The Washington times., 1923-04-28
Il nm on nee NanO
and CardenaS
BethrOthaL

u engagement or Mile. LuclenuS
Nano, now the guest of her
brother, Frederic Nano, secretary
of the Rumanian legation, and
Mime. Nano, to Don Juan Fran
cisco de Cardenas, chamberlain to-
His Majesty the King of Spain,
and counselor of the Spanish
legation.
For ten days or fortnight the
couple had been telling their
friends of their betrothal and re-
ceiving congratulations, but no
announcement of the engagement
could be made until word had
been received from King Alfonzo
of Spain, whose approval of the
approaching marriage had been
asked by cable. The consent of
Mr.. Cardenas', sovereign happily
arrived in time for the announce
menf to be made at the dinner
which he gave last evening as a
farewell to Mr.. and Nine. Geisser
Celesia, Of the Italian embassy,
who have been closely affiliated
with the little group Of young
diplomats of which Mr.. Cardenas
and the Nanos are members.
The popular Spanish diplomat
evidently does not believe in let
ting the grass grow under his
feet. Three weeks to a day from
the time he first met Mile. Nano
he had wooed and wen her for
his bride. She is the daughter of
Constantin Nano, Runlanian min
lister to Germany, and Nine. Nano
and came to Washington from
Berlin. Mile. Nano was one of the
leading spirits in the cabaret
fantastique" given recently for
charity in which the Spanish
diplomat also took part.
Mr.. Cardenas has been in Wash
ington for five years or more, pre-
ferring to remain on as counselor
here although promoted to the
rank of minister plenipotentiary
nearly three years ago. He ex-
poets, however, to be assigned to
a ministerial post about the time
of his wedding which will take
place in Washington In june. The
exact date and details of the wed
ding will not be determined until
the return next week of the Min
lister of Rumania and Princess
Bibesco, who are travelling in the
South and West.
The family of Mr. Cardenas,
whose home is in Seville, Is one
of the oldest in the south OF
Spain. His grandfather was Count
Castilleia. In Washington he &C.
cupies a picturesque little house
in Euclid street, with a garden in
which his Spanish servants tether
their goats and have reconstructed
a duplicate of the tiny farms with
which the mountains of Spain are
dotted. The drawing rooms OF
the little house are hung in black.
with beautiful old Spanish silver
placques on the wall, and the Ell
feet is unusual in the extreme.
THE arrival in this country of
4 Mrs. Karl Boy Ed, wife Of
Captain Boyd, former naval
attache of the Imperial Germany
Embassy at Washington, will re-
Vive interest in a marriage which
created a furore of interest in
Washington. AS Miss Virginia
Mackay-Smith, Mrs. Boy-Ed was
a belle in Washington and the
attentions of the German diplo-
mat to her before the United
States entered the war were so
marked that everyone expected
their engagement momntarily.
Captain Boyd was sent home,
however. when diplomatic rela-
tons were broke, without any
announcement having been made,
and it was not until the war was
over that Miss Mackay-Smithw went
to Germany, her mother accom-
panying her, and was married to
Captain Boy-Ed in Hamburg.
He is now working as a newspa-
per reporter in Berlin.
Mrs. Boyd has come to Amer
lea, accompanied by her small
daughter, Virginia, to visit her
mother, Mrs. Alexander Mackay.
Smith. widow of the Rt. Rev. DIR.
Alexander Mackay.Smith. who
was bishop 'co-adjutor of Pennsyl-
Vania at the time of his death,
and who was long rector of st.
Johns Church, Washington. Pre-
sumably they will spend some
time at Mrs. Mackav-Smith's
Washington hefne before going
North for the summer
Mrs. Boy-Ed, who landed in
New York yesterday, was ac-
companied by her brother!in law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. William
Bell Watkins. who have been
travelling abroad: and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles L. Marlatt, another
brother-in-la and sister, met
them at the dock .,. ..a
NJ