The Washington times., 1911-08-14
COLONEL ASTOR AND
HIS FIANCEE SPEND
THE DAY SHOPPING
Travel From Newport to the
Metropolis in the =
Yacht Mona.

NEWPORT. Aug. 14-The steam
yacht Noma, having on board Col. JohI
Jacob Astor. his fiancee, Miss Madeline
Talmage Force; Miss Katherine Force
and their mother, Mrs. William H
Force, anchored on the New Yorl
Yacht Clubs landing in East river thi.
morning. The party is spending tn,
day in the metropolis completing Mis-.
Forces trousseau for the fall wedding
in Newport.
According to present plans, Colone
Astor and the Force family will return
to Newport Thursday. 1t is expected
that something definite regarding the
plans of the prospective bride and
groom will be announced at mat time.
Wins Society's Approval.
During the last few days Miss Force
has met formally many OF the leaders
of the Four Hundred. and the approval
which means social success has been
unquestienably allotted her. She played
tennis on the lawn at the Casino with
Colonel Astor for two hours, when the
entire colony was assembled to take
part in the Dog Show, thus making her
bow to Newport at large.
She appeared in a simple white dress
which displayed her athletic figure to
splendid advantage and played the game
bareheaded, in the broiling sun, as
though her life depended on winning.
Colonel Astor skipped about and chased
tennis balls with the nimbleness of
youth in love for the first time.
The curiosity of the crowd in the
players, which included Miss Katherine
Force and a friend, was so intense that
the walks along the lawn nearest where
the play was in progress were con-
stantly congested.
Others not quite so bold gathered
along the balcony OF the Casino in such
numbers that ii was necessary to rim
down a large canvas sheet which had
been stretched as sunshade.
Paid No Heed to Gazers.
Under such scrutiny from the very
people among whom she will take a
foremost place as the wife of the head
of the Astor family in this country,
Miss Force retained absolute compos-
ure. She jumped about, kicked up
her heels with as much abandon as
though she was romping in the back
yard of her own home with a big
brother. She apparently gave the gaz-
ing society people no thought.
Just one time during the two hours
Ot play was lHSIe an incident WnlCh
gave a human touch" to The conduct
IF the engaged couple. This was when
Miss Force playfully took from The
hands of Mr. Astor a glass Of water
with which he was quenchinG his thirst,
and, with the mischievous laugh of
schoolgirl, drank what her fiance had
eft of the water.
When Colonel Astor was called to at
end a meeting of the governors Of the
Casino, which interrupted the game for
fifteen or twenty minutes, Miss Force
skipped over to the shade OF a tree
within ten feet of the crowd watching
Ter, dropped on the grass, and amused
herself throwing pebbles at one of the |
Astor pet dogs.
Miss Force is not pretty, but one has |
,nly to take a glance at her lithesome, |
figure, finely shaped head, |
and glowing countenance to recognize |
he combination of charms which have |
:apuvated the ulti-millionaire, who is |
vice her age with several years to
'pare.
Every line in the young woman's face |
lenotes leadership, and any boy enter
ng West Point with a chin of similar
and contour would at once
'e picked out as a future general.