The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-01

WEDDINGS IN OFFICIAL LIFE.
WASHINGTON'S SEASON MARKED by
MANY SOCIAL EVENTS.

HansbrOugh of North Dakota Al
so In the Matrimonial Ring - Mrs.
james Hamilton Lewis and Her
Husbnnd-An Amusing Mistake Mt
II Wedding.
Washington, July 20.-People are
saying that the Mckinley regime,
with its shining example of a perfect
marriage in the first family of the land.
is a regular mascot to hymen's altar. AL
| ready scores of engagements in high
places have been announced, and society is
anticipating number of brilliant nup-
tial events in the near future; and with
50 many young and beautiful girls, still
| unattached, in the circle of the republi-
can court what may not be expected in
| the remaining three and a half years of
McKinleyism? The trixy god began his
little game before the present admins
tration was week old, resulting in the
April wedding of Miss Ida Gary, daugh-
ter of the new postmaster general. Close
on the heels of that. came the announce
| mcnt of the engagement of Miss Lillian
Gary, another daughter, to a prominent
New York man. Hardly had this bit of
news been digested, when Secretary of
! War Alger made public the engagement of
his pretty daughter, to Mr.. Pike of Chi
| cage. Dame rumOr has it that the two
! last mentioned affairs will eliminate in
! splendid weddings early next winter, to
| which all the official world, at least, will
be hidden. Secretary Alger has two mar
ried daughters, who are here, off and on,
as the family is never long separated.
The enga cement Of Judge McKenna's
eldest daughter, Miss Isabelle, to Mr..
Peter Donahue Martin, one of San Fran
| cisco'S Wealthiest young men, was an
nounced some weeks ago. Judge and Mrs.
| McKenna have two other daughters,
| Marie and Hilda, and a. son, the eldest of
! the children, who is a lieutenant in the
army and stationed in the west. The Nc
Kenna girls inherit their mothers beauty.
| and Isabelle is the prettiest of the lot.
She graduated from Georgetown con-
| vent %. CO about five years ago, and
| the younger girls are vet in school. Young
| Martin inherited largely from the estate
| of his aunt and adopted mother, Mrs.
Donahue of San Francisco. Among that
| lady'S numerous charitable requests, was
| one of S700,00 to provide for new or
phan asylum and kindergarten.
A few weeks ago an engagement of
| more than usual interest in high life at
the capital was announced, that of Hon.
| Hugh Reid Belknap son of the late Gen.
| w. w. Belknap, who was Grants Secre-
daughter of Representative Steele of Ma
rion, Ind The father of the bride-elect
is serving his fifth term in congress-, and
! is prominent member of the ways and
means committee He was the first gov
ernor of Oklahoma, and now represents
the Eleventh district of Indiana. The
| Steele family resides at the Ebbitt house,
during sessions of congress, and Miss
! Meta is extremely popular I'm Washington
society She is very beautiful girl, tall
! and stately, with a wealth of golden hair
! which she arranges with classic simplicity
| brushed loosely back from her forehead
and coed in a Clytic knot. Miss Steele
received the finishing touches of her edu-
! cation in a fashionable young ladys semi
nary, and among her many accomplish
ments is that of being a fine musician
She is also an amateur artist of no mean
| merit, and a clever converse tionalist, with
striking individuality and sweet. unaffect-
ed manner. Mr.. Hugh Belknap is a mem
! Der of congress, now serving his second
term. He is a great club man and society
favorite, and has been known as the hand
| soonest bachelor in the House-of the
blonde type, like his late distinguished
father. He represents the Third congress
sional district of Chicago, having recently
| been reelected. His childhood days were
passed in Washington, and when ne re-
| turned to the capital city in an official
| capacity, after several years absence, he
| fathers old friends, who had known the
young congressman himself only as a mis-
| chievous boy. The marriage will take
place early in September; and when
young Mr.. and Mrs. Belknap arrive in
| Washington after the conventional tour"
ii is safe to say that they will take the
prominent place in society which by right
| belongs to both of them. Miss
Alice Belknap, whose romantic engage
ment TO a young gentleman who is now
In Japan, an attache of the United States
| legation, was announced few weeks ago
is a half sister of the Hon. Hugh, her
mother having been Gen. Beknap's sec
! ond wife. She is lovely girl, also of the
| blonde type, and one of the best known
in ca 9ital society.
A rather surprising nuptial event, TO be
| celebrated In the near future, has just
been heralded, in the engagement Of Miss
Chapman-another Washington belle-to
Senator Henry c. Hansbrough OF Devils
Lake, ~ d. The senator is a widower.
just 80 years Old whose wife has been
dead about two years. II is said that he
was introduced to Miss Chapman since
| the McKinleys came in, and engaged"
| after six weeks acquaintance. The we'd
ding will take place in New York Aug 20.
Yet another marriage which has set
| resident society agog took place in this
| city to-day, when Mrs. Lila o. Marshal,
a very handsome widow and member OF
! prominent washington idfnlly, became
the wife of Col William A. Dckey Of
louisiana who was lately confirmed as
consul at Callao Peru. Immediately after
the wedding ceremony Col. and Mrs. Dick
! ey started for the far-off post, going via
Panama--in spite OF yellow fever, which
Is said 10 be now raging on the isthmus.
! AS Callao is a dirty little Peruvian port,
and Lima-Pizarro's proud "City OF tho
/ Three Kings"-only six miles inland and
connected by rail, they will probably re-
side In the latter place, although the con-
/ sular Office must remain in Calao.
Among the most attractive brides In
last winters congressional coterie was
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis. wife OF the
new representative from the state ~
/ washington She II a tall and stylish
brunette. young, beautiful. talented and
not yet married a year She was Miss
Rose Lawton Douglass--a flower OF the
typical r. r. VS., her ancestors being or
the old Virginia stock, although the pa
! terna home II now near Savannah. Ca.
! She Is a college graduate, an accomplish
/ ed musician paints well and has already