Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28


and Mrs. j. r. Collett, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. H.
Patterson, Mrs. s. A. Patterson, Mrs. S.
Grinsted, Mrs. F. Hyce and May Coliett of
louisiana, Messrs. E. w. Ellis. Chas. w.
Grinsted, Halbert w. Chapel, Harry F.
Patterson, Will H. Gibson Misses Louise
and May Seville, Laura Grinsted and Bessie
Harley.
Miss Alice Howell, assisted by her sister,
Mrs. Jennie Miller, will on Tuesday next
give an afternoon tea at her residence, 22O6
pennsylvania avenue, in honor Of Maj.
Samuel Howell. who has just returned from
sn extensive tour through the west.
Mr.. David Sommers, formerly of West
Washington, D. c., and Miss Nettie Bachar-
ach OF Philadelphia, Pa, were married or
Thursday, the 26th instant, at Mercantile
Hall, Philadelphia, and will be on Tuesday
next at the groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Sommers, 3O3S NJ street, on their bridal
trip.
Dr. and Mrs. J. Wesley Bovee have return
ed from a pleasant trip to the Atlanta ex-
position.
Prof. and Mrs. Harry King have cards out
for tea Monday, December 30. from 4
until o'clock, at which they will introduce
their daughter. Miss Mabel Belden King.
Misses Ethelwyn B. Hall and Beth Ed
ridge are visiting the Misses Elmer of Bal
timore.
Thursday, the Goth instant, Mrs. E. D. E.
N. Southworth reached the end of her sew
enty-sixth year Although not strong. her
health is good as at any time during the
past five years. The day was spent quietly
with her family and some intimate friends
who called, bearing fruit and flowers.
In this joyous holiday season, when So
cial entertainments are too numerous to
keep track. of and elegantly engraved in
vitations to various select gatherings are
1oat1ng through the mails, it is curious
to revert to the old times of even ante
Jefersonian simplicity and observe the
plain style in which the Invitations for
ia1 ff,t, III.
then given. Representative Acheson of
Pennsylvania has among his interesting
collection Of, old letters and papers an in
yitatlon addressed to his grandfather to
dine with President Washington. 1t is
written in business hand on plain sheet
OF old-fashioned paper, lengthwise across
the fourth page thereof, and reads fol-
lows:
Mr.. Acheson is requested to Dine with
the President on Thursday, the 23d inst,
at o'clock precisely.
Feby. 18th, 1897
Across the center of the first page of the
sheet the invitation is addressed to David
Acheson, esqr. AT the time this was writ
ten President Washington was serving the
last month of his second term Mr.. Ache
son was leading merchant of PhiladeI-
pnia, owning branch stores in several new
towns beyond the Alleghanies and in the
Mississippi valley. He was also a prom
lnent member of the PENNSYLVANIA legis-
lature.
1t appears from this invitation that the
hour for dining century ago at the Ex-
ecutiVe Mansion was somewhat earlier
than at present At that time. however,
Philadelphia was the seat of government,
and probably the customs of the Quaker
city were supreme.
Mrs Mabel Elizabeth Wright was mar
ried to Count Bella Itchy at ST. Stephens
Catholic Church. New York, on Thursday
afternoon. Both are well known here
When she was Mrs. Fernando Yznaga and
after she had separated from her husband
gossip connected the name of the beauti-
full American woman with that of the
Hungarian count. The latter made no
secret Of his devotion, and after while
openly acknowledged that, as Mrs.
Yznaga could obtain divorce, she would
become the Countess Itchy.
About the time Count Itchy first began to
let his friends know what they might eX-
pect. Mrs YZnaga took up her residence in
Yankton, S. D., and as soon afterward as
possible she filed an application for divorce.
When the decree was granted and by de-
cree of the court she became Mrs. Wright,
she professed the Roman Catholic faith,
but the church would not sanction a sec
ond marriage until an investigation had
been made into the previous marriage.
The investigation, it is said, extended over
several months, and she was married to
Count Itchy with the sanction of the
archbishop.
The bride and bridegroom drove up to the
10Th street entrance to the church at
O'Clock Thursday afternoon. They had come
has been living since she returned from Da-
kota. In the church a half dozen friends
were waiting for them, among them the
father of the bride, George Curtis Wright,
and John Leonhardi, the Austrian consul.
The marriage was performed by the Rev.
Father Charles II. Cotton. pastor of the
church. The bride wore a gown of gray
peau de Sole, trimmed with gray chiffon, a
small gray hat with blue aigrettes, and
white glace kid gloves. She carried prayer
book. Count Itchy wore dark gray frock
suit and gray gloves.
The count and countess will remain in
New York, it is said. for about a week, when
they will sail for Italy. Their permanent
home will be in Buda Pesth.
Before Archbishop Corrigan would sane
ton the marriage. the defender of the mar
riase bond of the diocese, the Rev. DIR. John
McGuirk of st. Paul's Church in East 111th
street, made a careful investigation of the
former marriage of Countess Itchy. He re-
ported that, according to the canons of the
Catholic Church, Mabel Elizabeth Wright
and Fernando YZnaga We're never married,
for two reasons: FIRST, because Yznaga was
a divorced man when he married Miss
Wright; and second, because she had never
been baptized, although Yznaga had. Con-
sequently Mrs. Wright was at liberty to
marry.
Miss Helen Robinson, daughter of Con-
gresham John B. Robinson last evening
delightfully."- entertained twenty of her
friends at box party. After greatly en-
joying ''Trilby" tney returned to Miss Rob-
insons home, 11oS Rhode Island avenue,
where an elegant supper was served The
young people were chaperoned by Mrs.
Robinson, and the guests We're as follows:
Misses Roxy Corles, Emily Kemp, Mabel
Hume, Helen johnson, Elsie Curtis, Enrol
Brown, Annie Early, Bessie White and
Messrs. Karl Howell, Eiroy Curtis, Jack
O'Reilly, Stirling Brown. Henry Lay, Dun
lop Owens, Russell Train, Preston Gibson,
Cutbert Brown and Bard Hopkins.
Miss June Mckinley of Atlanta. Ca, is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Gov Sims at her
residence, No. 1I19 K street northwest
Miss Mckinley is well known in Atlanta
society and in the literary circles OF that
city.
Miss j. E. Roberts has returned home
to Baltimore city from visit to Mrs. A.
T. Bond 419 b street southeast
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