The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-07-06
|GREEI EBS
AMERICAN GIRL
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE KING
CLAIMS AS HIS BRIDE a MIS-.
SOURI, BEAUTY.
fBy Union Associated Prcss.1

\ NORWICH. Conn, July Gal.
though the Greece which produced a
phidlas is dead and buried under the
dust Of centuries, yet in these degen.
crate modern days there are Greeks
who are true to the sublime traditions
Of their ancient nation and who wor.
iship at the shrine Of beauty and art.
One Of these, Lambros A. coromilas,
who represents the King of the Hell.
lenes at the court OF Uncle Sam. to.
day demonstrated his good taste and
love of beauty by taking as his bride
an American girl, Miss Annie Ewing
Cockrcll, daughter of former United
States sepator Cockrell, OF Missouri,
and one Of the most beautiful young
women in Washington society.
American women are the most
beautiful OF any nation or age de.
clared the Greek minister when he
came to this country three years
ago. "They are even more beautiful
than the women OF ancient Greece,
and were to take a wife, she would
be a native Of the United States"
Mr., Coromllas is about fifty.five
years old. and, with gray Van Dyke
and bushy gray hair, is one OF the
most striking appearing members Of
the diplomatic corps. He is a bach,
elor, and, until HIS arrival in America
three years ago, was considered by
his fellow diplomats as "a woman
lhater. -
Following the marriage, which was
at the home of the brides sister, Mrs.
Edison F. Galaludct, of Norwich, Mr..
and Mrs. Coromilas will sail abroad
Immediately. Having covered his
post in America with distinction, the
minister is to be rewarded by a more
Important place on the other side Of
the world. The wedding was 1uiet,
only the members of tho Cockrell
family being present.
The bride is tall, splendidly figured,
and might we'll rank with any OF the
ancient statued beauties OF her hus-
bands native land, When he saw her
first he declared:
There Is woman who Is more
lovely than phidias ever carved"
Her figure, her charming face and
her talented soprano voice soon won
the most ardent admiration of the
picturesque Greek.
They will go first to London, then
to Paris and Coastaptlnople before
the minister returns to Athens to be
assigned to his new post.
When Minister Coromilas first came
to Washington, he said:
81 never saw greater resemblance
between the women of any two races
than / sec between those of your
country and those Of our pre-liellenic
period. Our excavations in Greece
have restored to us this ancient type
f, of beauty.
"Tho most lovely Greek woman
wore corsets. In consequence, her
! form was the slcndcr-waisted form Of
the present-day American girl. Her
features too, were the same, SO far as
l. am able to discern, although l
! really think the American girls face
is more beautiful"
The Greek minister declared that
the Gibson Girl" was monstrosity,
and by no means representative Of
the true type OF American beauty.
"Gibson has done American women
an Injustice he said, Tthey are much
more refined in their beauty than the
great high-shouldcred creatures that
he has depicted.
"If marry 1t will be an American.
1 am a bachelor. yes, but that does
not mean that will be one, neces.
sarily, when l return to Greece in a
few years. I do not see how I cal.
resist these charming Americans"
Mr.. Coromias' words were prophet.
tic, 1t now appears. Handsofe, Of
good family, supplied with comfort,
able fortune of his own, and ranking
thigh honorably in the service Of his
King. he was n great catch for women
in every part OF the world where he
has acted as diplomat. Yet not until
ione of the American girls who out,
shonc in beauty and statutes of his
own artistic country came before his
eyes, did he fall victim to feminine
charms.
His bride is typical Southern
Igirl, and one of the most popular
bellies OF Washington society.
MARRY IN BALTIMORE.