The Washington times., 1922-07-30
WASHINGTON FEELS
KEEN INTEREST I'm
AUGUST WEDDINGS
Capital Girls to Wed
at Summer
Homes.


WHEN the engsgement of Miss
Mildred Bromwell. daughter
of Mrs. Charles s. Bromwell, and
Capt. Sidney Bailey, naval attache
of the British embassy was an.
nounced, the supposition was that
the wedding would take place in
Washington. Captain Bailey mad
asked for sea duty and would
probably get his orders IN the
early autumn. Consequently the
wedding might have to be some
time in September, before people
got home from their summer
outings, but II would probably be
solemnized~ here. Now. however.
1t develops that the gallant cap
tain is to be sent to Brazil on
temporary duty-something con-
nected with the centennial cele-
bration, ] take it-he wants TO
take his bride with him, so Wash
ington is to be cheated out uf the
wedding. 1t will take place In
Charlevoix, Mich. the summer
home of the brides grandmother.
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, with
whom Mrs. Bromwell and Miss
Bromwell are spending the sum-
mer.
Definite plans for the marriage
will not be given out until the
return Of Captain Bailey, who Is
now visiting Mrs. Bromwell and
Miss Bromwell In Charlevoix. but
the tentative date selected is
August 10.
Probably there will be fewer
trimmings than had originally been
planned. Miss Margaret Harding
was to have been maid of honor
and is still available. but Miss Mil
licent Rogers-it seems she was to
have been a bridesmaid-is still
abroad, If mistake not. And Miss
Katherine Mackay, whom Miss
Bromwell also wanted to have in
her wedding party. is rather busy
being engaged herself. And Miss
Ailsa Mellon tells me that she is
afraid she can't manage to go on
for the wedding at the time pro-
posed. And altogether it looks
as though pretty Mildred Brom.
well might have some difficulty in
collecting the bridal party she had
wanted in time for such a hurry
up wedding.
Moreover, doubt II Mrs. Scott's
health would stand the disturbance
and fuss OF a very big function.
The good lady is not so young as
she was, and has been in rather
frail health for the last year. So
far as ! know Mildred and Scott
Bromwell are the natural heirs OF
the Scott property. / think Mrs.
Scott had only the two daughters,
Letitia. who married Col. Charles
NJ. Bromwell, and had the two
children, Mildred and Scott (Col.
Bromwell was chief aide at the
White House in President Roose-
velt's time. and died while stationed
in Honolulu during the Taft re-
gime), and Julia, who married Carl
Vrooman, assistant Secretary Of
Agriculture under Houston in the
Wilson regime. and regarded as a
very live wire in the department.
But the Vroomans have no. chill
dren.
MISS HARDING is also to be
in the wedding party of her
young sister, Miss Alice Harding,
who is to be married on August
to Robert Thompson Pell, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen H. p. Pell,
Of New York, and grandson of Col.
and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson.
This wedding. too, will take place
away from Washington. the bride
having elected to be married from
the summer home of her brother.
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Henry Prince, jr., at
Prides Crossing, Mass.
Everybody Is a bit surprised
that the wedding is to come off
this summer, for Miss Harding is
scarcely out of her teens, Mr.. Pell
has not completed his college
course, and, when the engage.
ment was announced in the
spring 1t was stated that the
young couple would not be mar
ried until after his graduation
from Harvard next June.
However. Miss Harding has been
visiting the Pells for the last sew.
eral weeks and after consultation
with various members of the two
families, the young people have de-
cided not to wait any longer. They
will live in Paris for the present
and Mr.. Fell will keep up his
studies there, having made up his
mind not to complete his course at