The Washington times., 1901-09-08


til late in life and after the death OF his
mother to whom he was greatly attach
ed. There. is a daughter wlnsome Ut
tie miss, in whose name Skibo was paf-
chased
The report that Baron Won Holleben, the
German Ambassador, is to resign his post
because of ill-healtP will be regretted in
official and diplomatic circles, where he
has been so universally esteemed. II lS I'M
derstood that he Will be succeeded by
Baron Mumm Won Schwarzenstein, now
Minister at Pekin, and who was formerly
Secretary of the German Embassy mere
Queen AIexandra's intlmation OF her de-
sire that all ladies present at the corona
tion of King Edward next June shall
wear dresses of British-made materials
and embroidered by British workwomen
has been received with mixed feelings.
The Queens desire, conveyed through a
letter addressed to Lady Amherst of Hack
ney, will be accepted, of course, IN the
nature of command, hence mere IS
great jubilation among the West End
trades people. But there are mlsglVlngs
and disappointment In society, which is
accustomed to patroniZe ParlSiah moues.
The material most largely useu III coIo-
nation dresses will be silk, and most Lon
don firms in the trade admit that the Brit-
ish silks are inferior to those manufacture
ed in Lyons and other Continental towns
AS much as 500. .000,0oO has gone from Eng
>
ufactured silks. 1t is said that the King,
Queen, and Court will attend the Ascot
meeting in England next year with all
the old state ceremonial, such as has not
been seen since 1860.
Among the distinguished English visit
ors lust arrived in New York on the Gel
tic are Lady Sarah Wilson and her hus-
band, Major Gordon Wilson, of the Royal
Horse Guards; Lady Sarah Wilson's ad-
ventures in the TransVaal war ana the
part which she played in the defence OF
Mafeking are too well known to need
more than passing mention. she Is the
sister-in-law of Mrs. George Cornwallis-
West, formerly Lady Randolph Churchill,
and stands in the same relation to Lily,
Duchess of Marlborough, Lady Sarah is
likewise the aunt of the Duke of Marlbor-
ough. Her husband achieved distinction
as a schoolboy at Eton by frustrating an
attempt made to assassinate Queen Vic
toria at Windsor railway station
Washington friends have received invi-
tations to the wedding of Miss Serina
Pendleton Dandrdge, of the prominent
old West Virginia family of that name.
to Mr.. Hugh Nelson Pendleton, of Pitts
burg.
The wedding will take place Wednesday
evening, September IL. at The Bower, the
old cambridge estate. near Leetown. The
ceremony will be performed by Bishop
Peterkin, assisted by the Rev. Mr.. Willis.
of Leetown.
The bridesmaids will be Misses Florence
and Martha cambridge and Miss Jane
Pitts. of Baltimore, cousins of the bride;
Miss Glorrina Gordon. of Georgetown;
Misses Charlotte and Rosalie Pendleton,
sisters of the groom: Miss Ethel Kennedy;
of Charlestowu, and Miss Vina Smith. of
Detroit. Miss Helen cambridge, the
brides sister. will be maid of honor.
Mr. Pendleton will have for best man
his brother, Mr.. Dudley Pendleton, OF
Pittsburg. and the ushers will include the
brides brother, Mr.. Edmund Pendleton
cambridge, jr., and her cousins, Mr.. Ed.
mund Pendleton cambridge, ir., II, and
Mr.. Townsend Lawrence, of New York.
Owing to the very large family con-
nection there will be many relatives and
friends present from Washington, New
York, and Baltimore. as well as from
Virginia and West Virginia.
The marriage of Miss Ida Elizabeth
Fickling. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles II. Tickling. of. Georgetown, d.
c.. and Mr. Leonidas b. Switzerland, or
Wilmington. N. c.. will take place at the
residence OF the brides parents, l5lS Thir-