Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-31
BY CONSTANCE cARRUTHERs.

WASHINGTON. July SO.-(Special Dis
patch to The Bee )-Society is wondering
how much credence can be put in the re-
port which came from London that the
engagement Of Miss Katherine Elkins,
daughter of Senator Elkins of West Vir-
ginia. and Lieutenant Billy Hit, son OF
Congressman Hit OF Illinois. exists. Ac-
cording to the vague information which
reaches me- the engagement will be an
nounced in this city in October
] doubt il very much but ! doubt even
more the latter part Of the report, which
says that the duke OF the Abruzzi will be
PRESENT at the ceremony IT is possible
that the Italian nObleman may be In this
country in October, and there is no denying
the fact that the duke and Miss Elkins
were interested in each other. However,
the pressure brought to bear by the Italian
court was sufficient TO preclude the posi-
bility of Miss Elkins Joining the house OF
the Abruzzis
Mrs. Ellins and Miss Blkins have been
travelling abroad. as is their annual Gus
tenn Senator lGlkins has been fitting about
in special train, spending some time at
Hot Springs with President Oscar Murray
Of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. other
| time at Beverly and New York
Miss Marie Lundeen and Lieutenant Il.
E. Pritchett, United States navy, will be
married in Minneapolis August T. The
former has been greatly feted during her
| residence in San Francisco.
| The future home of the young couple will
be at West Point, where Lieutenant
Pritchett is an instructor.
The wedding will take place at the home
a
Chandler Johnson, and about sixty guests
will be present, including relatives and in
| innate friends of the family.
! The brides gown will be of white panne
crepe. with chiffon tunic embroidered in
roses and trimmed with duchess lace, and
she will wear long veil Of tulle.
Her sister, Mrs Harry Lee Steele. who.
with Captain Steele. will attend from Fort
lotion, N. Y, for the occasion will be
matron of honor, and her little daughter.
Lee Steel, is to be flower girl The bride
will also be attended by her cousin, Miss
Hill, as bridesmaid. Miss Hill spent last
winter as the guest of Colonel and Mrs.
Lundeen at the Preside.
The bridegroom's best man will be Lieu
| tenant Bradshaw, retired Lieutenant
Pritchett has large family connection in
Callrornia, where he is related to the
McAIlisters OF San Rafael and to Mrs.
Newiands' wife Of Senator Newlands.
President Taft is once more back at Bey-
erly and the Myopia golf links are once
more the scene OF presidential activity. 1t
is pretty safe and certain to say that while
President Taft was at Bar Harbor, he in
spected carefully the place which may,
| after this summer, be the site of the sum-
mer capital The golf links at Bar Harbor
are the finest in North America.
| When MI. F. Oden Horstmann OF the Met
ropolitan Chevy Chase and other fashion
able clubs, went to see his physician re-
Gently the grave and learned doctor made
searching examination OF the rich young
! society man. He might have told Oden to
go to Europe and build himself up; he
might have sent him on a fishing trip 10
Bar Harbor or the Thousand islands; he
might have ordered him on q hunting trip
| into the Rokies-but he didn't do any OF
those things. In consequence of what he
did order, Mr.. Horstmann has secured FOR
himself steady job.
Mr. Horstmann has said soodby TO the
finely polished furnishings, the soft car
pets the rare paintings, the whirring cleo
trio fans and other alluring paraphernalia
| that go with club life. He IL now a $1,000
per annum clerk under the district govern
ment.
The young man, who had been suffering