The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-02-19

Stotesoury, the wedding march
from 'Iohengrin" was played
Mrs Cromwell Brooks was attended
by her stepsister, Mrs. John Hears
ley Mitchell of Philadelphia, and
James Fl. r. Cromwell. her brother.
was best man. "
| T. Cen Macarthur was in full dress
uniform and Mr.. Cromwell wore the
Uniform of a captain Of the Marine
Reserve Corps. The bride wore
apricot colored chiffon, with high
neck at the back and slight train
and flowing sleeves. the gown fiav-
Ing wide panels of duchesse lace, a
family heirloom. She carried a
white prayer book.
Mrs. Mitchell wore nattier blue
chiffon embroidered in crystal beads
and a large hat of the same color.
Mrs. Stotesbury wore mauve chif-
fon with surplice front and a long
panel from neck to hem in the back
and wide flowing sleeves with wings
attached to the panel. and q soft
crushed girdle of mauve satin.
With this was worn a wide-brim-
med mauve hat wreathed in mauve
ostrich plumes.
After the ceremony the ushers,
John Rearsley Mitchell and Sidney
Emlen Hutchinson, escorted Mrs.
James H. r. Cromwell and her
mother, Mrs. Horace Dodge, Mrs.
Hutchinson and lastly Mrs. Stotes-
bury to felicitate the couple, fol-
lowing which Cooper C. Lightbown,
the newly electer mayor of Palm
Beach, stepped forward to present
to Gen. Macarthur with his compli-
ments a massive silver key to the
city of Palm Beach inscribed with
Gen. MacArthur's name, that or
Palm Beach and the date and name
Of the mayor.
Following the ceremony an in
formal wedding reception was held,
which took the form of an afternoon
tea Small tables were laid all
around the patio. in the midst of
which a fountain played and the
service was from the arched gallery
giving upon it, from which the
great hall and music room lead. The
orchestra played program and
following the round of congratula-
tions photographs of the wedding
party were taken.
About two hundred were asked.
The huge wedding cake had the
place of honor and was cut by the
bride. The bride wore for her 60
Ing away costume a beige canton
crepe gown with a small travelling
hat and cape matching the frock
with a sable collar
General and Mrs. Macarthur left
| on their private car for their honey
moon. They are returning to Palm
Beach to spend two weeks with Mr..
and Mrs. Stotesbury before start
ing North.
Many exquisite gifts were re-
ceived. including jeweled clocks,
cigarette cases and all sorts OF
charming conceits, as we'll as some
Jewels, but they were not shown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton Cromwell are
enjoying the winter sports at st.
| Moritz, having sailed about three
weeks ago for Europe. but cabled
their congratulations.
Among those present were Vim
cent Astor. Mr.. and Mrs. Grafton II.
Pyne. Nicholas Biddle. Mrs Joseph
B. Thomas, Charles Suydam CUT
ting. Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Baldwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Goadby Loew
Mr.. and Mrs. !. Townsend Burden.
jr.. Phillip De Ronde, ]. Gordon
Douglas. Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
Paige. oliver Perrin, Mr.. Francis,
/ Wadsworth Lewis. Mr.. and Mrs.
John NJ L. Rutherfurd. DR.. and Mrs.
Maitland Alexander. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Darlington. James r. Hyde,
MIR. and Mrs. Alfred Goldman, Miss
Lucille Baldwin, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
nard d. Ahl. Mr.. and, Mrs. Pierre
Lorillard Barley, Mr.. and Mrs. Je-
rome N Bonaparte and Mrs Rob-
ert G, Black.
What did you think of Mrs. As
quith?" EVERYBODY I knew. 1t seems
to me. who did not hear Mrs. As
quith themselves last Monday aft
ernoon-also many who did-asked
me that question. I hardly know
what to say. l had heard and read
SO much about the lady that I was
pleasantly surprised. was ter
ribly prejudiced against her by her
own book and by the accounts of
her lectures-talks describes them
better-in New York. She is GER
tainly not good looking. She has
very big nose. intentireIy too
thin and looked awkward on the
stage. (Whisper it; the lady is
howlegEedD. She had on very
smart gown that would be per-
feetly stunning on most people, but
N'NH P'NNNy OA OF
one thing. she is too fiat chested.
But the lady has a fascinating
smile that changes her entire eN-
preston and has decided person.
ality and much magnetism. She
held a Washington audience in its
seats for two hours and even a lit
tie past the dinner hour of some.
That Is rather unusual for a Wash
ington audience, you know. She
seems to have remarkable MEM
Dry. particularly for details; she
talked very naturally and we'll and
not a word was missed, I am sure.
In the farthest corner Of the
theater. When you boiled 1t all
down she did not tell you much of
value. and yet she was interesting.
She did not get painfully frank
about the innermost thoughts and
sacred incidents of her life as she
did in her autobiography, which I
found distasteful
Mrs. Asquith lodged politics on
the plea that under the coalition
government nobody could keep up
with them" Some one tolc me in
a very knowing but confidential
way-confidential, so I'm telling you
all know-that Mrs. Asquith came
over here not only to lecture but
with some political schemes in her
head. 1 said What could be her po-
litical schemes?' And was told
that perhaps when the coalition
government goes out of power her
husband, a Liberal. may again be
prime minister and that she wanted
to observe and get the political
complexion of this country so as to
advise her husband-if he is prime
minister - my informant talked
along in that strain.
However. the lady came. we all
the house was packed-went to see