Evening star., 1915-05-30
Picked Up Here and There.

IN the form of cablesram calling
her fiance to his
War Provides place as lieuten-
ant in the ltal-
Plenty Romance ia, reservist
army. Frances Alden Hartz daughter
of MIR. and Mrs Frederick Hartz of De-
troit. prominent member of the
younger society set. refused to let it
Interfere with her wedding plans
She was married Friday afternoon
in her parents home, 81 Woodward
terrace, to Lieut. Delfino Ferdinando
Cinell of Florence, Italy. and left for
New York Immediately after the cere-
mony to take the steamer st. Paula
for Italy Cards had been issued for
the wedding. which was to have taken
place June /. These will be recalled.
Lieut.. Cinelli had been in Detroit for
several weeks and all preparations for
the wedding had been made. The
bridesmaids had been selected. the best
man was about to leave Italy for this
country.
A cablegram came Thursday after
noon for the lieutenant. 1t contained
few but pointed words. 1t told him
to report with all possible haste to
his regiment. Miss HartZ refused to
allow her huSba nd-to-be TO go back
TO Italy without her.
only the immediate family and a few
friends witnessed the ceremony. 1t
was performed at O'Clock Friday aft
ernoon by the Rev. Francis Heccherini
of San Francesca Church.
The marriage resulted from chance
meeting in Florence. Italy. last year.
when the bride was travelling in
Europe. She visited the lieutenant's
villa. which is one of the show places
about Florence. and met its owner.
Lieut.. Cinelli followed her 10 this coun-
try and the engagement was announced
q few weeks ago
In New York there seems TO be a
larger number of families in mourning
than ever before.
Manlklns at the some in hal f
c mourning and 9TH
Fers just emerging.
The smart tailored suit of blue and
black seems to be most in vogue. and
the colors vary from deep purple to
lavender. to bottle green and varying
shades of gray and tan. Blue and white
striped taffetas and black and white
check relieve the drabness. and the
only note of color is TO be found in
the sport coats and sweaters which
are mostly worn by the younger gem
GRAFTON. The hats, as rule. are small
tight-htting affairs to match the simple
frocks. adorned with pink morning
glories. as worn BY Mrs. August Bel
mont recently at the races or yellow
buttercups, the only bit of color which
relieved the smart tailored suit of blue
cloth worn by Mrs. Dallas Bache Pratt.
or field flowers.
Yet with the short and full width
skirts and the small hats nobody yet
seems to have succeeded quite in copy
ing the styles of the mid Victorian
period. except the manikins who exploit
the latest word in fashions now at the
race courses The Partisan idea of ex-
plotting fashions in this manner is
steadily gaining ground here. and il
adds largely to the color and anima-
tIon of the occasion.
By the way, the charming rims of
growing pansies on the edges of the
balconies of the
The Moral Effect Isham home in
of Posies. Ghieaso make one
people do not contribute this mite
toward city beautiful. In New York
flower boxes give a delightful finish to
almost every house of any pretense to
elegance and to many an otherwise
plain and simple dwelling Nothing SO
adorns and makes beautiful a city as
such floral house trimming. Some of
the downtown business blocks in the
Windy city are adopting this custom.
Especially are banks beginning to vie
with each other in decking window
iedges with green growing plants and
vines. 1t has an extraordinarily happy
effect on the hurrying pedestrian in
those crowded, clamorous streets to
look up and see masses of verdure
smiling out from, a background of grim,
grfmy walls.
ledge and balcony rim adorned with
flower boxes-even the conspicuous
back balconies. where lurk the icebox
and clothesbasket. Wouldn't there be
moral effect on the populace, one
perhaps impossible to measure or pred
fcate, but nevertheless perceptibleo
Already the North Shore season is
opening. Each week brings its several
arrivals. which
Nice Little Knock added TO the all
fo~ pa,+.~ the year round
colony, m
quite showing. Al the start an un-
expected blow comes through mourning
10 the Bryce J. Allans-but that is
atoned for by the wedding of Mrs. AL
lan's niece and Mr.. Bacon. which every
one knows will be extremely brilliant.
and probably will be the first large
hospitality OF the summer. Naturally,
the worldly wise matrons in the colony
are pluming themselves upon the fact
that several emba assies are to be To-
Gated in that vicinity That means
added prestige. and available men for
dinner parties. a blessing not to be
overlooked Altogether the outlook is
very encouraging.
After all IL is only natural-the So