Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-25
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS MOORE AND THE DUG TOR
LoNIA ENGAGED.
Another Prospective International Al
Hance-Travel Plans.
Personals.

Another international marriage which is
shortly to take place concerns Miss Mary
Elsie Moore and the Due Mario Torlonia,
Knight of Malta. The engaged couple re-
turned yesterday from Europe and were
| met at the dock by the father of the pro-
| spective duchess, Mr.. Charles Arthur
| Moore. The latter announced himself
, just pleased his wife, who was with
the happy pair abroad and came home with
! them. Mr.. Moore is credited with having
admitted that he not partial to foreign
| sonS-in-law, but he regards his daughters
| selection an exceptional case of good
| Judgment. He is further quoted as saying
| that the duke is man of good habits and
he has not asked for a dot. He belongs to
one OF the Oldest and most distinguished
| Italian families.
| The fortunate young man, who is about
| twenty-eight years old, is a member of the
! ducal family Torlonia of Rome and a mem
| Der of the Hunt Club and many other clubs
! Of Rome He has been decorated by the
| king for his advancement of the breeding
| of fine horses. His Oldest brother has been
! mayor of Rome for twelve years, a man
who is identified with all of the charities
| and many of the banks and industrial inter-
ests of Italy. Another brother is an artist.
| The Torlonia family hold the titles of
| Duke of Poll, Duke of Guadasnoa and
| Prince of Civitella CeSi. They are related
| to some of the oldest titles of the Roman
| aristocracy. Among their relations are the
| Princess Chig and the Orsin-Doria. Pau
| fill. Barberini and the Dukes Sporzia and
Cesarini.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Moore have a New York
! residence and summer home at Green
| witch, Conn. The young couple met abroad
| two years ago. The wedding may take
| place the coming fall.
| Viscountess Aoki, wife of the Japanese
| ambassador to the United States, arrived
| yesterday on the North German Lloyd liner
| Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. She has spent
| four weeks in Germany, visiting her daugh-
| ter, the Countess Won HatZfeld-kroenDerg,
| at Silesia, and her mother on the latter's es-
| tate in Pomerania.
Col Charles S. Bromwell U.SA who
| has been ordered abroad to witness the ma
neuvers of the Grecian army In September,
will sail early in August and will be &C
| companed by Mrs. Bromwell who has
| spent the last two months at Charlevoix,
Michigan, with her mother, Mrs. Matthew
T. Scott. The Bromwells will be back here
about the first of November.
Miss Lillian NJ. Chapman of 1896 New
York avenue left today for six weeks
stay at Atlantic City and New York city.
Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery and family of
7O7 10th street southeast hive cone to White
Pains, Charles county, Md, to spend few
weeks with relatives.
Mrs Eva NJ. Dermody left yesterday to
join party of friends at the Fredonia, At
lantic City.
Misses Abbie and Jennie Graves, Mr.. Ben
jamin S. Graves, their sister, Mrs wash
burn and little daughter, Charlotte, are at
Mountain Lake Park, Nd, where they have
taken furnished cottage for the summer.
Miss Marion F. Cuvilier of 5l3 L street
northwest has gone for an extended soJourn
at Atlantic City. She will be the guest or
Mr.. and Mrs Robert +. Mattingly, who are
stopping at the New Belmont.
Mr. and Mrs. Pasternak and son Alfred
have been spending the week at Ocean city,
Nd. They sail on the Oceanic July 81 Tor
a tour of Europe.
Miss Nettie Fowler has Joined Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles H. Cecil at Ocean City. Nd.
where she will be joined later by Miss
Smith and Mr.. B. Gosnell.
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins sailed today for
Europe.
Mrs. John G. Keene accompanied by her
children, Gerald Everett and Dorothy
Louise Keene, left today for Peoria, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs C. Edward Harrington of
421 New Jersey avenue southeast left the
city this morning for Newport, r. l.,
where they will spend three weeks as the
guests of the parents of DR.. A. w. Cash of
517 9th street northwest, who accompanied
them on the trip. Before returning to
Washington Mr. and Mrs. Harrington will
visit friends in Boston and New York.
Mrs. ]. Russell Young and her daughter,
Mary Barclay Young. of 1901 New Hamp-
shire avenue northwest, are at Delaplane,
Va, in the Blue Ridge mountains, for the
summer.
The home of Prof. VIM. F. Weber of Lau-
rel Md. formerly of Washington, d. c.,
was the scene of pretty wedding Wednes-
day afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. The con-
tracing parties were Laura, daughter Of
Prof. Weber. and Mr.. Jay T. Van Valken-
burg of Laurel. The parlor was attract
lively decorated in palms and cut flowers.
TIL. bride was handsomely gowned in white
French batiste, elaborately trimmed in
Mechlin laces and satin ribbon, and carried
an exquisite bouquet of white sweet peas.
The Rev. O. Thomas of Washington per-
formed the ceremony, and the wedding
march beautifully rendered by Miss
Lucia Collins of Laurel Nd. accompanied
by the brides father, Prof. VIM. F. Weber,
on the violin. Those present were the i'm
mediate families and few intimate friends
of the couple. After the ceremony a 0oun-
tiful repast was enjoyed by all, after which,
amid showers of rice, the bridal couple left
for an extended southern trip. The bride
was attired in travelling suit CT dark blue
silk panama, with hat to match. They ex-
pect to take in the jamestown exposition
on their return trip. Mr. and Mrs. Van
Valkenburg will be at home in Laurel, Md,
after August Is.
Miss Katharyn Holden of Capitol Hill,
Miss Grace Henry of Brookland and Miss
Bessie Macdonald of LIE Droit Park left
this city yesterday for Niagara rails After
a brief stop at the falls they will visit
Toronto, and probably the Thousand Is
! lands, Misses Holden and Henry returning
to this city in about two weeks time Miss
MacDonald's visit will, however, be pro-
longed until September.
Marriage Licenses.