The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18
Met Miss Povnfz on the Beautiful Lakes
Where Their Love StoV Began.
SHE ON VISIT TO ANCESTORS HOME.
Wedding Took Place In New YoTk-RspuI Coup Q
VIII Max, a Tour Of n, Unlsd Stalks tsfors
Settling al Trace, Ireland.

New York, Aug. 1S.-Tralee. in Kerry
Ireland, robbel New York yesterday
of one of ITS caarms. Miss Alice,
daughter of Mrs Francis w. Poyntz
was married in the Church of St.
Catherine Of Genoa. West One Hundred
and Fffty-third street, to Eugene
Downing, solicito.' of Tralee, in Kerry
Ireland. Their idyl has It's first verse
in Killarney.
All Tralee may think if 1t wish. that
the charm gained from New York was
really Tralees; that ii has now only
regained its own. Miss Poytzs grand
father was Conor William O'Leary. He
had the poetic temperament and he
was a man Of action. He lived in the
lanl where men OF action are at once
heroic and Philosophical
He was a great patriot. a redoubt-
able adversary and dhe tenderest en-
graver OF flowers in canoes had not a
finer delicacy of thought. His daughter
was married 10 Francis w. Poyntz
He was also a man OF Kerry, but he
lived in America. Harlem admired
him as its most .lthfu denizen in the
years when Harl5m seemed 10 be oui
of the world.
In ,.he SOS Francis w. Poyntz was
a pioneer OF civilization there. When
IL came near him he advanced, lead
ing il further. i'm emulation OF FenImore
Cooper's Leather Stocking. He uIed
eight years ago.
Mrs. Poyntz went to Ireland with her
daughter in August. 1897. They saw
-1he places there that history, legend
and fables have made ineffaceable
They read pathetic tales In stones OF
ruins. Miss Poyntz could replace in
every scene a.tracted her the figures
that gave Vt human interest She
knew the work OF the scholars. the IL
Illuminated missals of the scribes, the
miniatures on vellum that the artists
OF old painted.
Her eloquence in conversation about
these was fascinating because 1t was
sincere. Eugene Downing had heard of
IL. before they met on the Lakes of
Killarney, In scene of nature that, a
pagan said. was made by a special god.
a god who was schola an artist. and
who had the tenderest, the most sensa-
tive, generous heart.
When Mr.. Downing met Hiss Poyntz.
he recognized her before they were
presented TO each other. They were
as IL they had known each other long
ago. and had forgotten. and were happy
to be reminded that they had always
been in love with each other. For that
is the enchantment OF Killarney to
those who are pure in heart.
The Rev. Luke J. Evers, pastor OF the
Church Of st. Andrews. in City Hall
place, came from his vacation in the
summer school of Lake Champlain ex-
pressly yesterday TO bless the marriage
of Miss Poyntz TO Eugene Downing.
The Rev. Luke j. Evers knew them i'm
Ireland and knew every verse OF their
idyl.
In her light silk gown. with lace OF
Mechnn at her neck. Miss Poyntz
kneeling before the altar at the we'd
ding ceremony yesterday morning
made an old woman say impusively
that she was the Muse of Kerry.
Mrs. Eugene Downing rs tall and will
lowy. s'le has large. blue. celestial
eyes ana black hair. parted in the mid
die and dressed into two bands. in the
fashion Of Boticeli. Her cousin, Miss
Geraldine Eiche was the flower girl.
the pretty figure at the head of the
procession through the middle aisle of
the church. The best man was the
bridegroom's brother, Charles Down
ing.
Franci- w. Poyntz gave av,av the
bride. his sister. The newly married
went 20 Niagara ais TO the St Law
renee, and are to travel through the
Tinted States. They are to live at
Tralee. In Kerry. Ireland. Mrs. Poyntz
remains with her son In her beautiful
home, in a garden at Morris avenue and
One Hus.. red AMI Sixty-fourth street
that many guests made happy yester-
day.