Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-17

whole Is shut In from the road by high
stone and iron wall and with two big gates
that can be closed at neeo and that will be
kept shut while the place Is occupied by the
young bridal couple.
Inside the rambling old house everything
is as dainty and coy as Il possibly could
be. The interior has been moderniZed in
striking contrast to the exterior. ard open
fires, radiators, electric lights and masses
of flowers have made It as charming a re-
treat as possibly could be found. 1t is
largely because Of the material comfort OF
the home as well as its convenient location,
that 1t was selected from among number
OF places offered.
that the old house has entertained in COM
paratively recent years. 1t was placed at
the disposal OF Mary Letter when she be-
came Lady Curzon, and was afterward the
honeymoon retreat of Compile de Sevres
when he married Miss ODonnei, the niece
of John Carroll.
The Flight to "Friendship."
The fight of the Longworth's to Friend
ship" as Mr. McLean's place Is known. was
accompanied with good deal of secrecy.
made necessary by the persistent inquiries
from all sorts and conditions Of people as
to what was to become of the couple after
the marriage.
There is a certain section of the public.
and II includes some newspaper correspond
ents of the yellow type. who always want to
pie to the point where legitimate interest
becomes impertinence. This, OF course, held
true about Mr. and Mrs Longworth. The
most tentative arrangements for the wed
ding had not been made before 1t was set
tied offhand by good many papers and
people that they were going south to spend
their honeymoon In Florida. Even the train
on which they were to leave Washington was
selected. and there were several stopping
places mapped out for them en- route. The
private car in which they were to travel was
selected. but unfortunately there were. ac-
cording to rumor. half dozen different cars
in which they were going. One report had
It that Senator Elkins' private car had been
placed at their disposal, and another that
new car. the Republic" which was making
its first trip out, had been set apart for
them.
To add to the interest of the situation
there are several private cars waiting on
the sfdings around Washington just at this
time, any one of which might be utilized.
and all of these were watched by a small
force of amateur detectives.
The wedding ceremony was hardly over
before there were lot of scouts posted at
all the entrances to the White House
grounds one being allowed inside. All
were waiting for the couple to come out,
and ready sieuths were to track them to
the particular car they were to board. I'm
fortunately, toward the last. conflicting ru-
mors had arisen to the destination of the
private car. There were stories that It
was going straight through to Florida. 9TH
erS that IL was not gong SOutH at all, Dul
that 1t would take them north to Quebec
and Montreal Now, considering that Mr..
Longworth's pairs In the House have only
been arranged Till March 4. 1t was not like
iy that the couple would go very far or stay
very long. But that did not figure in the
calculations of the sleuths.
Every carriage that left the White House
grounds from the time the ceremony was
over was closely scrutinzed. IL not for the
faces of the fleeing couple. then for white
ribbons, rice or old shoes that might give a
clue to the inmates. Unfortunately for the
alert watchers. there were half a dozen
broughams in the carriage park and as they
all looked alike and II was almost impossi-
BILE to tell who was inside them, the run
Always had their own choice of time and
place to slip away unnoticed. 1t is likely
by the time this gets into the hands of The
Stars readers that the escape will have
been safely made. and Mr. and Mrs. Long
worth will be taking their wedding supper
In one of the prettiest country places
around Washington,
1t Is quite possible that later Mr.. and
Mrs Longworth may take . trip south. Il