The Washington herald., 1921-01-09

cipally for beauty. Then the ultra
fashionists got in their inning, and
the skirts became more and more
abbreviated. DO men prefer the
short skirts on womenT you ask.
Perhaps on other women-but 1t is
very unlikely that they prefer them
on the members of their immediate
families.
Short skirts are lengthening, and
to my mind, longer skirts are much
more graceful than the short ones.
don't mean. the skirts which
sweep the ground, style which we
had several seasons ago, but skirts
which come to the shoe tops. This
style, in my opinion, is sane and
much to be preferred.
THE happy medium" says Miss
Hayden, should be the answer-the
happy medium between Distinctive
ness and the ultra or bizarre. How
ever, it depends for the most part
on the individuality OF the wearer;
what may look well on one will not
look we'll on another woman"
Miss Hayden proffers the advice,
"a we'll gowned woman is the one
who selects styles exhibiting good
taste and individuality and refine
ment, instead of the conspicuous"
THERE were a number Of we'd
dings of more than passing
l. interest during the past week.
The wedding that interested me
the most was that of Mile. Con-
stance Yvonne Patenotre, only
daughter of Jules Patenotre, former
French Ambassador to the United
States, and granddaughter of the
late James EIverson, of Philadel-
phia, which took place at noon
Thursday in the Church of st.
Pierre de Chaillet to Count Roni de
Castellane, son Of the Marquis de
Castellane, and grandson of the late
Jay Gould, of New York. The en-
gagement of the couple was an
nounced on November 81.
The prominence of the bride and
bridegroom in French society and
the interest of society in the greater
part of the world in the two families
and the fact that each is half Amer
lean gave to this wedding excep-
Marquis de Castellane, who Is i'll
at his home did not attend the cere-
mony. The couple will spend their
honeymoon on the Riviera.
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As a reward for his valuable serv-
ices in the French diplomatic serv-
ice, Jules Patenotre was appointed
Minister to the United States in1S91,
and in 1898 he was appointed. Am
bassador. In March. 1894, he mar
ried Miss Eleanor Elverson, a beau
tlful and accomplished young wom-
an, who had been educated in France
and had passed much time abroad.
The ceremony was performed in the
Philadelphia home of her father, the
late James Elverson, owner of the
Philadelphia Inquirer, by Cardinal
Gibbons. The bride is a niece of
Col. James Elverson, jr.
Two daughters, Yvonne and
Louise, and a son, Raymond, were
born to NJ. and Nine. Pstenotre.
Mile. Louise Patenotre died in her
early youth.
MRS. PATENOTRE A
COURT FAYORITE.
A few years after the marriage
NJ. Patenotre was transferred to
Madrid. Throughout the trying days
Of the Spanish American war Nine.
Patenotre proved herself a master
of tact and an ideal Ambassadors
wife. She remained a favorite at
the Spanish court. NJ. and Nine.
Patenotre now live at Al Avenue
dIena.
Count Boni de Casteuane, who
is % years old, assumed the title
Of count when his father took that
of marquis upon the death of his
father. During the war he won
distinction as a member of the air
force of the French army with the
rank OF lieutenant.
The mother of the bridegroom was
Miss Anna Gould one of the several
children of the late Jay Gould, OF
New York, and sister of George J.,
Edwin, Howard and Frank ]. Gould,
and Mrs. Finley J. Shepard. She
divorced Count Boni in November,
1906, and in July, 1908, she married
in London Prince Helie de Sagan,
later the Due de Talleyrand. Count
Boni is the oldest of the three sons
born to them. The others are Jay
and George de Castellane.
At the religious ceremony Mile.
Patenotre led the bridal cortege
walking with her brother, Raymond.
Next walked Nine. de Chambrun,
accompanied by Frank ]. Gould, un-
de Talleyrand, who walked with her
son, Count Boni. When Nine. Pate
notre entered she was followed by
Count and Countess Jean de Cas-
tellane, Count and Countess Stanis-
Iaus de Castellane, the Duke and
Duchess de Doudeauville. Baroness
de Seilliere, who was Mrs. Liver
more, of New York, and is a men,
ber of the Castellane family circle,
and Count de Chambrun, for some
time military attach of the French
Embassy in Washington.
The bride wore a simple gown of
white satin, brocaded lightly with
minor lace adOrnments. She wore
the customary veil and orange bios
SONS. Her white satin slippers had
small diamond buckles.
A FTER the ceremony the cou-
~ pie, members of the bridal par
Aty and about 200 guests went
to the registry. AS the couple left
the church they embraced Nine.
Patenotre and the Duchess de Tai
leyrand,- and then went to the bed
side of the Marquis de Castellane
and passed a short time with him
before leaving for the Riviera The
bridegroom's father, who has been
seriously i'll for some time, was re-
ported tonight as being better.
DINNER FOLLOWS THE
CEREMONY.
Following the civil ceremony the
immediate members of the family,
with a few invited guests, dined
together. During the interim pre-