Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
ROTHING which society Will take
very seriously is apt to happen
Y round these parts in the next
two or three months. Even the

round these parts in the next
two or three months. Even the
slopements anticipate the sum
mer scattering nowadays instead Oh oe-
ing a part of the silly season doihss
The departure of Mrs. Taft for her sum
mer home, and likewise that OF most OF
the cabinet families, leaves the capieal
deserted of official hostesses. The mar
rage Of Miss Martha Phillips and Rep
resentative Peters Thursday at the Phil
lips summer home at Beverly, Mass, was
a family affair, with only the barest men
ton in the news. The international we'd
ding announced the past week, that of
the minister of Greece Lambros A. Coro-
milas and Miss Anna Ewing CockreIl.
will also be a quiet event. The date set
is July 8 and the place Norwich. Conn.
at the home of the brides sister,
Mrs Edison Fessenden Gallaudet. Owing
to Mr.. Coromilas being in deep mourning
by the recent death of his mother in
Athens. a quiet wedding and one away
from the capital has been arranged. Miss
COckrell is a charming member of a
well known household and while she has
not been here much of late years. she has
kept her place in the affection of her
friends. Mr.. Coromilas and his bride will
sail from New York July 3 for London,
where they will remain for a fortnight
They will so to Paris and COnstantinople
for the same length of time, and will
then go to Athens. The minister has six
month leave of absence, and among the
other pleasant things said of him at this
Juncture ii Is probable that a new post
given to him as wedding gift from
his government.
1t is constantly repeated that American
women will not be as prominent in the
reign of King George as they were in
that Of his father. At the third inter-
national wedding which helped to lift the
London season out of some Of it's gloom
1t was freely stated that royalty was
glad OF the excuse to stay away. al
Trough if King Edward was living the
reverse would have been true. The
Tattler says that the court of st. James
will become more exclusively British and
that the distinguished sons and daugh-
tiers of the British empire will be those
whom il especially delights to honor.
That the old families will again come
to the front both in London and in the
country and that the day of unknown
Is more or less passed and gone, that
there will be a little less of the CLINT
OF the dollar. etc, etc, etc.
Queen Mary has been schooled in ex-
clusiveness from childhood Her mother,
the late Princess Mary of Teck, was
royal and dignified beyond expression.
Only few were admitted to her friend
ship.
The story is still remembered of how
a certain smart American who once lived
in Piccadilly was presented to Princess
Mary at an evening party. The rich and
popular hostess had not asked her royal
guests leave beforehand. And the latter,
after a slight bow turned her back on
the unwary intruder. 1t may be guessed.
therefore, that the young girls allowed
to meet her daughter and the present
queen were not numerous, and that in
fact only those of exclusive British fam
lilies had the chance to do SO.
: Mrs. Robert j. Wynne has returned
from New York. where she went to at
tend the Observation-Disclosures wedding
who. like herself, were prominent in
official circles in the first Roosevelt
administration met again, and under
the happiest auspices.
Col. and Mrs. Joseph Henry Hampson
and children left Mexico last week for
this city. where they will make their
home in the future. much to the regret
Of their many friends in Mexico where
they have lived for number of years.
Sir Robert and Lady Hadfield, the
brother-in-law and sister of the Attor-
ney General, are still in California
having tarried at Del Monte and in San
francisco aIter IanOlng from Japan and
the east. They are to visit the Attor-
ney General and Mrs. Wickersham at
their country place.
Lieut.. James NJ. Abbott. U. s A.. and
Mrs. Abbott have arrived in San Fran
cisco from this city. pending their de-
parture for the Philippines. where Lieut.
Abbott has been recently ordered.
The Chinese minister and family are
leaving Tuesday to spend the summer
months in the north.
At the marriage in New York last week
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