The Washington herald., 1918-08-18

tried his nerve, IN which he might
easily have met his death.
The wedding Tuesday is the out
come Of a Washington High School
romance, for both Lieut.. Edgerton
and his promised bride are graduates
few years back Of Central High,
where, even as boy and girl, their
devotion subjected them to consid-
cradle teasing from their school
mates Miss .Robinette has been Iiv-
ing with her uncle. Augustine RobI-
nette, at Is Third street northeast.
and the ceremony Is to be performed
there next Tuesday, Rev. Howard
Downs officiating.
Yet another romance In which
Washington Is not a littls interested
was revealed in the announcement of
Virginia lie Seure's engagement TO
Capt. William Houghtelins, U. D n,
G. For Virginia Le Seure Is former
Speaker Cannon's granddaughter, and
has been since her debut three or four
years ago. very much lone Of our
girls" having spent the greater part
Of each winter in Washington, and
has been one of the most sought after
OF the younger set.
She Is a picturesque young person.
with plenty Of style. and a pretty wit
OF her own. remember her being
allowed to attend the Easter bach
elors' cotillion a few years ago. 1t
was special dispensation, for she
was schoolgirl here for the Easter
holiday. and not yet out. A certain
big blond man was presented to her
and asked for the pleasure OF a dance.
Then he asked for several more, and
her chaperon and the other chaperons
were rather amused. There was some
comment-not only that the little
schoolgirl had made at hit. but that
she had made a hit with that partic-
ular man. For he was one Of the
most famous official bachelors OF that
day.
Virginia didn't know who he was.
Nor did he know who Virginia was.
Neither one had caught the name at
the moment OF introduction. Late In
the evening he asked. and she ad-
mitted that she was equally I'm the
dark. He didn't see how any one
could fail to know him. why, Isn
Frank Hitchcock, the Postmaster
General!" "Oh, are you? Well, I'm
Virginia lie Seure, Uncle Joe's grand
4htu lutV lauRHeQ.
For just at that time there was some
sort Of political quarrel on, and the
Speaker and the Postmaster General
We're not speaking as they passed by.
Capt" William Houghteling is not
very well known here. He is a son of
the late James L. Houghteling. of
Peabody. Houghteling & CO., of Chi
cago, and a brother of the present
James L. Houghteling, who less than
eighteen months ago married Miss
Laura Delano. daughter of Frederic
Delano, Of the Federal Reserve Board.
He was, OF course. here for that we'd
ding. As remember it, he was his
brothers best man. 1t is quite on the
cards that he and Virginia lie Seure
met then. for, while she was not of
the wedding party-in fact has not
played around with quite the same
crowd as that in which the DeIanos
are most intimate-still they frequent
ly met, and undoubtedly she went to
many Of the festivities that preceded
that wedding.
The Cuban Minister and Nine. de
Cespedes have been threatening to get
away for the last two weeks, Now
they think they will accomplish It
next week. But undoubtedly the
Minister has had his fill Of travel. for
he was almost a commuterS between
here and New York all winter. His
legation was here-half built-and his
wife. who did not find a half-built
legation a particularly alluring place
to live in, was in New York. And DR..
De Cespedes spent most of his time
on the road between the two.
Now the legation-it Is a beautiful
building and many q bigger and richer
country than Cuba would be proud to
have such an one-is completed. II
Is a distinct addition to "Amba ssa-
doris Row. in upper Sixteenth street,
and Nine. De Cespedes has estab-
hshed herself there and has been hav-
ing all TIE fun of getting settled I'm
her fne new home. Just now she fas
as her house guest Countess Castelli
Salina of Italy, and they are planning
to get off next week to Asbury Park
for a little stay at the seashore be-
fore going to the mountains for the
early autumn.
But 1t seems to me that next week
is something like "manana." It never
comes. / seem to have been hearing
for several weeks that the Cespedes
were going-next week. As a matter
Of fact. IT'S been too hot to move: and
It is doubtful II any hotel in Asbury
Park would be much pleasanter than
that big airy embassy on the crest Of
the Sixteenth hill, with a wonderful
of the city ana the sweep
Of the river. entirely Visible from its
upper windows.
Or. and Nine. Porras, the Minister
Of Panafna and his wife, are just back
from long yisit home. One can al.