Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-20
By r BAXTER
Special Correspondent Of The Great Falls Tribune.

Special Correspondent Of The Great Falls Tribune
Copyright. 1922. by The Great Falls Tribune
Washington, Aug. 19.-That ole
saying In the spring a young man s
fancy Nrns to thoughts of love vii
be changed to summer" for lately II
seems that everybody is getting
gagged and married in the good ole
summer time instead of the formerly
popular June or October. After q
season almost wholly devoid of inter
national weddings August m along
and has two in consecutive days. On
Tuesday Miss Mildred Bromwell
daughter of Mrs. Charles Bromwell,
became the bride of Capt. Sidney X
Bailey. naval attache of the British
embassy staff, and on Wednesday
Miss Elizabeth Howe, daughter OF
Mrs. Emerson Howe. was married TO
DIR. Alfredo Gonzales-Prada of the
Peruvian embassy staff.
There was great similarity between
the two weddings besides the fact that
they were both international. They
were both planned for Washington.
where both brides reside and where
both bridegrooms are in the diplo-
matte corps, but both took place away
from here. so that the bridegrooms,
who were about TO sail the ocean
blue. could take their brides with
them. The Baileys are going 10 Brazil
where Capt. Bailey is officially as
signed to the Brazilian exposition and
DR.. Prada is off for Europe. where
he will remain until December. SO
the first couple were married in
Charlevoix, Michigan. where Mrs.
Bromwell and Miss Bromwell were
spending the summer. and the other
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A Surprise Wedding
A surprise wedding was that OF
little Betty Grove, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Clinton X. Grove. who made
her debut last winter, and Frederick
Lee Hardestv. which TOOK place last
Sunday in Howard county. Maryland.
That was a sort of runaway OF walk
away affair which seems to have taken
everyone completely by surprise. This
was but another of many weddings
already taken place or to come.
There's Golden Ruggles, daughter
of Colonel and Mrs. Gold Fl. Ruggles.
whose engagement to Eustace Lee
Florance. .Jr.. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
rather recently. The wedding is TO be
in October. the fourteenth. ! believe.
Mt the home of Colonel and Mrs. Her
bert j. Slocum. cousins of Colonel
Ruggles.
Miss Ruggles is one of the most
popular girls in the army set.
Captain Joseph J.. Cheatham,
L. S. ", recently announced the en-
gagement of his daughter. Catherine,
to Lieut.. Roger Bagnall. l.. s. NJ. c.,
of Virginia. She. like Miss Grove.
was a bud of last winter. Two old
Washington families are to he united
this fall, in November. ] think. when
Jane Gould Ramey. daughter of Mrs.
Elmer K. Ramey. and William EIamil-
ron Knox. are married. He is the
son Of Mrs. William Salibury Knox
and the late Mr.. Knox.
Gown Of Soft, White Satin
The Cromwell girls wedding gown
was lovely. 1t was a simply made
gown of soft, white satin with very
long skirt, slightly biased and the loose
effect held at a low waist line by a
girdle of pearl beads. The long and
very full tulle veil was arranged in
close cape effect. several folds Of the
tulIe forming a band across the brow,
while sprays Of orange blossoms were
placed just above either ear. Her
Miss Elizabeth Stevenson of
n. j., granddaughter of for
mer Vice President Adlai E. Steven