Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28

ever held in Washington on account OF
the social prominence of the contracting
parties. and the prominence Of the many
friends Of their families who gathered to
wish them well. The late Right Rev.
Henry Y Satterlee, Bishop of Washing
ton. performed the ceremony.
Mr.. Hichborn. son of the late Rear Ad-
miral Hichborn, had lived in Washington
| most Of his life. He was a graduate
of Harvard member of the most exclu-
| sive clubs in Washington, we'll known in
the hunting field and a law student. Miss
Hoyt. the daughter of the then solicitor
general of the State Department, Henry
| M. Hoyt, a classmate at Yale of Presi-
dent Taft, and Mrs Hoyt, had made her
bow to Washington society three years
before her wedding. She had been one
| OF the most popular young women in
Washington society.
The first few years of their married
life were spent happily. son, Philip
Hichborn. was born to them. The little
| boy is now four years old, handsome
| child He has been kept in ignorance Of
| his fathers tragic death.
! The intimate friendship which sprung
| up between the families of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Hichborn and MIR. and Mrs. Horace Wylie
| was the cause of the trouble that has
overtaken them. and that finally resulted
| in the elopement of Mrs Hichborn and
| Mr.. Wylie December Is. 1910. That Hor-
ace Wylie had paid Mrs Hichborn mark
| ed attention for months. that he was in
| love with her and she with him, was the
gossip In the exclusive social circles for
| months before the actual elopement came.
Lived in Old Wylie Home.
Mr.. Wylie and his family lived iii the
| fine old Wylie home on Thomas Circle
| His wife was formerly Miss Katherine
Hopkins. daughter Of Representative and
Mrs. Hopkins Of Pennsylvania Her faith
| er, now dead, was a wealthy business
man, besides being a member of Con-
| gress. Mr.. and Mrs. Wylie were married
have four children. Mrs Wylie and the
children are living at present in the
Thomas Circle house. Mr.. Wylie is the
son of the late Judge Andrew Wylie.
When Mr.. Wylie and Mrs. Hichborn
| disappeared Mr.. Hichborn. Mrs. Wylie
| and members Of their family emphatical-
| ly denied that they had gone away to-
| gether. 1t was said that Mrs. HIGH
born was in a sanitarium and that Mr..
| Wylie had gone on a trip abroad. The
| fact that they had gone away together
was finally confirmed when they were
seen in company in Paris.
Mr.. Hichborn returned from Atlantic
City, where he had hurried in the hope
Of finding his wife with her mother. Mrs.
| Hoyt, to Washington and took up again
his law practice and his literary work.
| He seemed to find no relief in going
| about among his friends or even in his
work. He said that he never received
| word directly from his wife after she
| left him.
Second Act Last Summer
The second act in the drama came
early last summer. when Horace Wylie
| returned to this country. apparently to
effect a reconciliation with his wife. Mrs
Hoyt. the mother of Mrs. Hichborn. had
1 S4t~
| they came to this country. In the mean
time Mr.. and Mrs. Wylie had gone
| abroad. taking their children with them.
Their friends predicted that they would
| return to Washington after several
months and open their home again:
Rock, near New London, Conn. taking
with him his small son, and spent the
| summer there with his mother. Mrs.
Hichborn and her mother. Mrs. tHoyt, had
opened their house at 18th street and
Rhode Island avenue. Later. they too,
went north. There were many conJec-
| lures as to possible reconciliation be-
had made no effort to secure q divorce
and this was taken as ground for the be-
lief that he was seeking to bring his wife
| back to her home On the other hand. 1t
was said by friends of Mrs. HichbOr
that she had declared she never would
return to her husband.
Rejoins Mrs. Hichborn.
| A story was told that Mrs. Hichborn
| had urged Horace Wyie to return to his
| wife. and that he had consented, with
| the understanding that If the reunion
proved unhappy he would again join
| Myo. H1chborn. Whatever the truth Of
| this story, 1t is q fact that last fall. Mr.
| Wylie came to Washington. settled a
| large share of his fortune upon his wife,