The Washington times., 1913-09-28

ment of Julia Vail, that good looking girl
who came out the same season with Eleanor
Reyburn, Elizabeth Noyes, Elizabeth Roger:
and that set, when the phone rang and Julis
called me up to tell me that it was more thar
rumor-it is so. The formal way of putting
if is, of course, mr. and Mrs James Lee
Marshall announce the engagement of their
daughter, Julia Haines Vail, to Breckin-
ridge Cabell Rust, formerly of Washington
but now of Philadelphia" Isn't that perfect
ly splendid? knew you would be pleased
to know about it for you always like Mr.. Rust
so much. He is still engaged in the patent
business, and is connected with a firm in
Philly, where I'm told his prospects are
mighty fine. On account of mourning in the
family Of Mr.. Rust the wedding will be quiet
home affair sometime early in November
instead of the large church wedding which
had been planned for Thanksgiving week.
Whei Julia Vail came back to the city
several weeks ago and told me that she had
been visiting all around and lastly at house
party near Philadelphia, just knew there
was reason why she emphasized the fact
that she had had such 'perefct time at the
house party. She wouldn't admit it, but Ill
bet ''he' was there. What do you say?
Of that little group of debutantes who
were contemporaries of Julia Vail there have
been quite few married or engaged. Eloise
Hughes married Lucien Smith Immediately
after coming out, and you remember the very
sad ending of her honeymoon Her husband
was lost when the Titanic went down.
Elizabeth Moves announced her engage
ment to John William Thompson just before
she went abroad with her family last spring.
and if is rumored that she is now getting her
trousseau on the other side and that upon
her return, next month, the date vii! be set.
Elizabeth Strother Smith, who came out that
year and went on the stage, is back in Wash
ington, whether for good OR for visit DO
not know. Her cousins, the Frederic Ef-
fingers, of Staunton, Va, who usually winter
here, are back from abroad and are at the
Grafton Hotel, as is their wont, and she is
probably here to be with them while
Between folks getting married and
people moving there is simply no end Of
gossip that will interest YOU. Mildred
Fearn, the daughter of Mr.. and Lee Fearn,
the pretty slender blond girl who came out
her engagement TO Ensign Richard Stock
ton Field, U. S. N, last fall, has been just
the busiest little person you ever saw getting
her trousseau ready all summer. The Fearns,
who are now at the Brighton. where they |
have been for a year or SO, have not been
out of town all summer, and tine whole in
ierest of the family centers chiefly around
Mildred just now. However, the fact that
her fathers health is anything but good is
narring the JOY of her getting ready, and is |!
very seriously affecting the plans for the
wedding. Her aunt, Mrs. French Wander !;
,ilt of New York, who has always been So |
ond of Mildred, was anxious 10 have the !
Wedding at her cottage at Hot Springs, Va, :
'ut much to the disappointment of all coli !
;erned it could not be planned on account (
# the uncertainty of Mr.. Fearns health. The .
ate for the wedding has been set for Octo- :
Yer 15
Did | tell you that Dorothy Gatewooi
nd Lieut.. Earl North are going to be mar !.
led this autumn? That wedding will take
lace about the same time as Miss Fearn's,
nd it will be particularly interesting, both
ecause of the fact that, like the Fearn-i -
edding, il will be a service wedding, with
informs and ali that sort of thing.
There never was bride who was a much
reater favorite than Dorothy GatewooG.
yer since she came out, and in fact, during
er school girlhood days she has always
zen the spirit around which a large flock Of
er friends seems TO gather. She is one of
ose simple unaffected Southern girls whose
larm is irrestble Lieutenant North IS
ationed at West Point and that is one of ,
e many JOYS OF Miss Gatewoods life right {
Nv. The wedding IS to be an afternoon af
ir and there will be long string of attend {
ITS, all of whom are pretty we'll known 10 s
III, but as she has asked ME to keep silent S
'out their identity for .the present, III +
owe that il can be done-even when you {
e the person in question. {