The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-24

OF note before the fashionable
season starts in with the be-
ginning of the Metropolitan Opera on
November Is, which, as In years past,
always has been the forerunner Of the
busy times to follow. The early dance
of the preliminary season will DC the
annual autumn dance to be held next
Friday night in the club at Tuxedo
Park. and for this event invitations
have been sent to the debutantes, of
whom there are many. After Friday
night there will be no other dances Of
note until those of Thanksgiving week,
all TO be given in town, shall start the
real winter season.
One OF the most interesting of the
weddings, a matrimonial alliance, will
be that of Miss Ruth King, a daughter
Of the late Mr. and Mrs. David H.
King, to Lieut.. Baron de Villiers du
TERRACE, which will take place on the
afternoon OF November 4, at East
Seventy ninth street. Miss King and
| her sister. Mrs. Charles de Rham, Jr.,
have taken this house for the autumn
self brave soldier during the war and
| he comes from one of the most ancient
| families OF France. His father, the
| Vicomte de Villiers du TERRACE, who is
Chevalier OF the Legion OF Honor,
has represented France as secretary or
Charge dAffaires I'm embassies in Lon
don, Berlin, Rome, Madrid and Bern.
During the war the Vicomte de VII
| liers was at the head of the bureau OF
| the French Red Cross, caring for pris-
oners and repatriating the French SOL
diers taken hy the enemy. His mother
| daughter OF Count de la Fons des Es-
sarts, was decorated for her work dur
| ing the war in the Red Cross hospitals
at Compiegne. Amiens. and Epernay
receiving la Medaille d'Honneur and
that OF Reconnaissance Franchise. The
young Baron counts among his an
cestors the Chevalier de Kerlerec, who
was Governor of Louisiana In the
eighteenth century. when IL was yet a
province OF France. He also is related
to the family OF the famous Marquis
dc Lafayette.
During the late war he was a Lieu
| tenant OF the Seventh Dragons and for
his bravery was made n Chevalier NJ
\ the Legion d'Honneur as well as receiv-
/ ing the Croix dc Guerre. He was made
Chevalier on tho field of battle and nc
| cordIng 10 the citations printed by the
| French Government this honor was con-
ferred on him as IAN officer full OF au-
dacity. intrepidity and military ardor.
| AT the head OF his platoon he attacked
/ the enemy with sword and revolver, TAX
ing ninety prisoners, many wagons and
horses An admirable example to his
men, whom he fairly electrified by his
I conduct on the eve of battle in charging
| the enemy's mitrailleuse. fighting on foot
until the arrival of the infantry
The ceremony viii be witnessed by a
/ limited number OF relatives and friends
and Will he followed by a reception. Miss
I King will be attended by her young
/ nephews. Griswold and David II. King
F'iagg. sons OF her sister, Mrs. s Girls
void F1agg Sd OF philadelphia. Baron
de viiliers will have for his witnesses
Prince de Bearn and dc Chalais, Charge
I d'Araires, and Brig. -Gen. Collardet,
Military Attache Of the French EN-
bassy In Washington. About n month
after tho wedding the couple will sail
for France and will live in Paris.
In the Collegiate Church OF ST. Mich
olas, Fifth avenue and Forty-cighth
street, on Thursday afternoon, Miss
Marjorie Bruce Stewart. a daughter OF
Or and Mrs George David Stewart. Will
be married TO Mr.. Porter Hoagland. a
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hoagland
OF this city and fiumson. n. J. The cere-
mony will be performed by the Rev. Or.
Malcolm J. Mcleod. pastor OF the church.
A reception will be held at AZ East
FHftieth street, the home Of the brides
parents.
Miss Stewart will have for her matron
of honor Mrs. Robert Vose White.
sister The other bridal attendants will
be Mrs. c. Maury Jones, sister OF the
bridegroom Mrs w Thorn Kissci Nriss
Dorothy Stewart, sister, and Miss Ethel
Simmons. There win be two nower girls