The Washington times., 1915-06-20
JEAN ELIOTcH
LETTER

Washington and In New York. where
the legation Is established for the sum-
mer. Is Jonkeer A. w. l.. TJarda van
Starkenborgh Stachouwer, recently ap-
pointed attache to the Netherlands lega-
ton, who Is expected to reach this
country early in July to take up his
duties as the successor to Baron de
Nagell. The young man. who halls from
Groningen, in northern Holland. Is eh-
gagged to Christine Marburg, OF Balti-
more, a frequent visitor at the WhiS
House during the Taft Administration
and before settling down to work ne
will doubtless visit at Lake Mohonk,
where the Marburgs have cottage Tor
the summer.
The romance of the young people,
which began when Christine's father'
Theodore Marburg, was minister 10
Belgium and Jonkeer Won Starkenporgh-
Stachouwer was filling his hrst dlpio-
matte position at The Hague, has peen
sadly marred by the European war. IN
conseouence the date for the wedding,
which was primarily fixed for june mas
heen postponed until November, ana
even at that date the plans are peins
arranged upon a very uncertain hasis'
Several prominent young women from
abroad have been invited by MISS Mar
burg to be among her attendants. whiie
those of the prospective brldeerooh
would naturally be chosen from among
his own countrymen and his conlreres
IN the diplomatic service. The poss.pil-
itv of any of these being able TO come
10 America-or. in fact, their possiple
whereabout a few months hence-is SUN
TOO much a matter Of speculation TO Do
counted on.
Buford Brlce's marriage to young Hal
Curtis, of st. Paul, which took place
on Tuesday in the private chapel OF the
Bishop of Washington, marked the
elimination of a boy and girl romance
The young people met hTe years ago
at Lake of the Woods, where the
Curtises have a camp, ana althoush
Buford was then barely sixteen, 1t was
soon patent that they had eyes Tor
mona but each other. Three years ago
they became engaged and since that
time they had not seen each other until
the very day before the wedding cere-
mony. ..,...
It was a very quiet little wedding.
with inst two or three members of the
brides family present, besides her
chums, Katherine Hitchcock and Louise
Berliner, and Halls father, who came on
from St. Paul for the occasion Inc
bishop had been confined to his room
NV illness, but would allow no one else
to perform the ceremony, as ne Is very
fond of Buford. who has been
splendid little church worker all her
short life.
She looked pretty as pink IN
dainty white frock. with white nat
and carried an armful of white olos-
SONS. The elder Mr. Curtis. who Is q
big paper manufacturer and VINO mas
a very comfortable fortune, Is devoted
to his little daushter-in-law and plans
to give her a house and furnish lt1or
a wedding present. He has not MADE
the purchase, as he prefers to let her
select the location and arrange thlnss
to suit her own sweet will.
Hal and his bride are to nave a
nice leisurely honeymoon raVehhs
about the Eastern coast for several
weeks and then will go to Lake OF the
Woods for the summer. They Will nVe
in St. Paul
M. Casenave, the prominent Frencn
dinlomat and financier, who Is IN
WASHINGTON on a mission OF sorts' Is
uvire in the strictest retirement ana
!. oocentinp no invitations, for he Is
mourning the death of his son, young
man of brilliant prospects, VINO "a'
killed at the front a few months aso'
u q such a pathetic little story. Inc
bow disappeared and no trace oi nm
could be found for months uh'i'
through the good Offices of the oueen
of Greece. the Kaiser's sister, new
oon,o from the German lines Oh las
death. s "a a
NIod.me Casenave. 1t seems, Is
Creek and lady-inwaiting 10 inc
Craa,, oueen. She is a supremely peau-
+if,L woman. and a member OF very
nrominent family. At present sie 20
it,,,oo,- q, Paris and devoting herseH 10
relief work. rr.,ob
NJ Casenaye was formerly frencn
,,,,n,ster TO China, and 1t was there that
he met Captain Bristol. then IN COM
,,oord of the L. S. S. Albany. and MIS-
pristol with whom he formed close
friendship Mrs. Bristol tells 'i'e 'na>'
owing to his fondness Tor Aileiican'
md his enthusiasm for things Arieli0an'
he was always called george WaSh
ington" He Is man OF wioe culture
Leen wit, and brilliant attainments. ana
e. considefed one Of the most Vaiuapie
yten in France. I have hearo II
mored that he Is to take cnatse -
soma extensive banking operations IN
Haiti and that it Is in this connec'ioii
that he is in Washington.
Evelyn Rees Norcross whose engage
nent to Robert Clay Sheriff.. of Athens.
Ala. has been recently announced ana
whose marriage will take place IN the
fall is a very unusual little person She
claims the distinction of being one OF
the Youngest professors" in the United
states and is, moreover. the baby mem
ber of the League of American Feh
Women.
She was scarcely graduated from col
lege-she took degrees at Dickenson and
al the Emerson College of OTatory IN
Boston-when she was given the po-
sition of director of Oratory in Athens
College at Athens. Ala That was In
1918 and since then she has been made
a full fedged professor of history in the
same institution. Recently she staged
''Everywoman" with great success In
the music hall of the college; and a
play of her own, When Woman Rules
the Land" which was produced In Bos-