Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Washington FashionabIes Now
Look for the End of Rigid
Simplicity.

WASHINGTON. July 5.-Announce-
ment of the betrothal of Miss Jessie
Woodrow Wilson, second daughter of
the President, to Francis Bowes
Sayre, a young lawyer of Lancaster,
Pa, has given Washington society a
stimulus that the fashionables sadly
needed through the long summer
months and the unending sessions of
Congress on the tariff measure.
In fashionable Washington, the an
nouncement that it was to be White
House wedding in November gave
another furry. White House we'd
dings have always been a relief to the
semi formal round Of social pleas
ures at the Capital. The wedding of
Alice Roosevelt and Representative
Nicholas Longwerth is still vividly
and pleasantly remembered by Wash
ington society.
May Unbend Simplicity.
BY some It is believed that the we'd
ding will mean the unbending to an
extent of the rigid simplicity in social
things so strictly adhered to since the
Democrats took charge of the Gov
eminent and the nuptials are thereby
doubly hailed by the society leaders.
It is pointed out that while Presi-
dent Wilson could himself easily
forego the pleasures of the inaugural
ball and while Secretary Bryan could
deprive himself of wines at his own
festive feasts 1t is hardly likely that
Miss Wilson will wish the same sim
plicity to extend to her nuptials. 1t is
entirely likely that she will wish the
same sort of elaborate affair that
other White House brides have had.
On the other hand, 1t is pointed out
that Miss Roosevelt had entered ex-
tensively into the gayeties of Wash
ington society," while Miss Wilson has
gone out comparatively little. She
is a deep student, tremendously in
terested in politics and in household
affairs.
Her fiance, It is understood while
a, man of considerable personal for
tune, is also of studious habits and
is active in his work of becoming an
assistant in the office of District At
torney Whitman. of New York.
Democracy Sure to Celebrate.
But the wedding is sure to revive
the days when Alice blue was the
prevailing color of fashionable gowns
and when presents arrived at the
White House in carloads. Democracy
is sure to celebrate the event. There
have been but two Democratic Presi-
dents since the war between the
States, Cleveland and Wilson. Cleve-
land became a husband in the White
House, while the first of President
Wilson's daughters will wed there.
While close friends of both families
have known Of the engagement for
some time announcement was with
held until the first anniversary OF
Mr.. Wilson's nomination at the Balti-
more convention.
White House officials accompanied
the brief announcement with biog-
raphy of Mr.. Sayre. He is % years
of age, and after preparing at the Hill
School at Pottstown, Pa, and Law
renceviIle, n. J., graduated from VII
Iiams College in 1909. He was man
aRer of the football team there,
valedictorian of his class, and inter
ested in Y. NJ. c. A. work.
Spent Summers as Missionary.
He spent two summers with DR.
Alfred T. Grenfell in his Missionary
work on the coast of Labrador and
studied law at Harvard Law School,
where he graduated last year, cum
laude." He has travelled extensively
during his vacations, spending last
summer in Alaska and Northern ST.
IBERIA.
Mr.. Sayre comes from a collegiate
family. His father was the late Rob-
ert Heysham Sayre, for long time
president Of the board of trustees of
Lehigh University. and builder of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad. His mother
was Martha Finley Nevin, daughter
of John Williamson Nevin, theologian,
and president of Franklin and Mar
shall College at Lancaster, Pa. She
is descended from Hugh Williamson,
of North Carolina, one of the trainers
Of the constitution.
She is a sister of Robert J. Nevin.
head of the American Church Of
Rome, Italy, and a first cousin Of
Ethelbert Nevin, the composer.
Miss Wilson is "a years Of age, and
was educated at Goucher College,
Baltimore. and specialized in political
science She has done much settle
ment work in Philadelphia and has
been actively identified with the Y.
W c. A, having recently made many
speeches in its behalf