The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-26
OUCAL WOOERK HAS
AMERICAN RIVAL
Billy llitt Has Been Here With
Miss Elkins and Ills
Mother
DIAMOND BLAzES ON FINGER
llosc Companion on Shopping
Trip Questioned. She Bushes
and Is Silent.

New York, February GA revival
of the rcpurt OF an engagement be-
tween Mlss Katherine Elkins dnugh-
ter OF the late Senator Stephen -. III.
kins, Of West Virginia, and William
J.. K. Hit. son Of Robert X, Iiitt. who
was Il Representative from Illinois
has followed a Visit paid 10 New York
this week by Miss t.ikins with Mrs
1iitt aud hor son
The party registered at the St. Regis
sunday evening. They remained until
WcdnesdaT night. when they returned
TO Washington! In thoathrec days they
remained icre Miss I.kins ana ,.Eiily,
Hit. as H. has beer, known for year.
at the capital. were close Companions.
Mtss l;lkins did "a good deal al shop
ping, ana wherever She won't "Billy"
went too. Tho rest OF lInr limo was
spent in the suite she occupied with
Mrs hits
Gossip came hack in every instance
10 the .act that Miss lclkins wore only
ono rins upon her left hand ana THAT
That was on the third finger. The stone
was beautiful one.
She Laughed, hut Diusicd. Too.
one friend. Indeed, Jskcd Miss Ell
lt!ns1 4 the ring tiid not have thc si::-
rilicance It's place would suggest Miss
1:ikins laughed the question aside, out
with heightened color II is said and
import MIS- put TO MIR. IIittl II is said
he replied that an answer would have
to come later
These evlsions. taken into consd-
ration with tho fact that Miss Elkins
and her family arc in mourning for
SENATOR Eikins. and that, even if an
engagement did east. IL would natu-
Tally not br announced at such time
seemed 10 the New York friends OF
the young tnarsons 70 contirni their
pleasant suspicious. In New MOTH and
Washington alike tho announcement
OF an engagement would have caused
no surprise III any time within the last
three years.
F.ven when tic arrangenca. Of Z marriage
between Miss E!klns ana the Duke OF the
->bru.zi seemed Inos probahlc two years
nso, "B'li.' iii,t was the most devoted OF
tho admirers Of the statclT West Virginia
he!;ess !!e nRs the most determined OF
them, too, tor I, vas known Senator Elkina
you'd rathcr have nc ron q iioter, T.
I'LL; az ais daughters husband than even
duke OF 1ih- royal house o; Italy.
IN the aulnmcr % ito. when tho rpno,'
hiss rank for Mss Elkirs's sake III, foi-
ioWci hcr 20 Europe. and nc WAS 60 con
,,aity ~ hsr conrany az various places on
make formal denial In Paris tina. he was
engaged to her
Her Cavalier in Europe.
Inst summer. when Miss I.ihins wen:
abroad again with her mother Mrs. HIT
aud her sailed on tho Lapand with
mem. and throughout iheir stay III Europe
'BNly'' danced attendance upon MISS Elk!ns.
50 plain vas th!s situation ;ha, an an
nouacencnt OF Inc engagement was cs pec,.
cd confidently upon her return 81 October
/: MS not forthcoming, however bu;
intt weno everywhere IN WashinS,on ihat
Misa Eiklns did. The% belonged 10 the
chevy Chase Cub AND orc seldom visited
y ,ha, ,hc other did not Then came The
marriage of Miss Nathilde Townsend and
i'c'cr y. Gerry Miss E,kins Was bridcs-
maid aud iitt an Attendant The bride
divided Der bpuUuAt between these two. and
toclct% again expected an announc cement, a.
. result of those traditional ''n3ting,
Ar iiitt. Who spends much or, his time
in Sew York. ia thirty years old ana was
graduated from Yale IN l&5i lie Inherited
n fortune from his ffhcr md is q snca,
leader OF the Younger folk in the rap!,al
Its ,pndness FOR society. Tor which Miss
Eikins has always shown Indifference Is
tho ono point upon which they are no, in
pertect accord Both are fond ot-horscs and
Gptl! deyotccs OF .ol! 1sss5