The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-01

the German embassy, has returned and
Joined the Count at the new home he
has recently taken on Farragut
square.
The Austrian Ambassador and Bar
oness Hengelmuller gave one of the
largest and handsomests receptions of
the winter Saturday night; several
hundred guests, including the entire
diplomatic corps and most of the Of
fetal and resident society, looking in
for a longer or shorter period, between
the hours of 10 o'clock and midnight
A similar gathering has been appoint
ed for next Saturday night and the
following Saturdays until the end of
the season. These Evenings at home"
in the Austrian embassy, which Nine.
Hengelmuller has maintained for sew
eral years, are as informal as any en-
tertainment at an embassy can posi-
bly, be, and are among the most de-
Hghtful that have ever occurred in the
American capital. They are intended
by the Baroness, who is personally eX-
tremely popular, to take the place
simply of an afternoon at home. Her
tedious illness of the early winter, ac-
oompanied by serious affection of the
eyes, prevented a renewal of her re-
ceptions this year until Jan. q. The
iduuoOIIiS HOSIeSSy WHO Is d S6COIlu
wife and many years younger than
her husband, wore a Paris gown of
white satin spangled in gold, with
long flowing sleeves and touches of
light blue. The entire first floor
of the great embassy was thrown
open and decorated with American
beauty roses. Baroness Hangelmuller
was assisted in welcoming the large
company by the ambassador, Baroness
Won Palm, Baron Franckenstein, and
members of the embassy staff. The
charge d'affaires of the French en-
bassy has gone to New York to meet
the new ambassador and Nine. Jes-
seraud, in whose honor a series of dip
lomatic and other hospitalities have
been planned for the rest of the sea-
son. Senator COckrel has issued in
vitations for the marriage of his
daughter, Marion, to Mr.. e. f. Gal
laudet, Saturday, Feb. IA, at high noon
at the Church of the Covenant. The
wedding breakfast will follow at
Rauscher's. Cards for the church
are inclosed.
Madame des Planques and her
youngest daughter have arrived from
Paris and joined Mile Irine des
,Planques at the Russian embassy,
where the latter has been some time
the guest .of her school-friend, the
Countess Marguerite Cassini. 1t is
expected that Miss des Planques' we'd
ding to Mr.. Alexander Pavlow, the
Russian minister to Korea, which is
set for Feb. Is, will take place at the
Russian embassy in this city, instead
of at the new Greek Church in New
York, as at first contemplated. The
brides father, M. Gabriel des Plan
ques, who is expected to arrive next
week, will complete the family circle
M. Pavlow, who has been detained
Unexpectedly long in Russia, will prob
ably come with his future father-in-
law. 1t is now said that the scene of
this second Russian marriage of the
season in Washington will be the
ambassadors study, which is a large
room in the second floor of the en-
bassy and opens by sliding doors into
several other equally large apartments.
Countess Cassini, who is helping the
bride-elect in arranging all the de-
tails of the wedding, will be one of the
maids of honor, and little Jaime des
Planques the other. Mile Ladyjen-
sky, daughter of the Russian consul
general in New York, and Miss de
Smirnoff will be bridesmaids. The
bridal gown is of white satin and lace,
with a long train of cloth-of-gQld, and
will be brought from Paris by the
bridegroom. That happy gentleman
has also selected his bridal gift-a col
larette of pearls with diamond bars
and clasps; and the Count Cassini,
who will act as father of honor"
has matched it by pair of large and
perfect pearls set as earrings. An
engag cement which interests many peo-
pie in Washington has just been an
nounced i'll Georgia. 1t is that of
Miss Marian Speer of this city, and
Mr.. Renfroe Jackson, a prominent
young Georgian. Both Miss Speer and
Mr. Jackson belong to families which
have for years been foremost in Geor-
gia affairs. The grandfather of the
former was one of the lead
ing lawyers of the Empire
State of the South and served
with distinction upon the Supreme
bench Her father, the late Col. E.
P. Speer, was one of the leading jour-
nalists of the South. Mr.. Jackson's
father is a leading citizen of Atlanta,
and his grandfather was minister to
Mexico.