The Washington times., 1925-10-10
P PRINCESS TO
NJ AR R Y
TODAY
Bertha Cantacuzene Webs
Bruce Smith at Home
Of Grandmother

rene viii become plain Mrs. Smith"
III anyone so pretty can possibly
be dubbed plain.
The daughter Of Prince Michael
cantacuzene, Count SperansIy, her
mother was Mis- Julia Dent Grant,
daughter OF the late General Fred
erick Dent Grant: and the bride,
descended on her fathers side from
long line OF Russian mobiles. IL q
Observation-Disclosures Of President
Grant.
Princess Bertha Is being married
at 8 o'clock today to Bruce Smith,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Floyd
| Smith, Of Louisville, KY. The cere-
nnofly Is taking place at the home
az Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, grand
mother Of the bride, and viii be
performed by the Very Reverend
George g. II. Bratenahl, dean Of
the Cathedral Of STs Peter and
paul. Only relatives and 2, few
close friends Of the bride and bride
groom will be present at tn we'd
ding and the informal reception
The bride win be given in mar
rage by her father and viii have
her sister, Princess Ida Cantacuzene,
az maid Of honor. There viii be
four bridesmaids, Miss Edith Grant
Miss Clara Frances Grant, Miss
Bertha Palmer, and Miss Alice
Mann. and two little flower girls,
Miss Pauline Palmer and Miss judith,
Grant. Miss Mann, q Washington
Girl Is the only one OF the brides
Attendants not her cousin. Miss
Rertha Palmer and Miss Pauline Pal
mer are daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Potter Palmer, Of Chicago, and the
three Grant girls are daughterS OF
Major and Mrs. Ulysses s. Grant, 3D.
who have recently come to Washa
ington FOR station. Major Grant III
4 brother OF Princess Cantacuzene
Simplicity The KeynOteN
The bride Is wearing the traditional
ivory satin made by q dress
maker In the house, her mother
explained to accent the simplicity
of the wedding arrangements. Tne
gown Is high necked, has tons
sleeves and Is unornamented except
for a long court train. her ven
il simply arranged over ner dark
nSlfE anu SIG ~ NeA ~ AAAes 1-ee-Nssee -
the valley.
All the attendants are to be in
white. each frock being fashioned to
suit its individual Wearer, and the
onIv. touch Of color will be their
hn,iouefs OF roses har1nOnizing IN
tone with the bright colore g
autumn flowers decorating the
drawing rooms. Floyd Smith. C1
I,ouisville. viii be best man for his
After 4 honeymoon III Canada Mr..
smith and his ride win make their
home In Louisville.
Guests From Other Cities
a number OF guests from other
cities. an relatives OF the bride or
bridegroom, came to Washington
for the wedding, and, with the
members OF the bridal party were
entertained at dinner last evening II
the Willard by Mrs. Grant. the.
con,pany was seated at two tables.
with Mrs. Grant presiding at one
and Princess Bertha hostess at the
other at which the young people
were gathered.
Beside the actual wedding party
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Tnom.
as Floyd Smith. parents OF the
bridegroom: Elihu Root. Congress
nn5n Theodore Burton. Henry Getty
chiffon. charge d'affaires OF Great
Britain: Mr.. and Mrs. Addison
Smith, Miss Preston Bruce. Miss
Elizabeth Bruce, Mrs. John Helm
End Helm Bruce, kinsmen OF the
bridegroom; Mr.. and Mrs. Fotter
Palmer and Mr.. -Honore. OF Chicago:
Colonel and Mrs. Ulysses >. Grant.
al. Mr.. and Mrs. burlington. Mr..
and Mrs. Fenley, Mrs. Charles Lam
Ter Mrs. May, Mrs. Patten. Mrs.
Rigelow. Mr.. Schuyler, Major Howe
and Leander Mccormick Goodhart.
of the British embassy.
At Princess Bertha's table, with
her bridal attendants, were Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Porter Davidson. Mr..
and Mrs. Chauncey Parker. jr.: Miss
Elizabeth Parker. Miss Anita Henry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Starks. Miss An,&'
Smith, Mics Peabody Jones. MisA
Norton, John Tarrant. VIII Malone,
Mr.. Perkins. Mr.. Shallcross. Gilbert
Colgate, Jewett Todd, OF louisville.
KY: Addison Smith. jr.: Hamilton
Mccormick Goodhart and Prince
Michael and Princess Clarissa Can
tacuzene, brother and sister or the
III
to attend the wedding.
Romance Began at Wedding
The acquaintance of Princess
Bertha and Mr.. Smith, which
ripened rapidly into romance, be-
gan in Louisville at the marriage
Of Miss Louise Ross Todd and S.
Parker Gilbert, jr., American COM
missioner under the Dawes plan,
which took place about a year ago
and at which the Princess was one
of the bridesmaids.
Princess Bertha made her debut
in Washington three years ago un-
der the wing of her grandmother
and she and her mother have spent
several winters in Washington with
Mrs. Grant However, since being
driven out of Russia by the ,revo-
luton, the Captacuzenes have
called Sarasota, Fla, "home." Mrs.
Grant has an estate there, which
Prince CantacuZene has been man.