The Washington herald., 1922-06-25

Is one winch seems TO meet Win
approval all around. Capt. Bailey
is a gallant sailor with a splen-
did war record-he was on Admiral
Beatty's staff-and a d. s. o.
1t was on the cards that she
should marry an Englishman for
ever since she came out she has
been exceedingly chummy with the
little group of British Embassy
bachelors who contribute so much
to society here. She was one of
the girls who danced several times
with the Prince of wales when he
was here and also in New York
and was included in the smaller
group who played around" with
the Prince and his party at White
Sulphur Springs during his brief
visit to the historic spa where
his grandfather had stopped some
fifty years before when he too was
touring our country as Prince of
Wales
MISS BROMwELL SPENT
LAST SEASON IN LONDON.
Miss Bromwell spent last season
in London and was very much
feted. The Prince of Wales danced
with her there, too, at a great ball
at Lansdowne House and the next
day the papers were clamoring for
her picture for on that occasion
only one other American girl was
similarly honored. Miss Bromwell
is a graduate of Foxcroft School
in Middleburg. Va, and attended
a finishing school in France and is
a noted horsewoman. The exact
date of the wedding is to depend,
believe. on Capt Bailey's orders
as he has asked for a ship and
expects soon to be detailed to sea
duty. He is one of the youngest
captains in the service and will be
an admiral inside of eight years.
Two girls who would be sure to
be in the wedding party are Miss
Milicent Rogers, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Rogers. and Miss Mar
garet Flint. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sherman Flint, of New York,
and niece of Col. and Mrs. stephen
LII. Slocum. but both just recently
went abroad. Miss Bromwell has
one brother. Scott Bromwell. She
is a niece of Mrs. Carl Vrooman.
whose husband was Assistant Sec
retary of Agriculture during the
Wilson administration, and the
Vroomans were among our social
leaders. Her grandmother, Mrs.
Matthew T. Scott-she was once a
verv active president general of the
D. A. R.-has been in rather frail
health and is at her Bloomington,
Ill. home and the Vroomans are
with her, l hear. Miss Bromwell
is so pretty remember seeing her
at the reception and dance which
Admiral Pakenham gave on the
Raleigh as a farewell party and
everyone wanted to know who the
pretty girl was in lavender and
as soon as General Pershing greeted
his host. he waltzed off with her.
She wore a lavender silk crepe frock,
made on long. clinging straight line.
the skirt coming below the ankles.
had an uneven hem line and was
edged with fringe. Only a narrow
sash of the material marked the
waist line but it was all fitted to
the figure. Her hat was a large
picture fioppy model with lavender
flowers on it; she was so pretty.
And ! don't believe any girl in
Washington has quite so good a
time as she.
Capt. Bailey is the son of the late
Essex, England. He is very reserved
and modest and won't tell much
about himself When you ask him
about his parties, no matter what
their size or Importance, or whether
the Ambassador is to be among his
guests or not. he will say, "Oh, It
is just an humble little party; just
an humble party, don't you know"
His parties are always humble"
according to him. In reality they
are sometimes brilliant and always
jolly. But he is very nice and most
attractive: they make a very fetch
ing pair. l think he is one of
large family. One brother is-or
was-in the Horse Guards and an
other is married to a daughter of
Lord Inchcape, who was recently
here on a flying visit with his
daughter, Elsie. They were in this
country less than a week-a long
way to come for a week.
FRIEND IN NEW YORK
ANNOUNCES ENGAGEMENT.
Miss Bromwell had hardly an
nounced her engagement when a
friend Of hers. Katherine Mackay
of New York, Clarence Mackay's
daughter. announced hers. 1t had
been rumored for some time. The
lucky man is Kenneth O'Brien, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan ]. O'Brien,
of New York and Southampton, L. I.
Miss Mackay is the granddaughter
of Mrs. John w. Mackay and the
late Mr.. Mackay, who lived for
many years in London and Paris,
and consequently her engagement,
has an element of international in
terest. She was graduated from
st. Timothy's School in Catonsv:lle.
Md, and her formal introduction
was made during the summer of
1919 in Southampton. where her
father had the Breese place, the
Orchard. The party for her debut,
while one of the most picturesque
ever given there. was simple, owing
to the conditions in this country
just after the close of the war.
During the war Miss Mackay
organized a large surgical class in
connection with the Mackay unit of
the Roosevelt Hospital. U. S. A.
Base Hospital No. Is. and which
was one of the first of the large
hospitals to do duty overseas. She
also did canteen work during the
war for the Red Cross and knights
OF Columbus. She also has been
much interested in the activities or
the Junior League. of which she
has been a member since her debut,
and for the last two winters has
worked at the New York Hospital.
Miss Mackay's younger sister, Miss
Ellin Mackay. was introduced to
sOpiety iast winter and her hrothar