The Washington herald., 1920-02-22

Nrs. So4icr ehterNaAhco MN ~ YIN
ner.
Ibanez's novels have been for two
years dominating the fiction field
in America to an unprecedented de-
gree. He has been In prison thirty
times and Is proud OF IL. He was
born in Valencia in 1867 and was ed
ucated for the law; but at the age
of Is he was given six months for
an anti-government sonnet, an ex-
perience which seems to have turned
him definitely into a revoluOonist.
During the next nine years he was
Jailed three times and in exile twice.
The second exile was in 1882. for
heading a popular demonstration
against the brutal methods adopted
by the government in Cuba. On his
return he was elected to the Cortes
as Republican Deputy Ever since
! he has been an active leader in pO-
liticsl affairs. In the intervals OF
exile and Imprisonment he founded
a republican newspaper and assist
ed publishing house in Issuing
hundreds Of translations from mod
ern writers.
LONG SERIES
OF NOVELS.
In 1894 he wrote his first novel.
since followed by a long series.
which fall naturally into well-de-
hned groups: regional novels. which
1 deal with Valencia, including The
f, Cabin" and Reeds and Mud" prom
aEands novels. which attack. by
simple, mastery presentation Of the
facts. the great national vices. OF
superstitious Ignorance, in The
Shadow Of the Cathedral" the bru-
tslity OF bull-hghting. in Blood
and Sand" OF drunkenness, in la
! Bodega. OF a group planned 20
cover. the history Of Spain in the
Western hemisphere. only the first
volume. The ArgonAuts." has been
written: IL has not yet been pub
lished in an English TRANSLATION
but Will probably soon appear. The
famous series dealing with events
within the past five years. incluG-
I ing The -Four Horsemen Of the
Apocalypse" and Mare Nostrum." II,
to be rounded out with the. issue
serislly in Hearst's Magazine. and
later in book form OF The Enemies
OF Women" said to be Of special
| interest to Americans OF his mis-.
| cellaneous novels, including Son
MICA" etc, The Masterpiece" ia
Aajs Desnuds) is announced for
| publication early this spring. IN
addition TO these novels Blasco Tha-
| nez has written short stories. three
| books Of travel and huge His
tory OF the European War Of 1914"
| Not the least of his achievements
is the maintenance Of the tremen-
doUs energy which impresscs every
one who meets him.
While statesmen quarrel. diplo-
mats are recalled and noted people
get degrees. Dan Cupid is stiH on
the job. The first five days Of Lent
have been distinctly marked by tho
number OF engagements and we'd
dings OF note. There was a diplo-
matte wedding last Thursday: So
norits Maria Alfaro and Scnor Au-
gustin Carrizosa became man and
| wife. The bride was a sister %
Sonora Gondra. wife Of the Min
lister of Paraguay. with whom She
has spent this year. II was love
ly AFFAIR. and was attended by dir
lomatic and resident society. Frank
Lyon Polk, as Acting Secretary ~
State. heading the list OF officials
present. Then there was the Lewis
Cockrell wedding yesterday.
LEWIs-CoCKRELL
4 WEDDING LOVELY.
/ The home OF Mrs and Mrs. FlIrou
Lewis has been in all sorts Of hub
bub this week Poor Mrs. Lewis j.
slInost q wreck with making and COM
f, rleting the plans for her dau-ht,-
susan's marriage TO Capt. Jamg-
Knox Cockrell. L. s. a. which took
place last evening. The wedding HAD
been planned in the most elaborate
detail for June, a much later date. 4
friend who had done cRmoufia-c work
n INr-uF - Il 1t=n-. =
with Vogue was TO have designed ths
costumes and everything else for that
matter. but Capt. Cockrelrs order 10
Panama came just at the last minute
snd everything had TO be chanE.d.
They considered themselves fortunate
In being able to have the wedding
gown Itself made in the house hut tn,
remainder OF the trouseau JUst had
to be bought ready made.
The ceremony was performed in tll-
Bethlehem Chapel of the Cathedral at
o'clock, Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding.
bishop of Washington. offic!atiuS The
church was not decorated. due to tn.
lenten custom but the beautilGI
frocks of the wedding party made
decoration unnecessary.
The bride wore a gown Of heavy
white ivory satin combined win
Beautiful old Duchess lace which has
been in the family for years. u
fact While the little gown was fash
iCned along the most modern lines q
was net only fnofC or less Of a family
treasure but niadc from her mothers
, wedding gown. Which twenty-five
years ago was very fun. 80 permit
ted a great deal ot recuttinE.
The basque waist had n SurpIicc CT
feet q the old lace folding across ~
the front in tn, most bcautfyul aud
! rich fashion. Tie short sNrt was
e,aborately drsp,j With ,hs lace THE
lace which formed the commit and
fell down over the tilis Veil MAS also
an heirloom. Tho long court train
falling from the shoulders in a raucl
vas completely COZ cred by the juile
veil falling from the corcnst Of lace
and in turn set OF hy band uf Tic
lace which reached to the floor The
elbow length sleeves were also edged
with the beautiful old lace.
MANY COLORS
IN THE GOWNS
Miss Elizabeth CocSreu. Of Jackson
willie. Fla. sister OF the bridegroom. a
maid OF honor. wore a frOck similar T.
those of the bridesmaids. shades %
pink and orchid Georgette. Thcsf
frocks. though simply fashioned. werr
most effective as they shaded from
the cream tint OF orchid OF the brides
gown TO deeper shades of that delicate
flower. Their hats OF brown tulle were
quite large and trimmed with silv'r
ribbon. The bridesmaids were Mis-
Mary Graston Steele, OF westminSt,r