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 1t was to be a 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 Longworth 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,
1t 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, ii 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, it 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 Pres-
| 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 Balu-
more convention
| White House officials accompanied
| the brief announcement with a biog-
! raphy Of Mr.. Sayre. He is 2S years
! of age. and after preparing at the Hill
| School at Pottstown, Pa, and Law
| renceville, n. j., graduated from VIII
| liams College in 1909. He was man
| ager 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. Grenfeu 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 a long time
| president of the board of trustees Of
| Lehigh University. and builder of the
| Lehigh Valley Railroad His mother
| was Martha Finley Nevin, a 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