish min
lister to Mexico one and the same person.
again arrived on the scene, and after their
many years of waiting the lovers were re-
| warded by the full consent to their Imme-
diaIe union. The wedding day. set for
June. was postponed by the sickness and
death of the late Mrs. Lowery, who had
| the satisfaction, however, of participating
| final illness began. The next Date set for
| the happy day was anticipated by some
weeks, as 1t was easier at this time for the
| duke to leave his post. After their we'd
| coed to Mexico, but it Is expected thai the
couple will spend most of the coming win
| ter in this city with Mr.. Lowery. Only rel
atives and few intimate friends Witness
ed the ceremony yesterday which decked
the brow of another Washington woman
with ducal coronet
Mrs. Alva Vanderbilt's Louis XVI ball
last night at Marble House, Newport, real
lied all the antlcipations formed in ad-
vance OF 1t. Scores and scores of persons
thought that the engagement of Miss Con-
| suelo to the Duke of Marlborough would
be announced, and that the ball was given
for that purpose. 1t was not so. however
| Mrs. Vanderbilt denied that there was any
engagement to announce.
3.
| famous pink room of Nubian marble finish
The formers gown was of pale green satin,
trimmed with white satin and Spanish
lace. She wore her superb necklace of
the other arm. Miss Consuelo wore white
satin. trimmed with rich white lace, for
merly owned by her grandmother, the late
Mrs Smith Of Mobile. The floral decora-
tons of this palatial home were superb
At the south side of the hall is a large
bronze drinking fountain. surrounded with
an immense beveled plate glass mirror.
With the purpose to make that spot cool
and inviting the basin was filled In with
water plants in full flower. The tall lotus
Of the Nile stood up above the score or
more of pink and white nymphal blossoms.
and the delicate lilac flowers of mass CT
hyecinths. and the tiny fairy lamps. while
all around appeared to swarm a flock CT
humming birds. At one side of the mirror
wa, was a group OF pale pink hollyhocks stand
ing fifteen feet high. Seemingly lowering
around the open flowers were butterflies
and bees. Each of the thirty-five supper
tables held wreath of pink hollyhock
| flowers, tied with pink ribbons. The veran-
da for reclining purposes was decorated
with green bay trees in pyramid forms,
while down on the terrace and lawn were
groups of huge latina palms all lighted I'M
with colored butterfly fairy lamps. There
was general dancing until midnight. and
then the first supper was served. which
was Immediately followed by the co;illion,
which was danced in the gilt drawing room
OFF the hall. 1t is OF Louis XIV style en-
hellished with African marble. R. T. Will
son, jr. led the dancing with Miss Con-
suelo Vanderbilt: The favors cost 5000.
and were especially manufactured in Paris
They were numerous, beautiful and in
great variety, all white and gold There
were hand-painted sachet bags, complete
bagpipes as played by French peasants,
fans. hat boxes. large oars with silver
blades, hand glasses and books
The larger supper was served at am,
when the cotillion was over, and the entire
Al n Th.
open on the cliff side, and during the serv-
ing Of the repast the lawn was kept ablaze
with colored fires. The Gothic room was
thrown open from the drawing room and
BILE features of the Marble House the
Gavit collection of the fourteenth century.
consisting of stones and precious jewels.
The Duke Of Marlborough was present,
as We're all the members of the British
embassy and the Brice family. The duke
was a guest of Mr.. William X. Vanderbilt
yesterday aboard his yacht. who. with
friends, sailed last night to attend the
yacht races in New York harbor.
Mrs. Mccartney, wife of Chief Engineer
Mccartney, has been quite ill for the past
week at the residence of her mother Mrs
James l.. Barbour, on Farragut square, but
is now improving. Mrs. Irwin has returned
from Bedford Springs to be with her
mother and sister, and early next month
will so to Newport to join her hrs band,
Lieut.. Irwin. The Misses Barbour are still
at BEDFORD Springs, chaperoned by friends
and receiving, as usual, no end of atten-
ton. Mr.. Shirley Barbour is with his sis
tiers.
The announcement yesterday of the mar
rage of Miss Adde c. Jordan and Mr.
m E. Horton Monday was a mistake
Mrs H. B. Parker and daughter have re-
turned from the Blue Ridge mountains. and
Miss Parker is now visiting Miss Ray at
Forest Gler. Md
Miss Ray Kaufman of 620 H street north
west has returned from Clarksburg, Md.
Mrs w. H. Griffin and Master Elmer
Griffin are at Front Royal, Va
DR.. and Mrs. Collins of 1125 14th street
northwest have returned.
Miss Marie Lidy Of Waynesboro, Pa, has
returned home after a two months visit to
Miss Oliver Of SO6 21st street.
Miss Annie L. Eiker has returned home
after an extended trip to Waynesboro, Pa.
and the surrounding mountains.
Miss Bessie Z. Cobaugh has returned
from visit to relatives in Winchester, Va.
Miss Bessie Barclay is at home after a
lengthy stay at Hamilton.
Miss Mary Bowling, after a months stay
with the Misses Forbes in Woodville Nd,
has returned.