The Washington times., 1916-10-24
Miss Draper and Prince Andrea
Boncompaunl win Be Feted
Guests.
COUPLE 70 WED TOMORROW
Distinguished Company to At.
tend Function This Even ma.
! Diplomats There. \


at dinner this evening in honor OF her
daughter. Miss Margaret Preston
draper. and Prince Andrea Boncom-
pasni. whose marriage will take Mace
at noon tomorrow.
The distinguished company of thirty
guests win include the Russian Ambas-
sador and Nine. Bakhmeteff, the Italian
Ambassador and Countess Macchi di
Cellere, Chief Justice and Mrs. Edward
Douglas White, and Monsignor Russell.
who will officiate at the nuptial mass,
which will follow the marriage service
tomorrow.
Mrs. Diapers sister, Mrs. Preston
Dayie, of New York, who reached town
today. will also be among the guests, as
guardian. William King Richardson. OF
Boston, who is guest at the Draper
Miss Eudora Clover. daughter Of Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Richardson Clover.
who will be maid Of honor at the we'd
ding. the bridesmaids. the Misses Minna
and Edith Blair, the counselor of the
Italian embassy. Mr. Brambilla. who
will be best man for Prince Andrea;
Jules Blondel. Of the French embassy;
John Barrett. director general of the
Psn-American Union. and a number OF
out-of-town guests will complete as dis
tnguished a company as ever attended
pre-nuptial dinner in Washington.
Dinner Last Night.
Last evening Miss Draper and Prince
Andrea dlned with Rear Admiral and
Mrs Richardson Glover, who asked a
small gathering OF young people to
meet them. The guests were Mrs. Sher-
man Miles. the Misses Edith and Min
ma Blair, Mr.. and Mrs. John Baldwin
Cochran, the Misses Eudora and Bea-
trfcs Clover, Mr.. Richardson who ar
rived from Boston in time to attend
the function. Mr.. Brambilla, Mr.. E.bn-
del, Count Won Rechteren Limpurg, OF
Raiph Hill The table had a very
graceful and unusual decoration of
blush roses and larkspur and the same
hlossoms were used IN profusion
throughout the drawing rooms.
6sldom has there been such an array
Of valuable and unique wedding gifts
~ have. been arriving at the Draper
hsms since first the engagement OF
announced. The bride has devoted
many pleasant hours to keeping In or
der the names and addresses OF the
sivers. and has had the assistance Of
The gifts will not be shown except TO
intimate fxjends and many beautiful and
valuable things. selected by the mem
his friends among the aristocracy of
Italy, will be held I'm Rome until the
arrival of the Prince and his bride In
the. Eternal City: They will sail for
Italy on the completion of a short we'd
ding trip in this country.
As Miss Draper will wear her bridal
veil Of tulle over her face during the
wedding ceremony, she has decided TO
wear a cpronot OF orange blossoms in
stead of the bridegroom's gift, tiara
of diamonds. historic Jewels OF the
Boncompagni-Lud family. which
have been reset fcr her
Major and Mrs. Duncan c. Phillips
have opened their residence 1900
Twenty-frst street for the winter.
home at Ebensburg. Pa. and made
short visit i'm New York before return
ing TO Washington
Home for the Winter.
Mrs. william Hibbs has closed her
country home at Leesburg and is at
the Connecticut for the winter
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans Browne will re-
turn TO Washington from Honolulu at
the end of next month. Mrs. Brownies
their children at their home in Edge
moor. near Bethesda, Nd. during their
absence.
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins and Mrs. De-
witt Talmage. who are staying at the
White Sulphur Springs. drove to Elm
hurst yesterday for tea.
Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. F.. Tay-
Tor Evans have as their guest I'm New
port Lieut.. Commander Rufus F. Fog
baum. jrY who commands the new de-
'troyer Davis and Mrs zos6aum'
To Close Newport Villa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Graham Glas-
gov will close their villa I'm Newport
this week, returning to Washington on
Saturday. They will make a short stay
In New York en- route home.
Edgcomb Lee Jones is making a short
stay at the Plaza Hotel in New York.
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Mrs. Palmer to Return.
Mrs. Leigh Palmer who has been in
New York for several days, will return
to Washington tonight. Rear Admiral
and Mrs Palmer have given UP their
apartment in the Dresden and have
taken a house at 2s4s Connecticut ave-
: nue..
Col. George f. Downey. U. 8. A.. and
Mrs. Downey have been joined at the
Shcreham, where they have had an
apartment for two months BY Miss So Amy my,
pass the winter with them
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Turner Newcomb
enleTtalned INFORMALLY at ulHheT ldst
J night at their home. near Bethesda. Md.
Their two oldest daughters. Miss Ellis
worth Newcomb and Miss Winifred New
comb, have returned from Annapolis.
where they spent the week end and at
tended the football game and hop at the
Naval Academy Saturday.
Judge ]. Wilmer Latimer has returned
from Warrenton, where he passed the
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