The Washington times., 1905-07-18

hade white mousseline- de -soie-no
Hess laces, 10 wonderful pearl en-
4deries. no nothins that d million
|es bride is entitled To-.
zZsBut after all il is to be doubted If the
EZ5Ouse of Stokes ever welcomed - love
s=fer bride than this one who was met
#and WOed and won In the East Side
narries her have been known and loved
for their labors in behalf of the East
Side poor.
She is beautiful as the Jewish women
frequently are beautiful, with fine dark
eyes, softly blooming color, and hair
like FURNISHED copneT. which she wears
low, in Il classic knot at the nape of the
neck 1t is n style that needs no elahOT-
ate costunling, and the dozen or so sim
pie gowns which make up her troussseau
Will be quite sufficient setting for II.
The young couple are to spend their
honeymoon in Europe. They sail on the
White Star liner. Cedric for London,
and it Is said viii first of all visit the
Ghetto there, where Rose Pastors child
hood was spent.
Rznorts have como from he other
side that the Ghetto IS prepared to give
them welcome ~ most T0ya welcome
after its fashion which may not exactly
appeal to the young people, 20 be sure.
not one OF Rose Pastors old neighbors
is there now to give her greeting out
those who have suuceeeded them seem seeIn
TO feel It IS up to them to do the thing
properly, according to their lights,
Going to LuceTne.
If they survive this ordeal they VIII
go on TO Lucerne and spend the summer
quietly among the Alps. returning IN the
fail to take up settlement work again in
New York.
The marriage will be the elimination
of the second romance of the University
Settlement in which the present genera
tion of the Phelps Stallcses has played
leading part. Two years ago last month
Caroline Phelps Stokes married Robert
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year before, had come from Chicago to
take charge OF the University Settle
ment, down at EIdridge and Ryinston
Bur the attention that that marriage
attracted was nCC to be compared wiki
that occasioned by the announcement Of
after all, Mr.. Hunter was of the Stokes
social condition, if not OF the Stokes
sity man, who had made sociology and
economics q special study, and achieved
considerable reputation along his own
lines. man thoroughly iamiliar WITH
the usages of that SOciuy IN which Miss
Stokes moved, when L suited her to
move in society al all
Moreover, he WAS not only of the same
faith, but even of the same denomina-
ton as his bride One OF her brothers
was an Episcopal clergyman. one OF his
had studied for the ministry and been
obliged to give ii up when his father ;
sudden death had left the family affairs
in such shape. as te require the eldest
sons attention.
But Rose Pazsor is Of Russiar-Hebrew
family Her childhood was spent in the
poverty of the London Ghetto; her girl
hood on the benches OF a small cigar
factory. her young woInanhood as a set
tlement worker. and increasingly as q
writer for Jewish periodicals.
And yet when James C. Phelps Stokes
announced his intention of marrying
her, Phelps Stokes pater and mater, at
that time travelling abroad, cabled him
their warmest coEgratulations. sent
love TO Rose and asked when il was
TO be. that they might surely be on
hand.
1t was her people who objected Not
her immediate family, but her race and
pationahty. the rahhis of her faith.
They Were not slow TO disapprove. They
are sure no good will come of il.
They 80 not believe IN the possibility
OF happy marriage between Hebrew
and Christian; and they have made Miss
Pastor the subject of prayer and preach
ing. Nor has her selection of her pros
pective brother-in-law to perform the
ceremony al all softened their disap-
proval.
Luck of the Stokeses.
But after all. as friend of the family
put l.: Aren't the Hebrews in luck ?
Haven't they reason TO be satisfied
Think OF the marriages the children of
some of our millionaires have been max
ing-the daughters marrying penniless
and prohigate noblemen, the sons run
ming around after and getting mixed up
IN scandals With all sorts of stage ad-
Venturesses. Who wouldn't prefer as a
son-in-law clean. decent American.
VINO had earned respect and considera-
tion and a fair income in the career
which he marked out for himself? Or as
daugh1er-tn-law a girl whose charac-
has studied and worked and raised her
self far above the condition she was
born into, and whose praises are on the
Ips OF all who know her2
= think myself the Stokeses are in
dnck. l dent see any reason why they
should not have sent that love to Rose
cerely's