The Washington times., 1922-08-20


former Mrs. Alfred
Ronalds Conkling, be- 1aw
came the bride of Will
liam H. Holden at very
private wedding in New
York City.
And, about two weeks
before the marriage of <l
the youngest member Of
of family, the dignifed {
and staid and stately
Mrs. Elizabeth Eastman
Johnson, the seventy
nine -syear old grand
mother of the former
Miss Conkling, the pres
cnt Baroness Versluys,
just put soif her bonnet
and shawl and drove
down to Danbury, Con-
necticut, and plighted
her word to love, honor Miss M
and obey Stillman F. Mamma
Kneeland, seventy six Recently
years old, and sturdy for Mrs. VIII
his years. Hole
News by cable of the
two happy events was /.
sent to Miss Conkling, who was on a visit
10 friends in London.
At once she flashed back, under the
cold, unromantic waves Of the broad At
lantic, a cable that read something like
this:
Grandmother, mother, you can't re-
strain me any longer. What's good
enough for my dear mamma; what's good
enough for my dearest grandmother,
surely is good enough for me. At any
rate, dear mamma and grandmamnna, I'm
as much of sport as you two are. And
Just as willing to take sporting chance,
even at matrimony."
Which cable preceded the third mar
riage by two days, and started the telling
of the triple, all-within- n-thirty-days-ro-
nance of the three women, the details
and the little piquancies.
The story of the last and most youthful
marriage starts some five months back.
It starts, in fact with trip to Europe
Conkling last February. Miss Muriel,
who is the grand-niece of the late Roscoe
Conkling, sailed alone-of course, cor
rectly chaperoned-for Winter sports and
the horse race at Pau, France, where
events began to shape themselves.
Roscoe Conklng, Miss Conklihg's fam
ous grand uncle, was the Senator from
New York who so vigorously opposed
Garfield on the matter of Federal patron
age in New York State Perhaps his in
dependence in matters where he was con-
vinced has descended to his young grand
niece. At any rate, Miss Muriel Conk,
ling, as Independently finally as her grand
uncle, made her own decisions, too.
Now, as everybody in society knows, II
there is one thing which the former Miss
Muriel Conkling does better than another
IL is to ride a horse. Accordingly, she
took part in the horse races at Pau,
France. There she acquitted herself as
becomes a young American sportswoman.
For she won several first prizes in the
steeplechases. She also won an ardent
admirer, who stated, in terms very ex-
plicit, that he was most anxious to become
something more than an ardent admirer:
The gentleman in question was the
Young Baron Louis van Reigersberg Yer
sluys, of Holland. As his name sounds,
40 tits true. Even true; absolutely true.
The young Baron Versluys is member
of one Of the oldest, most aristocratic,
very best families of ancient Holland.
anciently descended yoiing man press his
suit and voice his claims.
"I adore you," he is said to have told
Miss Conkling, three days after he had
met her. 'T like the way you ride horse.
You are the girl for me. Let's get mar.
ried. Let's get married at once. In fact,
the sooner the better"
Miss Conkling listened, and Miss Conk-
ling was impressed.