Evening star., 1923-07-01
Rumanian Envoy and
Wife in pleasing Role
At Brilliant Wedding
Have Part in Nuptial Cere-
monies That United Senor
de Cardenas and Mile.
Nanon.

The envoy from Rumania and his
sprightly wife, formerly Miss Eiiza-
beth Asquith, only daughter OF Her
bert Asquith, the former premier OF
England, and of Mrs. Margot Ten
nant Asquith, played so pleasant
role In the recent brilliant nuptiais
of Senior de Cardenas and Mile. Nano
that attention Is called afresh to
these distinguished members OF the
diplomatic corps in the American
capital. Prince Antoine Bibesco was
appointed minister. of Rumanfa In
1890, but 1t was early In February OF
1892 before he presented his creden--
tials and it was some months later
that the princess arrived from Eng
land. The marriage took place In
1919 and was the result of a romance
beginning in the early war days,
when Mr.. AsQuith was still premier
and the prince was the sadly per-
turbed charge d'Afaires of Rumania
during the trying period Of 1914-1S17,
when the fortunes of his country
were at ebb tide.
The small daughter, Princess Pris-
ella. born about year arter the
Marriage, Is now just lacking q Few
weeks of being three. The prince also
is about to celebrate his birthday
anniversary, for July Is he will reach
the stately age Of forty-five, and the
dual celebration will be a fete al
most as lively as the wedding recep-
tion rendered to Senior and Sonora. de
Cardenas after their wedding in St
Paul's Wednesday.
Prince Antoine Bibesco was trained
for a career of diplomacy and will
possibly follow 1T to ripe old age
But he has twice wavered In this
vocation, once in favor of music, OF
no mediocre performer on plano and
violin-and once he yearned to be-
come a journalist and tried his hand
for some years with Figaro, Gil Bias
and the Galois. But all this was on
the side, while he was undersecre-
tary of the Rumanian. legation In
Paris. He also contributed in book
form some notable criticisms on the
atrfcal performances in the European
cities and on the present and future
of the drama. But this was some fif-
teen years ago. and 1t would be en-
drama in the older sense would write
again in regard to the invasion OF the
movies. z>A- s.
Prince Antoine Bibesco is the
younger of the two sons Of the hered-
1tary hospodar of Valachie. and be-
longs to the eminent house Of Bran
covan, which Is ranked among the
most illustrious of the semi-royal
houses of Europe. He was born in
Paris and educated in the Jesuit col
for a time at Stonyhurst, in England
and then took a course at the Lyces
Cordorcet of the Sorbonne. His
grandfather, that Prince George De-
daughter and heiress. of the last
hereditary Prince Of Bessarabia: had
retired to Paris after the plebiscite OF
1866, which had united all Of Va
1aohie and the Latin parts of Bessara-
bia under the rule of Prince Charles
of Hohenzollern. and he died in his
home there in 1873.
The Bibescos have an ancient
stronghold in the lovely valley near
Sarcove, and here the minister and
weeks each summer. They maintain
an apartment in Paris, too. which Is
more of a home to the prince than
Rumania, and where he has many
friends and kinSpeople.
That talented young Countess de
Noailles. who WAS the first woman
honored by the Belgian Academy OF
Letters. is his cousin. and was be-
fore her marriage. Princess Anne
Elizabeth Bibesco- -Brancovan, daugh-
ter of Prince Michael Constantin OF
Bessarabia. Her sister is that charm
ing iady-in- waiting of Elizabeth of
Belgium. who accompanied the queen
duying the recent visit to the United
States.
Prince and Princess Bibesco have
been among the most varied of the
hosts and hostesses in the corps In
regard to their entertainments. Prince
Antoine. as a musician. has feted
many of the illustrious members OF
that profession from his own country
and from Paris. He is likewise a
traveller of ripe experience, and few
globe trotters in his circle of friends
pass through Washington without
partaking of his hospitality. He is a
member of the Travellers Club In
London. and a frequent contributor
60 its organ He courts polo and golf
among his athletic preferences
though he has not been actively a
poloist for the past ten years.
Princess Bibesco. who seems to