The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-01

that factor was Reginald's daughter by his
first marriage, Cathleen, debutante Of
this Winter, who since her mothers mar
rage to Sydney colford has divided her
time between her two divorced parents. 81
When things first began to look ser-a
ious fashionable society frankly won
dered how Cathleen would take it. It was
not long left in doubt, for Cathleen in-s
mediately adopted Gloria as her chosen
companion! She made third at many Of.
the luncheons and dinners that Reggie"
showered on his future bride, and the two
young girls frequently lunched and mo-,
tored all by themselves. Cathleen gave
several parties for Gloria to introduce her
to friends of the Vanderbilt family, and,
IN fact, gave her father every assistance
in his cOurtship.
Cathleen's attitude puzzled everyone,
but suddenly those who looked on found
their own answer. According to several
young friends of Cathleen's, she herself
was rather deep in romance of her own.
Late last Summer she and certain youth
well known to Newport became violently
attached to each other, it Is said.
Oddly enough it was "Reggie" who
turned into a stern parent when this
news reached him and he refused to con-
slider any marriage of his daughter on ac-
count of Cathleen's youth.
Cathleen sullked, but hided her time.
When her father fell in love with
eighteen-year-old Gloria, Cathleen, by
whose advice no one knows, flew to his
assistance and urged him to go through
with it! The inference, so society says, is
that Cathleen by promoting her fathers
romance with girl of her own age, hoped
to win him over to accepting her own.
There are members of Cathleen's crowd
who hint that she made a hard and fast
bargain with her father before she sided
with him. Which is interesting, if true.
The wedding was not to go off, how
ever, without an immense amount o.
anxiety and wire pulling on the BRIDE
grOOm's part. The consent of the brides
family or at least its lack of public dis
approval was important of course. But
the public approval of the Vanderbilt
family was even more necessary to him.
In the end he won over his mother and his
older brother, Cornelius. His sister, Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney, did not have to be
approached, for she had sailed for Paris
to attend the wedding of her son. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt Whitney, to Miss Marie.
Norton. With his mother and brother
lined up, Reginald completed his plans.
On Tuesday, March 6, after weeks of
racking effort and worry, the marriage
took place at the home of Mr. Won der
Horst, an associate of the backgrounds
horse-show career.
But there was one person notably
absent. "a-
"Where was daughter Cathleen ?" was
asked. "Why was she absent after all she
did to help this affair along?"
That is puzzling question. In all their
arrangements both Reggie" and Cath
leen forgot Mrs. Colford, his first wife.
That matron was down at Palm Beach,
but she knew all about the romance and
finally took an able hand in it. A week
or ten days before the marriage, MIS-
COlford wired her daughter to come to her
at once. Cathleen went ostensibly for
only week. But on her arrival Mrs.
Colford chad it out" with her daughter.
And Cathleen remained at Palm Beach,
until the wedding was over!
Cathleen's detection was a real disap-
pointment to both her father and youthful
step-mother; the latter had even hoped to
have her stand up with her as maid-ef7
honor.
It was certainly an odd romance from
every point of view and the subject of
endless debate at the gatherings Of the
fashionables is Glow long will it last?"