The times., 1898-09-18
THE SOCIAL CALENDAR
Wedding Tomorrow of Miss
Davis and Mr.. Lee.
WANDERERS COMING BACK
Fashion FOrecasters Agree That the
Autumn VIII Be Unusually Gay.
But 1t Seems Difficult TO Realize
just Yet-The Presidents Vacation
Notes of Personal Interest.

nut IL seems Dffhcuit to Realize
just Yet-The Presidents Vacation
Notes of Personal Interest.
The first of the notable weddings ar
ranged for the early Autumn will be SOL
emnized tomorrow, when Miss Grace
Davis. the daughter of former Senator
and Mrs. Davis, will become the wife of
Mr.. arthur Lee, of Richmond and New
York.
The ceremony will be performed by Rev.
DR.. Hoge, of Richmond, In the Davis
Memorial Church, erected by the ex-
senator in honor of his parents, and will
be followed by a reception to kinfolks
and warm personal friends at Grace
land the mountain home of the family
in Elkins w. Va.
The beautiful home is filled with guests
who have gathered for the wedding fes-
tivities, among them being the governor
of Pennsylvania and Mrs. Hastings; Mr..
Dull, the secretary of the State of Penn
sylvania, and Mrs. Dull, and the former
governor of Maryland and Mrs. Jackson,
together with his daughter and a bevy
of girl friends of the handsome bride
to-be.
The President and Mrs Mckinley will
leave for the West about the middle OF
October to attend the Omaha Exposition,
and as they will also be present at as
many of the local peace jubilees through
that country as possible, their outing
promises to be rather an extended one,
and one that viii doubtless be greatly en-
joyed by them after their protracted stay
in the city during the Summer months.
Nine. Bonaparte has postponed her de-
parture for Europe until next month. She
has decided to pass the Winter with her
daughter, Countess de Moltke-Huefeldt.
in the south of France.
Gen and Mrs Rochester will not re-
turn to their residence on Eighteenth
Street until late next month, remaining
meantime at Vineyard Haven, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs Horace Walters will
spend the remaining days of September
in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The solemnity and Importance that US
charming daughters. Miss Annie and
Miss Louise. has made Washington his
home for some eight Winters, died sud-
denlN AT Lake ldSt @Sth ne
had recently purchased a fine residence
here, No. 1913 Massachusetts Avenue,
making extensive additions to IL, intend
ing to occupy 1t this coming season. His
loss will be deeply felt as ne was a man
of many friends generous and warm
hearted devoted husband and father
His beautiful and costly residence at
Saratoga, \. Y, The Gables has been
the scene of noted hospitality for years.
n. Y, his wife. who died some time ago,
being daughter of the Hon. George
Vail. of Troy. and an aunt OF Mrs. n.
S. Lincoln, of this city.
Linden Lodge, the Summer home of the
Letters, on Geneva Lake, Mimi, will
shortly be closed, as the entire family
is coming East week or ten days be-
fore the launching of the battleship IL
linois, which will take place at Newport
News October 4. 1t is possible that Mr..
and Mrs. Letter Will make short visit
10 their Washington home, on Dupont
Circle before that date. A prominent
member of the w. c. It. L. said recently
in refernce 10 the petition sent to Miss
Letter, urging her TO christen the ship
with water instead of wine that while
no definite announcement had been made
al yet as TO the young ladys choice, that
Tie was almost certain lDd[
as the decision was TO rest with Gov.
Tanner, the beverage will be champagne.
The impression that 1t has never been
given TO any American lady until now to
play such part in the British empire
as has fallen 10 the lot of Mrs. George
n. Curzon has been corrected in an
article in the New Orleans Plcayune and
some interesting facts given concerning
II
which are as follows:
THE marquis of Wellesley elder
brother of the great duke of Wellington,
was not only one of the most celebrated
of all the British rulers of India, but like
wise served two separate terms as vicer-
oy of Ireland. His consort was an Amer
ican lady, one of the three beautiful
daughters of Richard Cation, of Philadel-
phia, and granddaughter of Charles Car
roll, of Carrollton, signer of the declara-
ton of independence.
This American marchioness of Welles-
ley who thus figured not once, but sew
eral times as vicerine, was twice married
her first husband having been Robert
Patterson, of Baltimore, whose sister,
Elizabeth, was the first wife of Jerome
Bonaparte king of Westphalia, and foun-
der of the American line of Bonapartes.
Another misrepresentation which de-
serves to be corrected is that which
seems 10 prevail on the subject of the
honors which 1t is claimed will be ac-
corded to Mrs. CurZon as vicerine. Not
only is II untrue that her "equipage will
be surrounded by a gorgeously uni
formed mounted bodyguard,' unless she
happens TO be driving with her husband,
but she has no official status or prece-
dence whatsoever as vicerine-
ANY honors that are accorded her are
merely conceded by courtesy, and not
by virtue of any prerogative which she
may possess. She has no place on the
Vice-regal throne by the side of her hus-
band, at any official functions. When
drawing-rooms are held. or ceremonious
receptions, the lady guests are compelled
to make low curtesies to the viceroy, as
the representative of royalty, but accord
no such homage to the vicerine, who is
merely a social equal, and in no way par
ticipates officially in her husbands vice
regal rank.
Finally Mrs. Curzon will be compell-
ed 10 accord 10 her husband the same
royal honors which he receives from
other ladies, that is to say when he en-
ters any room or. apartment where
she may happen to be she must rise and
remain standing until he intimates either
by word or by a gracious wave of the
hand that she may be seated
President Faure, of France, has con-
ferred the Cross of the Legion of Honor
upon Gen Alfred E. Bates the military
attache of the United States embassy in
London who has followed the maneuvers
of the French army.