The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-25
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
MISS HELEN GOULD GUEST OF
HONOR AT DINNER.

millionaire Married by the Cere-
nIony of the Greek Church-A Sup
per by the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution - Oranges Being
harvested at the Present Time in
WashinEtOn-COngr to Have a
Prince as One of Its Members.
other Matters of General Interest.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 23.-Miss
Helen Gould is the guest of honor in
many notable Washington homes this
week She is here to participate in the
celebration of the Jubilee anniversary
Of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, and was among the ladies who
listened to the after dinner speeches,
from a coigne of vantage in a balcony
overlooking the jubilee banquet, which
was given at a leading hotel by the
International Committee. The dinner
was national in it's character. partic-
ipated in by numbers of leading men
from all parts of the country. Tuesday
morning Miss Gould attended a meet
ing held in the beautiful Russian liv-
ing room at the residence of former
Secretary of State Mr.. John w. Foster,
in the interests of the Woman's Ma
tiona1 Auxiliary of the Y. M. C. A. In
vitations were sent out to this meeting,
the number being necessarily limited
to the size of the room, and included
the luncheon which followed. The
guests of honor was Miss Gould, patron
saint of the Woman's Auxiliary, and
Mrs. McAlpine, its president. The lat
ter is we'll known in the highest cir
cles of New York society and is
charming speaker, as well as an ex-
tremely handsome and well-dressed
woman. Miss Gould was quietly at
tired in tailor-made suit of black
broadcloth, with long box-coat to
match, sable furs. and a small black
velvet toque which had a bit of lace on
It, and two pink roses tucked under
fits dropping plumes. The two ladies
dined the same evening at Boundary
Castle" the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
B. Henderson. On Tuesday Miss Gould
was the guest of honor at a large din
ner given by Mrs. Henry B. MacFar-
land, wife of the district commissioner;
and to-day she called upon Mrs. Roose-
welt, by special appointment. To-mor-
row Miss Gould returns to New York.
A wider difference can hardly be mag
ined, both in character and appear
ance, than that between the two daugh-
tiers of the late Jay Gould-Miss Helen
and her younger sister, the Countess de
Castilaine.
The much-talked-of marriage of
Miss Martha Hoy, daughter of
local millionaire, to Mr.. Per-
RE Rogestvensky, second secretary of
the Russian embassy, took place on
Tuesday at high noon in the Hoy res
idence on fashionable Connecticut ave-
nue. The company invited to wit
ness the Greek nuptial rite included
only the immediate relatives and most
intimate personal friends of the con-
tracing parties. Rev. Father Hoto-
whisky, pastor of the new st. Nicholas
Church in New York city, officiated.
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
dor, acted as parent of honor to the
groom, and Capt. Hoy gave his
daughters hand in marriage. There
We're no bridesmaids or groomsmen, I
but several members of the Russian
embassy, every one of whose unpro-
nounceable names ended with "sky'' or
pow" acted as ushers. The bride
was beautifully gowned in ivory white
satin of richest texture, made severe
ly plain, with the point-lace veil
which served her t-grandmother.
No jewels were worn, except a neck
lace of rare and perfectly matched
pearls, the gift of the groom, and she
carried a shower bouquet of orange
blossoms and lilies of the valley. The
wedding ceremony of the Russian
Church is an unusual spectacle in this
city. Father Hotovilsky, in his high
hat and strange habit, placed the bril-
dial crowns upon the heads of the cou-
pie, as they knelt at the priedeux that
were covered with white satin. The
hpOI10ht Now
York by the reverend father, and are
OF antique silver, studded with jew
els. The bride and groom exchanged
two rings, one of gold, the other of
silver, symbolical of something in the
Greek religion. Then the priest hand
ed wine and bread to the groom, who
ate and drank-rather ungallantly, it
seemed-before offering the same to
his bride, typifying that the man is
not only the household provider, but
Its lord and master as we'll. Both
held lighted candles during the reel
tatton of the service by the priest,
which occupied fully half an hour
Among the deeply interested specta-
tors was the Countess Cassini and
her guest Mile. Irene Desplanques, the
young French girl, whose marriage to
russian diplomat will very soon be
celebrated after the same formula
Mr. and Mrs. Rogestvensky will take
no bridal journey. Sometime after
the leisurely wedding breakfast, they
entered carriage and were driven to
Che"y Chase, in which fashionable
suburb Mr.. Rogestve lsky has leased
furnished cottage, where they will
spend the winter. They intend to go
abroad early in May, for the entire
summer.
The betrotha1 of Baron Won Hermann,
lately attached to the German embassy
IN this city as agricultural expert, and
is now master of the royal domains at
the court of Wortemberg, and the Prin-
cess Hildeharge Zu Sagn-Wittgenstein
-Berleberg, has been announced
abroad. One feels like congratulating
me Princess on the happy prospect of
getting rid of so burdensome a name!
BY the way, imagine woman with
4,ooO godfathersi Princess Irene of Prus-
sla reioices in that number being GER
talnly better provided with the article
lhan any other person in the world. 1t
came about in this way: When she
was born the war of 1866 was drawing
70 an end. and peace being concluded
Just at the time of her christening, her
I%lher Prince Henry of Hesse, request
eN all the officers and men of the regi-
menus under his command to stand
Sodtathers to his little daughter, whom
ne named Irene (signifying "Peace'D,
i, commemoration of the happy con-
clusion of the war.
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