The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-04
ViscOunt d''AIte Weds NeW Yorker;
NeUS Causes Sensation IN Society
Marriage Comes at Com
] pletion Of Twenty-Five
/ Years Of Service
Nv JEAN ELIOT

BY JEAN ELIOT
AYOT since the arrival OK Paulina
IN IIungworth has Washington
society been treated to such sem
aafion A has been caused by the
news Of the marriage of Viscount
dAita. Minister Of Portugal ana
Misn Emma Coleman, of New York.
Most of us thought that the term
sshard boiled bachelor" might have
been coined to fit this distinguished
diplomat. Not only had he never
been known to pay attention to any
woman during all the years OF his
residences in washington, but ne
Rad always been peculiarly soil
fary sort of person, dining alone.
riding alone by way of recreation,
, apparently having few friends and
IA infimates. The only person ]
ever saw him with more than occa-
aienally was Prince RadzlW1n, VINO
died recently in Mexico.
Dramatic Announcement
viscount d'Alte displayed a fine
sense of dramatic values in timing
his marriage just at the close Of
his twenty-fifth year as Portuguese
minister to the United States
record for continuous diplomatic
service ut washington.
The news leaked" when Viscount
A'Alta and his bride took out q
marriage license yesterday in New
York. The wedding took place this
morning in the Church Of st. Vim.
cent de Paul, with only a small
group OF relatives present. The
Rev. DR.. Francis A. Fadden off
slated. There were no attendants,
but Miss Coleman's sister, Nine. de
Fedry. who had married into the
Diplomatic corps at Washington in
1917. had come from Europe to at.
tend the ceremony. Her husband,
Etienne de Hedry, who was first
secretary Of the Austro-H ungarian
Legation at the time of the we'd
ding, is now Hungarian consul at
Rome.
Miss Coleman is the daughter Of
che late Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Cole.
man. Since the death Of her par
ents, Miss Coleman has lived with
her sister, Miss Fanny Coleman, in
the house in Fifty-first Street
which they had occupied for many
years.
The couple met in Washington
at an official reception.
Survives Revolutions
Joseph Francis de Horta Machado
ia Franco, Viscount d'Alte, has not
only represented his country at
washington for a quarter century
but he has served two kings, Carlos
ana Manuel, and survived the sew
eraI revolutions with which the
life Of the Portuguese Republic has
been .checquered.
He was raised to his present rank
Just before coming to this country
"a 1902. He was already widely
known as a diplomat, having been
assistant secretary OF foreign az
fairs in Portugal for four years.
He had also represented his country
IN several capitols other than
Washington. His father, grand
Gather and brother were engaged d
the diplomatic service
For many years Viscount d'Alte
has made his home at Wardman
Park Hotel and it is there that he
viii bring his bride. This Is ap-
parently a marriage based on sim.
tlarfty of tastes and interests. The
minister is SO and the marriage
license disclosed that the new
Viscountess d'Alte is So.
The italian Ambassador will be
che guest of honor at the annual
banquet Of the Italian American
Business Mems Association, of Bronx
county, to be held at the Biltmore
Hotel in New York next Tuesday.
The Secretary Of the Interior,
DIR. Hubert Work, arrived yester.
day from San Francisco. Doctor.
Work has been attending the first
pan-Pacific conference on educa-
ton. reclamation and recreation in
Honolulu.
The Minister of Egypt and Nine.
SaIny Pasha entertained informally
at dinner last evening at the lega.
ton.
The Minister of Czechoslovakia.
Mr.. Fierlinger. will sail May IA
on the Paris for a vacation at his
home in Czechoslovalzia.
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Nine. Bostron, wife of the Min
lister of Sweden, will sail May IA
on the Gripsholm for Sweden for
the summer, where the minister
will join her later.
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Admiral and Mrs. Edward Eberle
win entertain a company Of IL
ut dinner this evening.
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FAREWELL LUNCHEON
FOR MRS. BUTLER WRIGHT