San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-16
Heiress to Wed First Sec
rotary of British Embassy
at the Famous Vanderbilt
Estate at Biltmore, N. c.
Ry JEAN JARVIS

Copyright, 1894, by Consol. Press Assn
Washington. March Is. - Social
, Washington is buzzing industriously
this week over the Cornelia Wander
bilt-Hon. Jeff A. Cecil wedding. which
has been announced for March 30.
and which will be solemnized at the
famous estate at 'Biltmore, n. c.
l hear the bride is going 10 wear
wonderful old lace veil which comes
down TO her on the distaff side. Be
ing an only child, she inherits some
literally priceless lace from her pa
ternal grandmother also. The wedding
gown, / understand, will be something
extremely simple and girlish, the
lovely old wedding veil being brought
forward to furnish the requisite touch
of distinction, to say nothing of fam
lily sentiment.
Mr.. Cecil, who is first secretary of
the British embassy, will have his
colleague. II. V. Tenant. as best
man. Mr.. Tenant is attache of the
embassy and private secretary TO the
ambassador. After the friendly man
ner of the British embassy group,
it is probable that everyone will make
the trip to Biltmore for the event,
not emitting the new ambassador,
Sir Esme Howard, whose acquain-
lance with the brides family is of long
duration.
The wedding is going to be quite
an event, although it will be devoid
of the splashy, spectacular features
some girls delight in. Mrs. Wander
bilt is very much averse to display.
Szechenyi Back at Capital.
The whirligig of time and the top
pling of empires has brought the
Count and Countess Szechenyi back to
Washington. Divorced by the fate of
war from her Austrian "overlord" and
restored to her ancient rights, Hun
gary now maintains her own legation
here and over this Count Szechenyi.
presides as minister.
Another wedding in which Wash
ington is interested is that of Isabel
Townsend Pell and II. Lorenzo Thorn
ms. The ceremony is slated for June
3 at Smithtown, l.. j. Miss Pell
stopped the greater part of last win
ter with Mrs. Judah Howe Sears.
Tuesday next Miss Margaret Bald
win (sister of Mrs. Arthur Bliss
Lane) and Stanley Hawkes. are TO be
married. Only the elosest friends and
relatives will attend the service,
which. for many reasons, will be very
simply arranged. Old Christ church,
&C . rgetown. will be the setting of the
ceremony and Immediately following it
Mr.. and Mrs. Lane will entertain the
guests at breakfast. The bridegroom,
lately assigned to a foreign post, will
start Immediately for Europe with
his bride.
The governor of Colorado and Mrs.
f. NJ. Sweet have been feted ad lib
during their brief visit. Senator and
Mrs. Alyah Adams had a dinner for
them and Mrs. Borden Hartman gave
one of her famous supper parties IN
their honor. Mrs. Adams took Mrs.
Sweet with her to the weekly luncheon
of the Senate Women's Club. Here
Mrs. Sweet. meeting up" with Mrs.
Coolidge. was Immediately invited to
join the party the Presidents wife
had at late afternoon concert.
Debutantes' Ball April %.
The debutantes have named April
9S ms the date for their annual ball
and have taken the Monticello Fund
for their beneficiary. Heading various
committees are Mrs. Leigh Palmer,
Mrs. Richard Coke Marshall, Janett
Moffett and Eugenia LeJeune. Com
mander theodore Jewell is chairman
of the floor committee.
Lately home from a trim TO South
America. Mrs. Emery Sands is visit
ing her parents, Rear Admiral AMI
Mrs. William +. Fullam. Mr.. and
Mrs. d. c. Jackling, with whom Mrs.
Sands made the trip. stopped with the
Fullams q day OF two before leaving
San Francisco.
Postponed from February II be-
cause OF official mourning, the Con-
gressional Clubs annual reception for
the Speaker and Mrs. Gillett is slated